Whittington, Victoria

Whittington is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located 4 km south-east of the city centre.

It is bordered by Boundary, Townsend and Coppards roads and by the former Geelong to Queenscliff railway line now known as the Bellarine Rail Trail.

[2] A large part of Whittington is laid out in cul-de-sacs and courts to inhibit traffic and to help create numerous neighbourhood reserves.

The area of Whittington was originally part of Breakwater, and was named after an early land owner, James Whittington, during the 1920s.

[4] Damien Birkinhead – Olympic shot putter Lee Troop – Olympic marathon runner George Blagojevic – NBL Basketball player Whittington Primary School is a small Primary School located in Whittington, Victoria.