| Drysdale Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 McLeods Waterholes Reserve in Drysdale | |||||||||||||||
  Drysdale | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°10′S144°34′E / 38.167°S 144.567°E /-38.167; 144.567 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,976 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3222 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bellarine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Drysdale is a rural township nearGeelong,Victoria, Australia, located on theBellarine Peninsula. The town has an approximate population of over 3,700. Drysdale forms part of an urban area, along with nearbyClifton Springs, that had an estimated population of 13,494[2] at June 2016.
A popular youth music and performing arts venue, affectionately labelled 'The Potato Shed' is located in the back of Drysdale. The industrial size venue is the site of 'Battle of The Bands', a yearly music festival which has seen a number of local bands make a name for themselves in a popular setting.
Drysdale has several primary and high schools, includingSaint Ignatius College, the senior campus ofBellarine Secondary College, and a campus ofChristian College. The local football club is theDrysdale Hawks, who playAustralian Rules Football and compete in theBellarine Football League. The Hawks were formed in 1879 and have won 15 premiership titles, the last in 2010.[3][4] TheBellarine Rail Trail also runs through the town. The local cricket club is also named the Drysdale Hawks.
The town is named afterAnne Drysdale. She andCaroline Elizabeth Newcomb had the estate "Coriyule" which sits above the township. The area was known as McLeod's Waterholes and Bellarine. A township began to develop in the late 1840s[5] and a Post Office (known as Bellarine until 1862) opened on 1 January 1855. From 1902 until 1951 Murrudoc Post Office to the west operated in the area also known as Murradoc.[6] The railway reached thelocal railway station from South Geelong on the way to Queenscliff in 1879, and remained inVictorian Railways service until 1976. It is now the western terminus of the tourist orientatedBellarine Railway.[7] The station lies next toLake Lorne, an important regional site for waterbirds.
Until abolished in 1993, theRural City of Bellarine council seat was in Drysdale.
Drysdale contains severalVictorian Heritage Register listed sites, including:
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