Explore Curlewis, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Curlewis, VIC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Curlewis, Victoria, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Curlewis and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Curlewis.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Curlewis |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Greater Geelong City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.17848 |
| Longitude | 144.52236 |
| Area | 20.2 km² |
| Elevation | 52 m |
| Postcode | 3222 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 56 km southwest |
Curlewis is a locality in the Greater Geelong City local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 20.2 km². It sits at an elevation of around 52 m above sea level. It lies approximately 56 km southwest of Melbourne. Curlewis is located at 38.1785°S, 144.5224°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3222. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Curlewis unfolds across a gentle rise, a landscape sculpted by wind and water into soft undulations that sweep towards the shimmering expanse of the bay. It lies 14.3 km east-south-east of Geelong, VIC (from Geelong, VIC: bearing 103°T), and is situated 8.9 km north of Ocean Grove. The air here carries the clean, sharp tang of salt, a constant reminder of the nearby coast, and the light, especially as evening approaches, tends to pool in soft, golden hues across the paddocks, making the hardy grasses glow with an inner warmth. The land itself is a mosaic of muted greens and ochres, punctuated by the dark, sturdy silhouettes of scattered gums, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often seems vast and impossibly blue. The quietude of Curlewis is not an emptiness, but a presence, a stillness that allows the rustle of dry leaves and the distant call of a gull to register with a surprising clarity.
The echoes of a pastoral past are deeply ingrained in the character of Curlewis, a place where grazing and agriculture have long dictated the rhythm of life. This part of the Bellarine Peninsula, once primarily given over to sheep and cattle, now sees a growing diversification, with vineyards beginning to dot the landscape, their neat rows adding a touch of European order to the Australian bush. The fertile soil, coaxed and cultivated over generations, still yields its bounty, supporting a local economy that values resilience and hard work, a spirit that seems to infuse the very air. While the pace of life in Curlewis remains unhurried, a subtle hum of activity can be felt, a quiet industry that acknowledges its roots while looking towards a future that embraces new possibilities, drawing travellers and residents alike into its gentle embrace.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Curlewis, Victoria. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Curlewis, in the Greater Geelong City local government area.
Detailed location data for Curlewis includes the postcode (3222), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Greater Geelong City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Curlewis is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |