My adventures documenting the changing buildings and storefronts of Corio continues.
This shop describes itself as the ‘The biggest Middle Eastern and Asian Supermarket in Greater Geelong area.’ I moved out of Corio in 2005 and moved back here in 2015. This is an example of how the suburb has become much more multidiverse.
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This section of the ground floor of the Focus Five building finally sold in October, 2019. This section of Little Malop Street West didn’t seem to have as much activity as the shopfronts closer to Moorabool Street.
In early March, I noticed signs advertising this area as “Little Malop Hub: The heart of Geelong Retail.” It is a project by Homebase. According to their Facebook, HomeBase is a “technology driven 24/7 ‘work the way you want’ office space tailored to those looking for the new alternative.”
I’ll be returning to photograph the offices at a later date.
[Read more…] about Little Malop Hub Is Getting Close To Launch
The Geelong council has closed all playgrounds in Geelong in an attempt to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. I checked out 3 of my local playgrounds this week to see if they all had signage. All had multiple signs, including the really small ones. Will be checking out more in the coming weeks.
[Read more…] about Facilities Closed Signs at Corio Playgrounds
This was the church that my family went to. My siblings and I did both kids club and youth group here. According to this directory,
The congregation which met at the Corio Christian Centre ceased in 2019. The facility is now leased to four congregations serving the local community
Most of Central Geelong was very quiet when I went into town earlier this week. I noticed it the most in the mall and Little Malop Street west; areas that are usually pretty busy. I