Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. The town has an approximate population of 1500.

The town is named after Anne Drysdale whose estate "Coriyule" still sits above the township. The area was formerly known as McLeod's Waterholes and Bellarine. A Township began to develop in the late 1840s[2] and a Post Office (known as Bellarine until 1862) opened on 1 January 1855. From 1902 until 1951 Murrudoc Post Office to the west operated in the area also known as Murradoc. The railway reached the local railway station from South Geelong on the way to Queenscliff in 1879, and remained in Victorian Railways service until 1976. It is now the western terminus of the tourist orientated Bellarine Peninsula Railway.

Until abolished in 1993, the Rural City of Bellarine council seat was in Drysdale.

Drysdale is home to a number of primary and high schools, including Saint Ignatius College, the senior campus of Bellarine Secondary College, and a capus of Christian College. The local football club is the Drysdale Hawks, who play Australian Rules Football and compete in the Bellarine Football League. The Bellarine Rail Trail also runs through the town.

Wikipedia articles for Drysdale

• Drysdale, Victoria
• Drysdale railway station
• Clifton Springs, Victoria
• Lake Lorne
• 95.5 K-Rock