Corio Bay is one of numerous bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. "Port Phillip" may also refer to a Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Corio is a residential and industrial and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria
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Name
When Hamilton Hume and William Hovell arrived at the bay in 1824 they met with the local Wautharong people who referred to the bay as "Jillong" and the surround land "Corayo", but by the time the area was surveyed in the late 1830s the Aboriginal names had been swapped. Hamilton Hume ( 19 June 1797 &ndash 19 April 1873) was the first Australian born explorer William Hilton Hovell ( 26 April 1786 – 9 November 1875) was an English explorer of Australia. Wathaurong, Indigenous Australian tribe living in the area near Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. [1] The names "Corayo" and "Jillong" had since been Anglicised to "Corio" and "Geelong".
Shipping
The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay, and is the sixth largest port in Australia by tonnage. The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [2]
Before the initial settlement of Geelong, a sandbar across the bay from Point Lilias to Point Henry prevented ships from entering the inner harbour. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, Moolap is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Ships were required to drop anchor in the bay, and cargo was brought into Geelong on small barges. BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August At times it was possible to walk across the bay on the sandbar at low tide. [3]
The first channel through the sandbar was started in 1853, providing less than 4 metres draught for ships. Physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a River, slough or ocean Strait consisting of a bed and banks This channel was straightened out and dredged at a depth of 6 metres in the 1860s. In 1881 a new channel started that took 12 years to complete. It was named the Hopetoun Channel after Lord Hopetoun who opened it on December 20, 1893. Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [4]
Management of the channels and port was the responsibility of the Geelong Harbour Trust that was formed in December 1905. The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. In 1981, the Port of Geelong Authority took over from the trust. The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The authority was privatised by the State Government in mid 1996, being sold to TNT Logistics for $49. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business CEVA Logistics ( "seeva") is a Logistics company formerly known as TNT Logistics which was a division of TNT. 6 million. [5] It was later re-branded as 'GeelongPort'.
Leisure
The shores of Corio Bay have been a popular playground for Geelong residents. Since the 1930s Eastern Beach has been a popular swimming location. Eastern Beach is a specific beach in Geelong not to be confused with Waterfront Geelong. Boating is also popular, with a number of public boat ramps and piers provided. The bay is also the home of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club that was established in 1859, and the adjacent Bay City Marina that was constructed in the 1980s. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club is a Yacht club founded in 1859 and based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
See also
References
- ^ Origins of present electoral division names. Eastern Beach is a specific beach in Geelong not to be confused with Waterfront Geelong. Waterfront Geelong is a tourist and recreation area on the north facing shores of Corio Bay in Geelong, Australia. Limeburners' Bay, one of numerous bays in Port Phillip lies in the southwest and adjoins Corio Bay, which abuts Geelong, the second largest city in Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
- ^ City of Greater Geelong - Sea
- ^ The History of the Bellarine Peninsula. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
- ^ Begg, Peter (1990). Geelong - The First 150 Years. Globe Press. ISBN 0-9592863-5-7.
- ^ DoI - THE REVIEW OF PORT REFORM IN VICTORIA. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
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