Corio, Victoria

Corio is a residential and industrial, and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 9 km north of the Geelong central business district. The area was formerly known as Cowie's Creek after James Cowie, an early land owner active in Local and State Government.^[2]

1 History
2 Industry
3 Transport
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Explorers Hume and Hovell reached the area of Corio and reported Aboriginals referring to the area as 'Corago', possibly leading to the current name of Corio. Land was first subdivided and sold in the area of Cowies Creek in 1852. By the 1860s, Cowie's Creek was home to two hotels and a population of approximately 500 people. The Post Office opened on November 16, 1864 (Corio from 1913). ^[3]

In 1914 the Geelong Grammar School moved to its current location near Corio Bay.

The Corio Village Shopping Centre was opened in 1973. The Shopping Centre includes a K-Mart, Coles, Safeway and Best and Less.

[edit] Industry

Industry in Corio includes a Shell refinery built in 1956.

[edit] Transport

Corio railway station

Cars are a popular method of transport within Corio. A public transport system provides for bus transport from most areas of Corio to the Geelong city centre. Taxis are also available. Corio will be bypassed by traffic on the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Bypass, due for completion in 2009.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Corio (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
^ City of Greater Geelong - Ward Boundaries 2004
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008

[edit] External links

Corio, Victoria is at coordinates 38°04′26″S 144°21′32″E / -38.074, 144.359 (Corio, Victoria)Coordinates: 38°04′26″S 144°21′32″E / -38.074, 144.359 (Corio, Victoria)
City of Greater Geelong, Corio
Australian Places - Corio

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