Geelong
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Charts
- Australian Hydrographic Service
- AUS143 Port Phillip: The Rip
- AUS157 Australia South Coast to Victoria
- AUS158 Australia South Coast - Victoria - Port Phillip South and West Channels
Weather
See Victoria.
Sources for Weather forecasts:
Passages
See Victoria.
Islands
None
Communication
See Victoria.
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Entrance
Geelong is a port of entry for Australia. For details see Entrance: Australia.
- Customs Contact Details
- District Manager
- Corio Quay West
- North Shore Vic 3214
- Office hours: 03 5277 1658/5277 3968
- After Hours: 0400 638 247
- Facsimile: 03 5277 3754
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Quarantine Contact Details
- Corio Quay West
- North Shore Vic 3214
- Office Hours: 03 5277 3494
- After Hours: 0418 970 028
- Facsimile: 03 5277 3332
- Boarding Station for Arrival
- As advised by Customs and Quarantine.
- Port Draughts
- Hopetoun Channel 10.8m
- Point Henry 10.5m
Berthing
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Royal Geelong Yacht Club [[Geelong#Royal Geelong Yacht Club|Royal Geelong Yacht Club]] 38°08.677'S, 144°22.024'E 240 berth marina for Club visitors, guests and members. All facilities, fuel berth, clubhouse, chandlery, repairs, cafe. 3000 Kg SWL crane for launching and retrieving boats. Nearby restaurants.
Call ahead to book a berth. If arriving after hours, berth alongside the western side of the main marina arm (painted white), or pick up one of three public swing moorings.
For the latest prices see Price Listing.
- [email protected]; Tel: +61 3 5229 3705; Mob: +61 418 524 867; Fax: +61 3 5229 276; VHF channel XX
- Address: 25 Eastern Beach Road (PO Box 156), Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
- Hours:
Western Beach Boat Club
Western Beach Boat Club [[Geelong#Western Beach Boat Club|Western Beach Boat Club]] 38°08.713'S, 144°22.102'E The club has a jetty and 120 swing moorings.
- [email protected]; Mob: +61 419 891 734 VHF channel XX
- Address: 74-90 Western Foreshore Road, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
- Hours:
Anchorages
See Port Phillip Bay.
Amenities
| Facilities | |
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| Water | In the Yacht Club |
| Electricity | In the Yacht Club |
| Toilets | In the Yacht Club |
| Showers | In the Yacht Club |
| Laundry | ? |
| Garbage | In the Yacht Club |
| Supplies | |
| Fuel | In the Yacht Club |
| Bottled gas | ? |
| Chandlers | ? |
| Services | |
| Repairs | In the Yacht Club |
| Internet | You should be able to find a WiFi network |
| Mobile connectivity | ? |
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Provisioning
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Eating out
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Transportation
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Tourism
History
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Places to Visit
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Friends
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Forums
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Links
References
See Australia.
Comments
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- As Newcastle is to Sydney, so Geelong is to Melbourne — an industrial satellite city within reasonable commuting distance of Melbourne's western suburbs. Population of 178,650 as at 2010 census.
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