1. The Leopold Sportsman’s Club
By Maddy
When you enter the club there’s a big car park. If the car
parks are full there’s a straight road that leads you to a
smaller car park.
As you enter the building there’s a black bar you order
from. Then if you go left, there is a games room for the older
people.
Where you have your meal, there are three medium tvs so
you can watch the news while eating your dinner.
If you go to the back of the room where you eat your supper,
there is a brown wooden path. If you follow that path it will
take you to an amazing small room.
That small room is for people that bowl. So if you ask your
grandparents if they want to play bowls, this is the place for
them to go. You can also have a party in that room. There is a
bar and black criss cross chains which they pull down if the
bar is closed.
You will enjoy visiting the Sportsman’s Club at Leopold.

2. Eastern Beach
By Olivia Y
Eastern Beach is a great place for entertaining
people of all ages. There is a big promenade and
there are lots of diving boards.
The water at Eastern Beach is four metres deep.
As soon as you get there you can smell the salty
seaweed.
The glittering water is beautiful to have a splash
in. It is great on a hot day. If you’re riding
around the pier, you can even jump in with your
clothes on.
Before you have a refreshing dip in the cool water
at Eastern Beach, you could have a picnic on the
green grass.
On special occasions, Eastern Beach is very
crowded. It is a great place to visit in Geelong.

3. Barwon Heads Beach
By Lilli
Barwon Heads beach is a wonderful place to
relax and listen to the waves. When you get there
you can smell the salty sea.
You also can take beach ball, tables and chairs.
You can have lunch there and you can bring your
whole family and have picnics. There are even
playgrounds here for the little ones. And
sometimes there is an ice cream truck.
When you’re there, the sun is always shining
and the waves are rolling.

4. Gateway Sanctuary
By Elijah
Gateway Sanctuary is a beautiful place. It is located in
Leopold and is popular. It has very nice trees and
sometimes you can see little creeks.
It can sometimes bring tourists ad people can see very
rare things like platypus there. It has bridges, tracks
and sometimes you can have a BBQ there. Even better,
the Godfathers pizza restaurant is just over the road.
Also, for the kids, there are playgrounds at Gateway
Sanctuary.
Whether you want to relax, or walk around to enjoy the
view, Gateway Sanctuary is a great place for all. There
are all kinds of birds that you can see, including ibis,
galahs and many more.
All people who go there are lucky because you can enter
for free, and even if you did have to pay for it, it would
be worth it. Go there!

5. Adventure Park
By James
Adventure Park is a great place to go on a very hot day in
Geelong. It is also a great place to stay for a picnic.
It has great attractions like the go karts, aqua racer,
Bonitos Bay and lots more.
They have a huge undercover area with table and chairs,
lockers for your needs and barbecues for convenience.
It is located near Ocean Grove and is easy to spot
because it has huge windmills and flags flying
everywhere.
You can see a great view from on top of the aqua racer.
The cafe is a great place to go for a refreshing drink or
snack.
If you like it that much, you can buy a yearly pass for
around $89.

6. Eastern Beach
By Trent
Eastern Beach is a relaxing and calm place with sand and the
fresh smell of sea water. You are able to sit down, play sports or
just have a nice picnic with your family and friends.
There is a public pool and park, all in the one area. You can stop
at the food bar and get a snack and walk around the pier while
you’re at it.
There are big hills and for the kids to play on and there’s an
excellent view for the parents to sit down and have a chat.
If you’re fairly hot, go down to the water and have a dip to cool
you down. If you’re still hot, go to the ice cream van and get some
ice cream of your choice.
On special days, go to the market and buy lots of stuff to fill up
your car.
Are you a person of extremes? Well, if so go to the sky wheel and
go over 100 feet off the ground. Feel like flying? Well you can go to
the trampoline and soar through the sky.
Are you in for some photography? Well you’ve come to the right
place, there are lots of superb bollards to take wonderful picture
of.
The best thing about all of this is you don’t have to pay a thing!

7. Port Phillip Bay
By Max
Port Phillip Bay is a great spot to go fishing. You
can go in a boat, jet ski or a canoe. You can see
Port Phillip Bay from Barwon Heads.
Port Phillip Bay is very cold and salty. It
surrounds Melbourne and Geelong. Cargo ships
use Port Phillip Bay to get to Melbourne.
Some of the oil rigs come through Port Phillip Bay.
You can only catch salt water fish there. You can
find shells in the cold water.
You can fish from the shallow water or on the
bank. When you are driving past, the bay looks
very beautiful. It is a wonderful place to go
fishing.

8. The You Yangs
By Olivia S
The You Yangs is in Lara, about 45 minutes from
Leopold. It is a wonderful place to visit and a nice place
for a family picnic. You can see the landmark from just
about anywhere in Geelong.
You can have barbeques, build stick houses, sit around
a nice mini fire and toast marshmallows. Some fun
things to do at the You Yangs are climbing the rocks,
walking up the mountain and cycling on the track.
The bike track is a fantastic path. Once you get to the top
of the You Yangs there is the most amazing view you will
ever see.
When you are with your family, the surroundings feel
magnificent. It feels as though you are in a real forest.
Going for walks is a fantastic idea as you may see some
wildlife, and there are many different types of trees to
see (like gumtrees and eucalyptus trees).
The You Yangs are great!

9. Skilled Stadium
By Clancy
Skilled Stadium is the Geelong Cats home ground. The Cats
are Geelong’s football team (AFL) and they won the
premiership last year.
AFL (Australian Football League) games are played at
Skilled Stadium. You can always smell the fresh green
grass and the players sweat when you are sitting on the
boundary.
The oval is surrounded by heaps of seats and stands. There
is the Bob Davis stand, the Gary Ablett Stand and the
Premiership Stand. Skilled Stadium holds a lot of people,
In most stands, there are blue and white seats. If you look at
the seats from a distance, the white seats spell out “GO
CATS”.
Just outside the doors of Skilled Stadium are the netball
courts. Many Geelong teams play netball there during the
day and night.
Skilled Stadium is a great place to watch to AFL. Go Cats!

10. Eastern Beach
By Sophie
Eastern Beach is a great place to go on a hot day. There is
a normal beach with a promenade. The area underneath
the promenade is protected by shark-proof wire. There is
also a shallow pool with a statue in the middle of it.
There are two very big playgrounds that are lots of fun
to play in. Along the soft sand there are wooden
bollards. At the end of the long sandy beach there is a
ferris wheel called the Giant Sky Wheel.
There is a cafe near the pool that sells hot and colds
drinks, as well as lots of delicious food. Around the
promenade there are two diving boards. There are also
platforms you can swim to.
The water at Eastern Beach is a bit cold, so on a hot day it
is nice and refreshing.
There is a big patch of soft green grass, which is great to
have a picnic on, or play football.