Gallery: Geelong’s wild weather through the years

As another winter takes hold, the Geelong Advertiser looks through its photo archives for shots of the city’s wet and wild weather throughout the years.

A big high tide and waves at Point Lonsdale front beach attracted a good audience late Saturday afternoon. Picture: Alan Barber

Geelong is no stranger to wild and woolly weather. As another winter takes hold, we take a trip down memory lane to see how the Geelong Addy has captured the city’s cold and wet weather in years gone by.

Charlotte Grace, 8, from Barwon Heads is gearing up for a cold and wet winter. Picture: Nigel Hallett

November 1995. Geelong wakes to another day of floods threatening parts of town.

August 2004. Peter Riccardi carries Paul Chapman across the mud, with Ben Graham, left. Geelong vs. Fremantle Dockers match at the former Skilled Stadium.

2005. Wet weather causing flooding at Moolap. Tony Salta outside his Twitt street home in Moolap

December 2010. Flooding in Geelong’s Johnstone Park after a storm hits.

July 2016. Hannah Cook, 12, from East Geelong is getting ready to rug up for some cold and windy weather. Picture: Nathan Dyer

2018. With the wet weather in Geelong, Rupert, 4, took advantage of the huge puddles to play in at Herne Hill. Picture: Mark Wilson

August 2018. Gale force winds battering the region. Alex Bell from Moolap gets a close look at the wind and waves battering the Geelong Waterfront. Picture: Glenn Ferguson

Originally published as Gallery: Geelong’s wild weather through the years