Hi-Lite Park, Amusement park in Geelong, Australia
Hi-Lite Park was an amusement park on the Geelong foreshore at the corner of Bellarine Street and Ritchie Boulevard, beside Eastern Beach, where the Eastern Beach tram terminus once stood. It opened in 1956 and closed around 1985, and was compared in popularity to Luna Park in Melbourne.
The park opened in 1956 and operated for about three decades before closing in 1985. This closure made way for the Eastern Beach precinct to be redeveloped into a recreation area during the 1990s.
Under the management of first-generation showman Emile Francis Verfurth from Braybrook, the park established itself as a central entertainment venue in Victoria.
Visitors should note that this amusement park no longer operates and the site has been repurposed for other uses. The former park location remains close to central Geelong and can be accessed via Bellarine Street and Ritchie Boulevard.
The 2006 wheel was renovated by Phoenix Fabrication & Welding of Geelong, which enlarged its 36 gondolas, each seating six. A ride lasted 10 to 12 minutes, and the wheel stood on the spot where the Eastern Beach tram terminus had been.
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