r/Geelong • • 6d ago

Free Talk Geelong Free Talk

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Free talk thread for those little things that aren't worth their own post.

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r/Geelong • • May 20 '24

[Community] PLEASE READ before creating a post about moving to Geelong

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Hi everyone,

I have been meaning to make this post for awhile, to try and curb the amount of "Moving to Geelong! Which suburb should I pick?" posts. I am going to sticky this post for awhile, so any visitors can check before creating a post.

Please read through the enormous amount of posts this sub has already had on here.

If you STILL think your question hasn't been answered (and you are absolutely sure), you can create a new post.

POSTS RELATING TO SUBURBS:

Is Lara a good place to settle with family

Geelong vs. Bellarine living?

Best places to live in Geelong and why?

Moving to Geelong

Leopold as a suburb, thoughts?

People who moved from Melbourne to Geelong and how have that positively or negatively impacted your life

Relocating to Geelong

Is Geelong a decent place to start?

How is Geelong as a community?

Best suburbs for train commuting to Melbourne

Reviews of Gen Fyansford Estate

Moved to Corio - advice?

Best suburb for young professionals?

Suburbs in Geelong - help with housing areas

Thinking about it

If you could live in any suburb of Geelong, which would you pick?

Moving from Melb - where to live? Recos welcome

Clifton Springs Area - To live

The best Geelong suburbs for families?

How liveable is geelong?

Moving to Geelong this week, any tips?

Yet another suburb recommendation post - young family of 4 migrating to australia

POSTS RELATING TO SCHOOLS:

Schools in Geelong

Geelong primary schools

Oberon Primary

Ashby Primary School

Moving from Canada to Geelong. Kindergarten?

Kardinia or Christian College

Private secondary schools in Geelong

Tate Street Primary

Geelong Primary Schools

Armstrong Creek primary school


r/Geelong • • 12h ago

Food donation scammers

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OK I’m sick of the food scammers. Just now I replied to one on another town sub saying I had seen them tonight on this sub and within minutes they deleted their post.

Don’t be a sucker. Anybody in real need knows where charity food outlets are or will ask where they are.

Anyone asking for a money transfer is a scammer. Don’t fall for it.


r/Geelong • • 14h ago

If you go to the Geelong show take cash

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Cash is king signs everywhere and higher prices for people paying with card (in the form of discounts for cash). Some of the games were “$10 discount if paying with cash” so unfortunately had to cop it a few times.


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

[Politics] Breaking: Victorian Labor promises to fully cover out-of-pocket costs for all abortions, as One Nation seeks to ban abortion in potential deal with Jess Wilson’s Liberals

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r/Geelong • • 9h ago

First daycare job

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Hi everyone, I am starting my first daycare job from next week, any advice or tips for me? I am really nervous 😬


r/Geelong • • 10h ago

[Public Transport] where is the best place to live to work at the hospital?

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Hi all.

Myself and another healthcare worker are going to be full time at Barwon Health UHG next year. We are going to move to Geelong to make it easier. Currently in Torquay and travel to Kilgour St and park for free all day. We were considering moving within a 30 minute walk, but that is unfortunately not looking so easy. Is there a bus route that runs frequently you think would be easy to live near? Are there any other hacks for good parking or short travel time?


r/Geelong • • 14h ago

[Request] Poker venue? (Private event)

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Does anyone know of a venue in Geelong for a private poker night? We will need to rent a table and a dealer.

I only found two websites online. Both looked a bit dodgy and seemed to be out of business.


r/Geelong • • 21h ago

[Community] Godzilla Minus Zero Language

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So ive never seen a foreign movie at the cinema before but i wanna see the new godzilla but don’t really want to see it if its gonna be dubbed over

so i was wondering if anyone that saw the first one can confirm if at like Reading or Village if they have it translated to english or in the original Japanese with english subtitles? Thanks!


r/Geelong • • 23h ago

purple/white sweet potato where to buy?

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hii,
i’ve recently been obsessed w white and purple sweet potato’s, but am looking for somewhere to buy them in geelong/surfcoast region.
i’ve been getting them from toms marketplace but i spent almost $40 on 4 the other day and wanted to see if there’s anywhere else worth looking.
TIA


r/Geelong • • 12h ago

[Request] Help needed!

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Hey everyone! I’m 18 years old and live on the Bellarine. I’ve reached a really crap financial situation. My car has broken down and a mechanic has told me it’s not even worth fixing up because of rust. I desperately need a car for work and getting to school and this is a post just calling out for help. Whether it’s advice or if someone has a car that they no longer need (preferably a 4wd for work but honestly anything is better than nothing), or even if someone has some work that can be done to help make some money towards a new car. Anything helps!!


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

[Request] Do you recognise this car? Stolen Caravan - Waratah St Geelong West

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35 Upvotes

My friend's caravan was stolen from Waratah St Geelong West at around 3:50am this morning. So far, this is the best footage we have of the vehicle involved. Looks to be a red Ford Territory, travelling along Shannon Ave.


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

Cat missing

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42 Upvotes

He got out yesterday and hasn’t come back yet.
If you’re near bakers oval (Geelong West) and see this little guy, please let me know!


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

[Food] Dinner suggestions

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Hi pivitonians,

Going to a concert at gpac, little malop st on Saturday night, and looking at suggestions for dinner prior.

Something budget friendly would be appreciated, and writhin within walking distance.

Looking forward to your suggestions


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

Horror movies on VHS

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Horror movies at Chaos Bar for VHS movie night tonight, looking forward to see what's on.

