Eastern Beach

Eastern Beach is a popular swimming and pastime vicinity in Geelong, Victoria on the shores of Corio Bay. Built at some stage in the 1930s in the Art Deco fashion, a shark evidence sea tub is supplied, in addition to a children's swimming pool, kiosk, and dressing room pavilion. A iety of Art Deco homes in the location are indexed on the Victorian Heritage Register. It became now not continually the seashore it is these days.

In the early years that place of Geelong became considered an eyesore, with steep cliffs running from the northern metropolis boundary to the beaches of Corio Bay. Redevelopment plans were first proposed in 1914 by the City of Geelong. Work turned into to consist of a 1-mile sea wall from Yarra Street to Limeburners Point, land reclamation, and the flattening of the cliffs along the beach.

Further plans were drawn up for a chalet at the seashore, which later appeared within the form of the kiosk constructing. Work started out in September 1927 when contracts have been permit for creation of the concrete stairway, terraces and dressing sheds. J.C. Taylor and Sons had been the successful contractor. That degree of the works was opened on December 20, 1929 by way of the Mayor of Geelong Cr Sol Jacobs.