City of Greater Geelong Totally Explained

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The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.
It is located in the western part of the state, south-west of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,240 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 191,000. The council chambers are located at the Geelong Town Hall in central Geelong.
It is an amalgamation of parts or wholes of the former municipalities of the Shire of Barrabool, Shire of Bannockburn, Shire of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown, and City of South Barwon that was created in 1993.

History of former municipalities

1838 - Geelong region declared a Town.
1849 - Geelong Incorporated as a Town.
1843 - Barrabool declared Road District.
1854 - Bellarine declared Road District.
1857 - South Barwon a separate District.
1858 - Newtown and Chilwell a Borough.
1862 - Bannockburn a Road District.
1863 - South Barwon a Borough.
1864 - Corio and Bannockburn made Shires.
1865 - Bellarine a Shire.
1872 - South Barwon a Shire.
1875 - West Geelong a Borough.
1910 - Geelong a City.
1915 - Meredith added to Bannockburn Shire.
1922 - West Geelong a Town.
1924 - Newtown and Chillwell a Town.
1929 - West Geelong a City.
1959 - Newtown and Chillwell a City.
1963 - Queenscliff and Pt Lonsdale separates from Bellarine to form the Borough of Queenscliff.
1967 - Newtown discarded Chilwell from its title as a city.
1974 - South Barwon a City.
1993 - City of Greater Geelong formed

Sourced from Appendix V, A Journey to Destiny 1890-1990 - 100 Years of Cement Manufacturing at Fyansford by Australian Cement Limited .

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