Location
Moolap is 5km south-east of Geelong, between Point Henry and Leopold, alongside Corio Bay.

Description
Moolap is a large but sparsely populated suburb used for agriculture, industry and low-density residential development. It spreads from Point Henry and Corio Bay across the Bellarine Highway to Reedy Lake in the south. Reedy Lake is a state game reserve. There is also a wildlife reserve on the eastern flank of Point Henry. The land around Reedy Lake supports an 18-hole golf course.

History
Moolap extends from Point Henry, the first site of sea freight activity in Geelong. The name derives from an Aboriginal word, 'moola', meaning a stone spearing point, which was the name Wathaurong people gave to Point Henry. It was a place where they speared fish. Point Henry and Leopold developed before Moolap and a school did not open in the district until 1874. The earliest public building erected at Moolap was an Anglican parsonage in 1855. In 1865, Moolap had a steam flour mill and a tannery in an otherwise agricultural district. In 1888, Richard Cheetham established his saltworks on low-lying, tide-washed land beside the bay. The saltworks operated until the 1980s.