Balyang Sanctuary
Balyang Sanctuary is a public park in the suburb of Newtown, Geelong. Situated at on the banks of the Barwon River, it is 20 acres in size and consists of open park lands, lakes, and wetlands. It was opened in 1973.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barwon Grange and Belmont High School.
Barwon Grange
Manor estate
Barwon Grange is a heritage-listed house and garden located in Newtown, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The present brick house was built in 1856, replacing an earlier timber house, and made for the prominent merchant Jonathan Porter O'Brien and his wife Ann.
Belmont High School
School
Belmont High School is an Australian public high school located in Belmont, Victoria, a suburb in the city of Geelong. It is one of the largest public schools in Geelong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geelong and Batesford.
Geelong
Photo: Wongm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria's second largest city, Geelong is a bustling port city in the state's South West Coast region, about 75 km southwest of Melbourne. It forms the gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula, a popular family getaway destination, and the world-famous Great Ocean Road.
Batesford
Village
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Batesford is a town located approximately 10 kilometres west of Geelong and 67 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway. Batesford is situated 9 km northwest of Balyang Sanctuary.
Barrabool
Locality
Barrabool is a locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. In the 2016 census, Barrabool had a population of 235 people. Barrabool is situated 9 km west of Balyang Sanctuary.
Balyang Sanctuary
- Type: Park
- Category: urban park
- Location: Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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From Cebuano to Swedish—“Balyang Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balyang Sanctuary”
- Swedish: “Balyang Sanctuary”
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