by a very old native, King Murradock, that such had been felt before, but it was 'long, long ago.' In the month of September (1837), having finished my home and got all things comfortable for the occupation of my family, I proceeded to Van Diemen's Land to bring them over, taking my passage by the James Watt, the first steam vessel that visited these shores. In the month of March following (1838) I returned with my family." Heritage Listed Sites South Geelong has a number of heritage listed sites, including: South Geelong Primary School, Austin Hall & Austin Terraces (13-23 Carr Street, 8-12 Mundy Street) Rosebank, Latrobe Terrace, 4 Lonsdale Street, 16 Lonsdale Street, 22 Lonsdale Street, 24 Lonsdale Street, 26 Lonsdale Street, 50 Mundy Street, 247 Bellarine Street, 46 Verner Street, 487 Moorabool Street, 247 Bellarine Street, 256 – 259 Yarra Street, 12 Verner Street, Entertainment South Geelong has a number of historic and new pubs, restaurants, and the only independent movie theater in Geelong. The Barwon Club Hotel on Moorabool street has been in operation as hotel under various names since 1856. The Pivitonian Cinema opened in 2016. The official Escape Room Geelong opened in South Geelong in late 2015. Sporting facilities John Landy Athletic Field is located on the corner of Barwon Terrace and Swanston Street. Developed in the early 1960s and opened for competition in late 1961, Landy Field is home to the Little Athletics movement developed by Geelong resident Trevor Billingham B.E.M. Landy Field is home to Geelong Athletics, the Geelong Little Athletics Centre and the Geelong Masters group. The venue is managed by the John Landy Field Management Committee under a licence agreement with the Geelong Council. South Geelong is also home to two of the oldest rowing clubs in Australia: the Barwon Rowing Club (founded in 1870), and the Corio Bay Rowing Club (founded in 1873). South Geelong is the start of the Bellarine Rail Trail, a 32 km walking and cycling track on the Bellarine Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia, that follows the route of the former South Geelong to Queenscliff branch line See also Kardinia Park, public park on the western edge of the suburb Kardinia Park, home ground of the Geelong Football Club South Geelong railway station Gallery References External links Austin Hall and Terraces Suburbs of Geelong