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Geelong & The Bellarine

Geelong, ’s second largest city, pulses to its own distinctive beat. The lively waterfront has prime position on a north-facing bay, rare in the Southern Hemisphere. Across Geelong, old industrial spaces have been reinvented as new galleries and on-trend cafés. Just 20 minutes from the Geelong city centre, the Bellarine Peninsula offers golden-sand beaches, al fresco dining, just- caught seafood and local boutique wineries with some of the most striking views across the bay back to . Geelong and The Bellarine is part of the GSTR (Great Southern Touring Route) and Go Beyond Melbourne.

Kardinia Park is a sporting and entertainment venue located in South Geelong. The stadium, which is owned and operated by the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, is the home ground of the .

TOP ATTRACTIONS Little Malop Street Precinct The Little Malop Street precinct is emerging as Geelong’s coolest spot to eat, drink and enjoy the good things about the city. It’s culture central with an edge.

The new Geelong Library and Heritage Centre is the most striking piece of architecture in town. Tech meets tradition in a library evolving beyond its books. Next door is the Geelong Gallery, while across the road the Geelong Performing Arts Centre is a hub of theatre, music and drama for the region.

The next block of Little Malop Street then shifts from eyes and ears to bellies, with a bunch of great places to eat and drink within a few hundred Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre metres. There’s casual grub and international Geelong’s award winning Aboriginal Cultural flavours up and down the street, an incredible Centre, Narana, invites visitors to learn about cocktail bar with a prohibition-era vibe, a whole Aboriginal history and culture in a welcoming and café dedicated to cake; and nearby the Geelong relaxed atmosphere. Nestled amongst a garden of Cellar Door brings the best of the region’s native trees with resident emus and an abundance vineyards to town at their wine-bar-come-retail- of birdlife, Narana is home to a gallery of genuine store. Aboriginal art and craft; and a performance space where didgeridoo performances and Dreamtime Ferries stories regularly take place. The on-site cafe travel between Melbourne’s features indigenous-inspired flavours. Docklands and Portarlington. Hop on to enjoy a day by the seaside or to explore the nearby Terindah Estate wineries, restaurants and local produce of The As you drive down McAdams Lane to the entrance Bellarine. of Terindah Estate, you gain glimpses of the breathtaking views awaiting you. Terindah Estate Geelong Waterfront is a boutique winery situated on the Bellarine Geelong’s bayside Waterfront precinct is a Peninsula in Victoria, . Rated Australia's cosmopolitan hive of activity with public art to 2016 Dark Horse Winery of the Year by James explore, helicopter flights, Segway tours, carousel Halliday, Terindah is the place for anyone rides, promenade walks and plenty of dining interested in visiting a vineyard with award-winning options; including Fishermen’s Pier, Wah Wah wines, delicious food and stunning architectural Gee, City Quarter Bar and Edge Geelong. event spaces.

Geelong Gallery Established in 1896, Geelong Gallery houses a collection of 19th and 20th century Australian and European paintings and decorative arts. The carefully curated collection includes eighteenth and nineteenth-century English porcelain, British art pottery and colonial Australian silver, as well as contemporary Australian paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics. A particular focus of the collection is on early images of the Geelong region. The Geelong Gallery will also be the exclusive Victorian venue for the esteemed Archibald Prize 2018.

KEY EVENTS White Night Geelong PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS October The Whiskery The White Night regional program concludes in the The Whiskery is the newest venue to the Bellarine. with the final transformation set to The Whiskery is the cellar door/tasting room for hit the city streets. The event will weave a spell Bellarine Distillery. Everything is produced onsite over the city’s CBD, transforming the impossible and you can sample whiskies and gins, including into the possible through installation, lighting, the original Teddy and the Fox gin, in the tasting exhibitions, street performances, film, music, room. Set on a former Cobb & Co horse watering dance and interactive events. White Night Geelong hole, devour small Italian style pizzas and local is a free, cultural event – the first of its kind in produce grazing plates. regional Australia. The Nest Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race the Nest is set high on the hill above Point January Lonsdale, offering panoramic views from Portsea The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race to Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads and all the way to debuted in 2015 and is now categorised as a the Great Ocean Road. Located near Queenscliff, world-class UCI event for both elite men and the luxury accommodation pods are ideal for women. The ride weaves through the Geelong couples looking for a private getaway, romantic streets, then cruises along the Bellarine and the escape, or a solo place to retreat, unwind and Surf Coast before concluding back in Geelong. relax surrounded by stunning views. Watch the ships sail through the heads, flocks of birds fly Portarlington Mussel Festival directly over, stunning sunrises and sunsets and January marvel at the night skies from your private deck Australia’s mussel capital plays host to the annual spa. Portarlington Mussel Festival on the second Saturday in January in the picturesque seaside IGNI village. The festival now attracts more than 30,000 Igni means 'from fire' in Latin and here at Aaron people with a number of activities including live Turner's restaurant, tucked away in the entertainment, kids activities, cooking backstreets of Geelong's CBD, there's no shortage demonstrations, art exhibits, food and wine of fire – both literal and metaphorical. Awarded two producers and plenty of mussels. hats in Good Food Guide 2018, IGNI's dining experience is based around the charcoal grill, Australian International Airshow which, along with the imaginative flavour February/March combinations and seasonal ingredients, provides The Australian International Airshow occurs much of the drama. biennially at , midway between Melbourne and Geelong. It is the largest airshow in Avalon Airport the southern hemisphere with vast displays on Avalon Airport is the second busiest of the four ground as well as flying displays by awe-inspiring airports serving Melbourne. AirAsia X Malaysia will aircraft.

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