About Lara
Lara sits about 12km north of Geelong CBD along the Princes Highway corridor, roughly midway between Geelong and Little River. With a population exceeding 15,000 and strong residential growth in its newer estates, it's one of Greater Geelong's fastest-expanding outer suburbs — popular with families seeking larger blocks and freeway access to both Geelong and Melbourne. The Lara Hotel on Hicks Street is the suburb's central pub, a full-facility local serving the community seven days a week.
Lara Pub Picks — a Community Bistro, Sports Bar, Beer Garden and Gaming Room on Hicks St Serving One of Geelong's Fastest-Growing Outer Suburbs
The Lara pub scene here comes down to a single anchor. Lara Hotel at 10 Hicks St is the Lara pub that most residents will point you to first — full bistro, sports bar, beer garden and gaming room, open seven days a week from 8:30am. It's the kind of Lara pub built around the daily rhythms of a growing residential suburb: an early breakfast trade before the Princes Highway commute, bistro through lunch and dinner, sports bar coverage across the weekend AFL and NRL rounds. For a Lara pub with on-site parking, a beer garden and gaming, this is where the community lands.
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