Originally Posted by bensyd
To say its not particularly great is abit strange I don't know what your comparing it too.
It's a city - it is a good place but it's a city like so many others of its size across the US, UK, and Europe. All I'm doing is suggesting the OP see something else. That part of Australia is very attractive with a lot of options for someone with only a day to spare. Search Bellarine Peninsula on Google if you want to find out more. I'm sure the OP will make up his/her own mind and come up with a good day. I'm giving options rather than just saying, Geelong has nothing, go to Melbourne. You could easily spend a couple of interesting hours in Geelong (see earlier posts) and then go off touring the area as I suggested. You'd have a fabulous memorable day. But if big cities are your thing, go up to Melbourne and you'll have a good day too.