The first hockey team in Geelong was founded in 1954, traveling to Melbourne to compete on a weekly basis.
Until 1992 Stead Park consisted only of grass fields, but in that year a sand-based synthetic turf was installed and stage 1 of the clubrooms constructed in their current locations.
The Stead Park Master Plan (endorsed by the City of Greater Geelong on 28 January 2010[1]) recommends the construction of a second synthetic pitch alongside the current one.
The facility at Stead Park was named the "Jim Kirk Pitch" in 2008 to honour the past president who was instrumental in the provision of both the 1992 and 2008 synthetic surfaces.
The association has a number of annual awards issued to members who demonstrate particular significance to Hockey Geelong as a whole.