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 – a circular prison with room for a caretaker at the center – based prison in the town of Pentonville in England. Officially, the prison was closed in 1991, and the prisoners were moved to the prison in the town of Lara.

Prison Geelong was built by prisoners during the construction of lived in the protected barges stationed in the Gulf of Corio Bay. Three-storey Central block has a cruciform shape, its Eastern and Western wing were the cameras, the North was used as an office, and in the South was the kitchen, hospital, and sewing workshop. The Australian army used the prison as a disciplinary barracks during the Second World war and for several years after. From 1958 to 1991 it housed a penal colony.

In 1991, the government took the decision to close the prison, and today, the building houses a public organization rotary club. The building, which has preserved its original appearance, open for visits on Saturdays and Sundays, and during school vacations and holidays. Inside there is a Museum describing the execution by hanging of James Murphy, who was beaten to death constable Daniel O Boyle in 1863. He was the last prisoner hanged in prison. Of particular interest is the cell No. 47, as it is preserved wall paintings, called "Window of Freedom".

Today the prison is known as the Old Prison Geelong. Some believe that it is still inhabited by the spirits of former inmates, and already several groups engaged in the study of paranormal phenomena, conducted their searches on the territory of the prison.