City of Greater Geelong Mayor Cr Shane Dowling joined Windermere Councillor Tony Ansett to officially open the $850,000 Lara Lake Community Pre-School today.

Geelong’s biotechnology sector has taken a giant stride forward with the creation of the BioGeelong network said City of Greater Geelong Mayor Cr Shane Dowling.

Geelong's popularity as a film and television location was continuing to grow with more productions zeroing in on Geelong said City of Greater Geelong Mayor, Cr Shane Dowling.

An additional 1.3 kilometres of footpath will be built in Sheepwash Road to complete one of Barwon Heads’ most important pedestrian links said Buckley Ward Councillor Peter McMullin.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Jan Farrell said the decision to construct a 230-metre length of footpath in The Terrace, Ocean Grove, came in response to many requests from local residents for the footpath link to be completed.

On Monday night the City of Greater Geelong held a civic reception for people from the Geelong region who received awards in the 2005 Order of Australia.

The City of Greater Geelong and the Gordon Instutite of TAFE have combined resources to give small businesses the opportunity to complete fully funded training.

Selected households across the municipality will be called on from this weekend to participate in the City of Greater Geelong's Community Survey.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Lou Brazier said that East Timorese District of Viqueque has greatly benefited through the work of the Geelong-East Timor Friendship Committee.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Lou Brazier said the Geelong region is to be part of an exciting new national project aiming to help the community understand how children in the area are developing.

The Shadowland exhibition provided a thought provoking reminder of the plight of refugees said City of Greater Geelong's Community Development, Youth, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs portfolio holder Cr Lou Brazier.

The City of Greater Geelong became an accreddited Waste Wise organisation today.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor john Mitchell said three trees would be removed from Eastern Park this week to allow the commencement of work on the Geelong Special Playspace project.

City of Greater Geelong Mayor Shane Dowling said agreement has been finalised for the Japanese Major League baseball team, the Chiba Lotte marines, to use the Geelong Baseball Centre as its pre-season training base early next year.