Division Profile

Division Name

CORIO

State

Victoria

Elected Member

Marles, R (ALP) 2010-

Name Derivation

Named after Corio Bay which originated from an Aboriginal word 'coraiyo' meaning 'small marsupial' or 'sandy cliffs'.

First Proclaimed / Election

1900/1901

Area

815 sq. kms

Demographic

Provincial

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

91,924

Turnout

94.17%

Informal

4.51%

Location

Corio covers an area of approximately 815 sq km from the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, stretching to the north of Geelong and inland and covering part of the Bellarine Peninsula. Suburbs and towns include Anakie (part), Avalon, Batesford (part), Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Breakwater, Clifton Springs (part), Corio, Curlewis (part), Drysdale (part), Fyansford (part), East Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, South Geelong, Geelong West, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Lara, Leopold (part), Lovely Banks, Manifold Heights, Moolap, Newcomb, Newtown (part), Norlane, North Shore, St Albans Park, Rippleside, Thomson (part) and Whittington.

Products and Industry

Many industries, including stevedoring, vehicle manufacturing plant, glass works, aluminium smelter, petroleum refinery, woollen mills, saltworks, dairy, poultry and mussel farming, fishing, wood chipping, wool scouring, fertiliser refining, tourism, tannery, carpet, clothing, shoes, chemical production and aeronautical services.

Members

Marles, R (ALP) 2010-

Marles, R (ALP) 2007-2010

O'Connor, G (ALP) 1993-2007

Scholes, G G D (ALP) 1967-1993

Opperman, H F (LP) 1949-1967

Dedman, J J (ALP) 1940-1949

Casey, R G (UAP) 1931-1940

Lewis, A (ALP) 1929-1931

Lister, J H (NAT) 1917-1929

Ozanne, A T (ALP) 1914-1917

Kendell, W (LIB) 1913-1914

Ozanne, A T (ALP) 1910-1913

Crouch, R A (PROT) 1901-1910

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