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Rydges Geelong has 138 rooms spread across a seven-storey Tri-Arc style building, with every room featuring bay or city views,
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Built in Europe in 2005, the Giant Sky Wheel stands 50 metres tall with a 45-metre diameter, and has 36
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The Wharf Shed’s story is genuinely tied to Geelong’s transformation. The original structure was a bond store on the Moorabool
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The building itself is worth knowing about before you even sit down. Built in 1913 to a design by Geelong
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The Carousel’s backstory reads like something out of a film. Manufactured by the Armitage-Herschell company in New York around 1892,
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Novotel Geelong sits right on the waterfront in the heart of the CBD, and that location does most of the
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Bells Beach, also known as Djarrak, is a surf beach on Wadawurrung Country about five minutes from Torquay. It lies
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Edge sits at 6-8 Eastern Beach Road, directly across from the foreshore, and the north-facing position means the views over
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The Geelong Waterfront runs along Corio Bay beside the central business district, from Eastern Beach towards Rippleside. Highlights include the
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