Geelong

Located approximately 55 minutes South West of Melbourne, Geelong is Victoria’s largest regional city and the gateway to the famous Great Ocean Road. A quaint and picturesque city, Geelong abounds with parks, gardens, beaches, diverse dining experiences and plenty of shopping opportunities.

Geelong offers its international students the best of both worlds. A regional atmosphere with some of Australia’s greatest surf beaches along with world class education programs and facilities and ease of access to Melbourne.

Situated at the top of Victoria’s surf coast, when students want to relax and unwind there are dozens of beautiful beaches, bush walks and scenic tours on Geelong’s doorstep.

For more information on Geelong visit the following websites:

www.visitgeelong.org
www.geelongaustralia.com.au
www.provincialvictoria.vic.gov.au
(for information on Geelong, select the "Geelong, Otway and Hinterland" region from the Map available on the Provincial Victoria website)

Click here to download an information sheet about living in and around Geelong
(PDF, 670KB)

Listen to what students have to say about studying and living in Geelong (WMV, 1.8MB)
Download transcript (PDF, 52KB)