A popular youth music and performing arts venue,
affectionately labelled 'The Potato Shed' is located
in the back of Drysdale. The industrial size venue is
the site of 'Battle of The Bands', a yearly music
festival which has seen a number of local bands
make a name for themselves in a popular setting.
Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong,
Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine
Peninsula. Drysdale is 91 km (57 mi) from
Melbourne.

Drysdale has several primary and high schools,
including Saint Ignatius College, the senior
campus of Bellarine Secondary College, and a
campus of Christian College. The local football
club is the Drysdale Hawks, who play Australian
Rules Football and compete in the Bellarine
Football League.The Hawks were formed in 1879
and have won 15 premiership titles, the last in 2010.
The Bellarine Rail Trail also runs through the town.