Hi-Lite Park, Amusement park in Geelong, Australia
Hi-Lite Park stretched along Eastern Beach at the intersection of Bellarine Street and Ritchie Boulevard, where the Eastern Beach tram terminus once stood.
The park operated from 1956 to 1985, marking three decades of entertainment before making way for the Eastern Beach precinct redevelopment in 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.
The location near Eastern Beach provided visitors with access to various rides and attractions, comparable to Melbourne's Luna Park at the time.
In 2006, the Verfurth family installed a 50-meter Ferris wheel with six-passenger gondolas at the former park site, becoming the largest non-permanent wheel in the Southern Hemisphere.
Location: Victoria
Inception: 1956
GPS coordinates: -38.14600,144.36700
Latest update: March 14, 2025 09:45
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