East Geelong, Victoria
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| East Geelong Geelong, Victoria |
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 East Geelong
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| Population: | 3834 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3219 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Geelong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corio | ||||||||||||
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East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
The post office opened on 6 June 1921. An earlier Post Office dating from 1871 was later renamed Moolap West.[2]
The Geelong Botanical Gardens are located in East Geelong.[3]
East Geelong has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League. Golfers play at the course of the East Geelong Golf Club at Eastern Gardens.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "East Geelong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC22036&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Accessed November 28, 2007
- ^ Golf Select, East Geelong, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=968, retrieved 2009-05-11
Coordinates: 38°09′43″S 144°22′49″E / 38.1620°S 144.3802°E
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