Whats everyone's favortie horror movie they rented from the video store?


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

Roadworthy in Geelong

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Hey there, glorious denizens of our great community!

I'm looking for a roadworthy for a car I've got.

The situation is that I've got a car that owes me nothing. I want to roady it, and give it to someone who needs it. I'm hoping for something on the cheaper side, or a mechanic that's community minded.

Hit me up with your best!


r/Geelong • • 1d ago

Locksmith Geelong

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Any locksmiths in Geelong that'll cut a key like this? Happy to pay extra to have it done asap.


r/Geelong • • 2d ago

I see you Yabs!

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41 Upvotes

Anybody else Yab spot around town?


r/Geelong • • 3d ago

[Politics] Geelong & State Election

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G’day, I’m in my 50’s , raised in Geelong and apart from 20 or so years where I got the hell out of Geelong when I turned 18 in the 80’s as it was “daggy”. I returned here around 2011 and have lived here and worked here since.

This coming election is the first one in my life where I have no idea who to vote for.

I’m am completely at a loss.

In the past I’ve vote Labor every time. I grew up in a Labor family. To me they are the fairest of the big parties.

But to me Victoria is a mess. I ride a motorcycle everyday and I am furious and worried about the state of our roads. I’m sick of hearing someone else has died due to our embarrassing dangerous underfunded roads.

I have literally seen better roads in Third World countries I’ve visited

Then there is the debt, the Commonwealth Games fiasco. Those games were going to bring a lot of money into Geelong but instead cost a fortune to get out of.

I don’t see the Liberals as the answer, as if they were an effective opposition we’d not be in the mess we’re in. They have been infighting for years and the last few Liberal Victorian Government have been a fiasco.

I won’t go into the kooky Hanson cult where everyone is jumping on board yet she is bans media she doesn’t like and is funded by a billionaire donor. She also voted against even the smallest pay rises for some of Australia’s lowest paid workers.

There is no way I’m voting for her.

I want to vote Labor but feel they’ve gone stale and are a bit of a mess. I have a little more hope under Ben Carroll, I’ve met him and he seems like a good man, but he has been part of this aging government for years.

I don’t want to vote Liberal - I just feel they would cut everything (remember Kennett!) and we’d be further in the shit.

I seriously don’t know who to vote for and I know I’m not the only one. I was talking to a few at work the other day here in Geelong, and they feel exactly the same.

So who do you think would be best for Geelong when it comes to a state government?

I’m not voting for Hanson, she’s nuts, is way too much like Trump for my liking, so don’t try and encourage me to do that - you’re wasting your time.

Who are you voting for and why in Geelong? Who do you think would be best to run the state and will be best for our city into the future?


r/Geelong • • 3d ago

WoW Forever, who else is ready to be a degen????

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r/Geelong • • 3d ago

Central Geelong Day Care Reccomendations

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Hi All,

I am looking for some feedback regarding the best day cares preferably in Central Geelong or Surf Coast area for 2027.

My daughter will be 9 months old and I'm nervous about sending her to a day care so young. We would preferably like a daycare that provides regular updates throughout the day.

We like the Montessori educational approach though are open to similar approaches such as Play Based Learning etc.

We have toured Montessori Beginnings. Any feedback on this day care and others in Central Geelong would be much appreciated! Please include any pros and/or cons.

Thank you!


r/Geelong • • 3d ago

Barber for buzz cut & shave in Gtown

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Hi reddit's, I've gone camping for a few weeks and let myself go. I'll be looking for a barber in Gtown that can give me a buzz cut & shave upon my return to civilisation. Thanks in advance, hairy bush man.


r/Geelong • • 4d ago

[Community] Anyone bros want to come camping

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22 Upvotes

Looking for bros who want to get away and come camping


r/Geelong • • 4d ago

Market Square and bus interchange redevelopment.

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So the sentiment to get serious and do something about the current Market Square debacle is gaining traction thankfully.

The Libs are talking about compulsory acquisition of the precinct which would be absolutely fantastic, but all parties are throwing out ideas and promises they don’t actually mean as we come up to this election, so all these thought bubbles are taken with a healthy dose of scepticism.

However if Market Square could be, or is, compulsorily acquired by the state government, let’s hear your ideas for what should be done with it. Let’s brainstorm what to do with the absolute cluster muck that is the current Market Square, and perhaps give a councillor or pollie a proper idea of what the public wants.

Anyway here’s my idea.

  1. Demolish that whole half block - Malop St to Lt Malop. Moorabool st to Yarra.
  2. Excavate, excavate, excavate. 5 levels of car park directly below the current multi-storey carpark. Basically sinking what’s there above ground to under ground.
  3. Subway bus interchange. All current street-level bus stops relocated below Market Square. Off the street, underground, well lit, ventilated, with lifts and escalators for passengers/parkers.
  4. Subway shops, bars, restaurants to keep it occupied, vibrant and mall rat free.
  5. At ground level, create a public park/green space. Shops, bars, restaurants along the north and south sides. Geelong weekend market in the park each weekend. Buskers, entertainers, trading with council permits.

That’s about it really. All the ugly but functional stuff like bus stops and car parks underground with a nice green public space at ground level.

Lets hear other ideas.


r/Geelong • • 4d ago

Where to get cot mattress made locally

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Can anyone recommend where I could get a cot mattress made up in the Geelong area? Or can you buy them pre made?

For context - grandbaby incoming 2027 and I have kept my children’s old cot but need a new mattress

TIA 👵🏼