3 Best Places To Visit in Geelong VIC

So blessed to have access to inspiring artworks in a quality regional gallery. The staff are great, very friendly and welcoming. They are especially kind and thoughtful when including a person with a disability. We attended for a visiting ticketed exhibition, which was fantastic. However, we also visit their regular collection and always come away feeling inspired. Their ongoing workshops and educational opportunities are wonderful too. Well worth a visit, even if you're a local.

Always a great place to visit, featuring different exhibitions for all tastes. It’s a lovely quiet place to wander around at your leisure enjoying the art on display. I’ve been quite a few times, my favourite exhibition was by Geelong artist Rone, it was amazing. The gallery is mainly free entry, but occasionally, depending on the artist and display you may have to pay.

Visited this treasure of a gallery to see Margaret Preston and Cressida Campbell’s Japanese inspired wood blocks and I was mesmerised. Wonderful art, beautifully curated and well worth the trip. Bonus was an excellent coffee at the cafe situated at the library next door.

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Wonderful little wildlife sanctuary - great for adults and kids alike. The emus for me were a big draw there are plenty of them. There is also an area of enclosures housing native fauna as part of a conservation breeding program you can walk through which is essentially a free little zoo along the animal trail and you will likely also see all manner of fully wild animals on the other trails through the forest and along the lake also including possums, wallabies, kangaroos, parrots and even emus. Some emus as you arrive are kept out of the carpark by the fence but there are some freeloading around the park so be careful around them as they are large and powerful wild animals. I saw some other spectacular birdlife as well as the emus and would highly recommend the sanctuary for birdwatching as such.

This place is called Serendip Sanctuary, and they have a variety of animals here. When we visited, it wasn’t busy at all, allowing us to walk around in an absolutely quiet environment. We saw different types of birds, which was delightful. However, we couldn’t get a close look at the kangaroos, as they kept their distance and seemed to be spying on us from afar. Despite this, the sanctuary was clean and well-kept. Kudos to the management for maintaining such a lovely place. Overall, it was a pleasant visit, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in wildlife.

Beautiful wetlands with lots of different birds and some mammals. A place to sit quietly and enjoy the beauty of flora and (especially) fauna. This place has clearly benefited from anti-cat fences and islands surrounded by water. I hope the fences continued to hold.

Loved the experience. The place seemed quite small and humble on the outside but packed a good amount of content inside, especially for the price. It went into detail about the whole process of wool production, with machines on display and images+text to explain the process. On the day we went, there was also a guy actually operating the central machine which is cool to see. Leave approx. 1 to 2 hours to experience the place. Really great place if you’ve got a bit of time and a couple bucks spare. Would recommend.

Been here twice, have no idea that as a Deakin student, it’s free entry but if it’s from another campus it’s not. So when I came first time, I paid with a student rate. Then, when I came second time with friends, they paid and I didn’t not. Regardless, two times coming, two different experiences especially with diverse art exhibition projects they do on the first floor. I love history so definitely I will definitely say yes to coming back and having another visit!

I liked this museum so much I visited twice, and I don’t even consider myself a wool connoisseur. The historic building houses modern, engaging and thoughtful displays with heaps of interesting information! Highlight by far is Mick, the weaver in charge of the 112 year old carpet loom which is the centrepiece of the museum. Mick was so generous with his knowledge and patient in answering our many questions about this very cool piece of machinery. Would visit again!