Johnstone Park

The area occupied by Johnstone Park was originally known as Western Gully, a watercourse that drained towards Corio Bay.

[1] The area was made into a park in March 1872, and named after former Geelong mayor Robert De Bruce Johnstone.

The Belcher Fountain was installed adjacent to the park in 1874, in the middle of the intersection of Gheringhap, Malop and Mercer streets.

A 1919 bandstand in the centre of the park is located on the axis of the Peace Memorial building and the gateway, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

[2] The Belcher Fountain was relocated to Johnstone Park in 1912 because it was in the way of the tracks being installed for the introduction of electric trams in Geelong.