COLLECTIONS

ORIGINS

Known as Djilang to the Wadawurrung people, this land has long been a place of gathering. To this day, sport has played a significant role in bringing people together and the building of community.

GAME CHANGERS

The Geelong region has been a training ground for some of Australia’s most successful, yet humble athletes. Setting new world records, creating new benchmarks, and changing the game in the process.

COMMUNITY

Sport has always been an essential element of the unique culture and identity of this region. And the success of Geelong’s athletes and clubs can be attributed to the unwavering support of this sport-loving community.

POLLY

Australian football legend, Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer is being celebrated at the Geelong Sports Museum. Presented by the Museum and Bob Gartland OAM, the Museum’s latest exhibition includes artefacts and images from the Bob Gartland collection, and the Polly Farmer Foundation. The exhibition invites visitors to look back into a time when Polly football cards were traded for marbles, Polly posters were plastered on bedroom walls and newspaper clippings were pasted into scrapbooks. Visitors are also invited to share their own stories about Polly on the memory wall.