Lara

Lara is a residential town set in rural surrounds between Melbourne and Geelong, north-east of Geelong across Corio Bay. It is situated on Hovells Creek, which drains into Limeburners Bay which is an indent on the Corio Bay coastline. The Melbourne to Geelong railway (1857) passes through Lara and the Princes Freeway skirts the town's southern boundary. On the other side of the freeway there is the Avalon airport.