Drysdale, Victoria

Drysdale Geelong, Victoria
McLeods Waterholes Reserve in Drysdale
Drysdale
Population:	3740
Postcode:	3222
Location:	91 km (57 mi) from Melbourne 20 km (12 mi) from Geelong
LGA:	City of Greater Geelong
State District:	Bellarine
Federal Division:	Corangamite
Localities around Drysdale: Clifton Springs Leopold Drysdale Portarlington Barwon Heads Ocean Grove Indented Head

Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. The town has an approximate population of over 3700.

The town is named after Anne Drysdale whose estate "Coriyule""it's haunted" still sits above the township. The area was formerly known as McLeod's Waterholes and Bellarine. A township began to develop in the late 1840s^[1] 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.^[2] The railway reached the local railway station from South Geelong on the way to Queenscliff in 1879, and remained in Victorian Railways service until 1976. It is now the western terminus of the tourist orientated Bellarine Peninsula Railway.^[3] The station lies next to Lake Lorne, an important regional site for waterbirds.

Until abolished in 1993, the Rural City of Bellarine council seat was in Drysdale.

Aldi Supermarket is expected to build a store in Murradoc Road in 2011.

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 is home to a number of primary and high schools, including Saint Ignatius College, the senior campus of Bellarine Secondary College, and a campus of Christian College. The local football club is the Drysdale Hawks, who play Australian Rules Football and compete in the Bellarine Football League. ^[4] The Bellarine Rail Trail also runs through the town.

References

• "Trains,Troops&Tourists"-The South Geelong-Queenscliff Railway (Book)

1. ^ Bellarine Historical Society Inc., The History of Drysdale, http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/drysdale.html, retrieved 2008-06-19 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
3. ^ "Rail Geelong - Drysdale Station". www.railgeelong.com. http://www.railgeelong.com/location/drysdale. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
4. ^ Full Points Footy, Drysdale, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Drysdale.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25 ^{[dead link]}

Coordinates: 38°10′S 144°34′E / 38.167°S 144.567°E / -38.167; 144.567