On this page we intend to highlight stories of Geelong and its origins: from the Wadawurrung times, from the first European contacts and through to subsequent early developments. We begin the stories with the earliest written accounts of the region, and intend to regularly build upon that base to include a variety of voices and perspectives.

The starting point is the first volume of the Investigator. Under the editorship of Ian Wynd, it published a regular series it called ‘The Story of Geelong’ and I have opted to use that name too. The writer of these small histories is unrecorded and I have credited the writing to the magazine and its editor. Included also are some articles published earlier on the website that focus on Lt Grant and later Matthew Flinders.

Readers, especially those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities, should be warned that the content may be culturally sensitive and that some of the language choices of the writers or authors may be inappropriate today and reflect the attitudes of the period when they were written.