Geelong is located approximately 75 km's from the Victorian State Capital of Melbourne. Overlooking the picturesque Corio Bay it is the venue for the 12th Australian Masters Games. More information on Geelong as available at the Geelong website
Australian Masters Games - Geelong 2009 Geelong, Victoria will host the 12th Annual Australian Masters Games between February 20th - March 1st 2009. An estimated 10,000 competitors are expected to compete in over 60 sports across 80 venues in the City of Greater Geelong and the... Similar Editorial : Masters Of Disguise by Stephen Schochet. | Source : Kayak Canoe
Geelong World Ironman 70.3 - February 2008 Geelong will host more than 1000 triathletes on 10th February 2008 as they converge on the Victorian bay side city to complete in the Geelong World Ironman 70.3 series.The event which is managed by 'Ironman Corporation' will start at 7am with a 1.9km swim leg from, and returning ... Similar Editorial : Your World Your Way by Ann Kelly. | Source : Kayak Canoe
Bendigo Real Estate Bendigo real estate is increasingly popular with a train journey to Melbourne taking as little as 1hr and 24 mins. By road the journey is 149 kms. It is increasingly a favourable option as residential property prices in Melbourne become les... Similar Editorial : Real Estate by Dan Auito. | Source : Real Estate Repossessions
Beechworth Real Estate Beechworth real estate and property is tightly held by local and regional investors who have taken long term positions in Beechworth freehold and land holdings. But a number of properties are now coming onto the market as demand from... Similar Editorial : Real Estate by Dan Auito. | Source : Real Estate
Kangaroos The Kangaroo is one of Australia’s most famous native animals and has become an iconic symbol representing aspects of Australian life and culture, including being featured on the Australian Coat of arms, currency and postage stamps. The Kangaroo family is indigenous to Australia and New Guinea but surprisingly there are several feral populations from introduced species to New Zealand, Hawaii...... Source : Abu Dhabi Travel
Geelong - Victoria - Australia Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria and is located just 75 km's south west of the states capital, Melbourne. It is sited on Corio Bay and has a population in excess of 160,000 people.The first non-aboriginal that sited the area that would later become Geelong was believed to have been Lieutenant John Murray who 'discovered' the area in 1802 whilst commanding the Lady Nelson....... Similar Editorial : Geelong World Ironman 70 by Jamie Horne. | Source : Adelaide Travel
Echuca Echuca Moama is approximately 215kms from Melbourne and 91kms north of Bendigo located on the Murray River on the Victoria - New South Wales Border. The Moama side of the Murray River provides some excellent accommodation options, a small shopping enclave and the launch point for a number of houseboat hire businesses but it is the Echuca side of the river that now dwarfs its cross river...... Source : Tourist Information Bureau
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - Brief But Rich History The area was originally known as Bendigo's Creek and named after an employee on a local property who was nicknamed "Bendigo" after the famous English prize fighter William "Bendigo" Thompson. The area was settled in 1851and proclaimed a municipality in 1855, a borough in 1863 and a city in 1871. Originally the town was known as Sandhurst but in 1891 was restored to Bendigo.The region is the...... Similar Editorial : Bendigo Real Estate by Jamie Horne. | Source : Australia Travel In
