Discover food and wine, historic seaside villages and breathtaking natural beauty in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, one hour from Melbourne.
Well-known for
- Waterfront - the original sea change
- Coastal villages
- Fresh seafood (mussel and abalone)
- Restaurants, cider breweries and wineries
Key Insights
| $783M | Gross Regional Product generated by tourism industry (2016 - 2017 Satellite Account) |
| 8,100 | Total Employment generated by the tourism industry (2016 - 2017 Satellite Account) |
| 53,000 | International Overnight Visitors (Year ending September 2018) |
| $98M | International Overnight Expenditure (Year ending September 2018) |
| 3,817,000 | Domestic Daytrip Visitors (Year ending September 2018) |
| 1,269,000 | Domestic Overnight Visitors (Year ending September 2018) |
| $839M | Domestic Visitor Expenditure (Year ending September 2018) |
Data Sources: International and National Visitor Survey Results by Tourism Research Australia and The State Tourism Satellite Accounts, 2016-17 Report by Tourism Research Australia.
Further Regional Visitation Results
Detailed visitation insights by Tourism, Events and Visitor Economy (TEVE) Research Unit.
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Festival and Arts
- Geelong After Dark
- Portarlington Mussel Festival
- Toast to The Coast Wine Festival
- Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong
- Queenscliff Music Festival
- Meredith Music Festival
- Queenscliff Winter Weekends
- National Celtic Festival Portarlington
- White Night Geelong
Sports
- Football - Australian Football League
- Soccer - Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners (co-funded Sport and Recreation Victoria)
- Cricket - T20, Big Bash League
- Motoring - Geelong Revival Motoring Festival
- Golf - Victorian Open
- Cycling - Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- Sailing - Festival of Sails and SuperFoilers Grand Prix
- Triathlon - Ironman 70.3 Geelong
- Walking/Hiking - Destination Walking Event
