Your Local Court
Geelong Magistrates' Court
Railway Terrace, Geelong VIC 3220
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
MAGISTRATES' COURT OF VICTORIA
Geelong Magistrates' Court
One of the largest regional courts in Victoria, Geelong Magistrates' Court serves the wider Geelong area as a registry of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. It is open and sitting Monday to Friday.
The court hears criminal prosecutions, driving matters, intervention orders, and civil claims for people across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, and the Surf Coast.
Geelong Magistrates' Court contact details
- Street address
- Railway Terrace, Geelong VIC 3220
- Postal address
- PO Box 428, Geelong VIC 3220
- Phone
- (03) 9087 6113
- Fax
- (03) 4249 4810
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
Court contact details are provided for convenience and are those of the Geelong Magistrates' Court registry, not Russo Lawyers. To speak with us about your matter, use the contact options below.
What matters are heard here
The matters listed at Geelong are predominantly summary cases, or the early stage of more serious prosecutions. Common examples include:
- Drink driving and general traffic offences
- Less serious criminal charges
- Intervention orders, covering both family violence and personal safety
- Bail applications and changes to bail conditions
- Committal hearings for indictable charges bound for a higher court
- Civil claims of a smaller value
Charges beyond a magistrate's power to finalise are committed up to the County Court or the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Legal support at Geelong Magistrates' Court
Russo Lawyers is a boutique criminal defence practice operating out of Melbourne and appearing across Victoria, the Geelong region included. The principal, Samuel Russo, conducts every criminal, traffic, and intervention order matter personally.
From the first conversation onward, the principal is the lawyer on your matter, and he can:
- Represent you at every listing, from a mention through to a contested hearing or plea
- Explain your position and prepare you before you attend court
- Appear for you where doing so is appropriate
- Move swiftly on bail applications and time-critical matters
Contact Russo Lawyers
If you have a charge or a listing at Geelong Magistrates' Court, contact Russo Lawyers for a confidential discussion of your options.
SAME-DAY RESPONSE
Facing a matter at Geelong?
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samuel@russolaw.com.au