Prison Geelong was a maximum security prison, located on the corner of Myers Street and Swanston Street in Geelong. It was built in several stages between 1849 and 1864 years. Its design - panopticon - is based on a building in the town of Pentonville Prison in England. Officially, the prison was closed in 1991, and the prisoners were transferred to a new prison in the town of Lara.

Prison Geelong built prisoners who lived at the time of construction in protected barges standing in the bay Corio Bay. A three-storey central block has a cruciform shape, its east and west wings were cameras, the northern was used as office premises, and in the south with a kitchen, a hospital and a sewing workshop. Australian Army used as a prison disciplinary barracks during World War II and for several years after. From 1958 to 1991 it housed a penal colony.

In 1991 the government decided to close the prison, and today the building houses a public organization Rotary Club. The building itself has preserved its original appearance, open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays and during school vacations and holidays. Inside there is an exhibition telling about the death by hanging of James Murphy, who beat to death a constable Daniel O'Boyle in 1863. He was the last prisoner hanged in prison. Of particular interest is the chamber №47, since it preserved wall paintings, called "Window of Liberty."

Today the prison known as the Old Prison Geelong. Some believe that it is still inhabited by the spirits of the former prisoners, and several groups involved in paranormal research, conducted their search inside the prison.