The City of Greater Geelong has agreed to purchase the land and assets of the Bell Park Sports Club to make sure grassroots sport continues to survive and thrive in Batesford and surrounds.

One of the largest upgrade programs of its kind in Victoria has reached a key milestone with about 13 000 existing residential street lights in Greater Geelong changed over to LED.

We’re a step closer to achieving our Smart City goals thanks to the City’s endorsement of a 15-year agreement to access 24 kilometres of optical fibre from Corio to East Geelong.

Council will oppose an application by The Valley Inn Hotel in South Geelong to increase its number of pokie machines by 10 to 39 due to concerns about the impact on the community.

City of Greater Geelong Councillors have awarded a contract to Choice Fresh Meals to deliver its Meals on Wheels Service.

The City of Greater Geelong’s fourth Youth Council has been announced with 12 young people being chosen to serve as the official ‘youth voice’ to Council for 2022.

Geelong is preparing to celebrate its title as Australia’s only designated UNESCO Creative City of Design when it hosts Geelong Design Week from Thursday 17 March – Sunday 27 March 2022.

The ABC has announced its Geelong Radio in Residency initiative will launch in March bringing a month-long focus on Victorias largest regional city.

The City of Greater Geelong is seeking community feedback to help shape a shared vision for Myers Reserve in Bell Post Hill through a new Master Plan.

More than $825 000 in grants will be available in the upcoming round of the City of Greater Geelong’s 2020-21 Community Grants program.

Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan We’re thrilled that the Victorian Government is negotiating to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a plan to host events across regional Victoria. As Victoria’s largest regional city we’re ready to showcase Geelong and The Bellarine on a global stage.  Thousands of athletes and spectators would get to experience the growing buzz about Geelong including our fabulous food culture and beaches. GMHBA Stadium at Kardinia Park is an outstanding stadium that can host everything from the world’s biggest bands to major sporting events. If the negotiations are successful Geelong is a clear choice to host a spectacular opening or closing ceremony. Our city boasts some of the best sporting facilities in regional Australia and we’re ready to host everything from rowing to swimming athletics cricket triathlons road cycling Rugby Sevens and hockey. The Games attract more than 5000 athletes from more than 70 nations so the economic benefits for our tourism events and hospitality industries would be enormous. Geelong already has the majority of the infrastructure in place and hosting the games would benefit our region for decades to come.”

Construction of an innovative treatment wetland will soon start in the Lara Lakelands Reserve under a City plan to improve biodiversity and stormwater management in the area.