Council has adopted Amendment C468ggee, which identifies 170 hectares of land in Geelong’s south-west as a site that could be developed to meet our region’s growing employment land needs.

New estates and areas with a higher proportion of summer holiday visitors are the fresh focus of a successful recycling education campaign, which has already seen contamination in Greater Geelong’s yellow bins fall by 200 tonnes a year.

The City of Greater Geelong has opened Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for tourism operators to lease an area of land at 360 Melbourne Road, Norlane, known as Seagull Paddock.

Greater Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj OAM is advocating for bipartisan support for the Geelong Ring Road Extension to deliver a critical road link to the Bellarine, ahead of the upcoming Federal Election.

Upgraded netball facilities have been officially opened at Anakie Reserve, home of the Anakie Football and Netball Club.

Exciting plans for The Hill Mountain Bike Park in Newtown, Corio’s Stead Park Dirt Jumps and the Waurn Ponds Dirt Jumps in Grovedale are now a step closer.

Two plans to fund partial road construction and sealing in Drysdale and Portarlington have received council support.

The Grammar Jetty has been badly damaged by fire and is closed until reconstruction has occurred.

Entries are now open for We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize, a biennial acquisitive prize and exhibition celebrating innovation in ethical and sustainable fashion.

Council has reiterated its opposition to the Lara waste to energy incinerator as part of advocacy efforts for the project to be cancelled and will seek to become a decision making authority for similar proposals in the future.

The 2025 City of Greater Geelong Youth Council was unveiled at an induction ceremony on Monday night.

Did you know that garden organic waste going into landfill creates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas? That’s why the City has put huge effort and investment into turning garden waste into nutrient-rich compost, keeping it out of landfill and reducing Geelong’s climate impact.

Korean baseball team KT Wiz will spend the summer in Geelong after a Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed between the City of Greater Geelong, local baseball clubs and the Melbourne Aces.

For the safety of both visitors and staff, the City of Greater Geelong is extending the current arrangement at the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre, which temporarily stopped accepting garden organics, soil and rubble in 2024.

The City of Greater Geelong has extended the supervised hours for the Children's Pool at Eastern Beach from 9am - 7pm daily from Boxing Day until the end of January 2025.

As part of the City’s Summer in our Laneways initiative, we’ve set up a designated 24/7 Pick Up and Drop Off zone for ridesharing services on Malop Street at the Dennys Place Breakthrough.

A delegation from Lianyungang visited Wurriki Nyal this month to mark 30 years of its sister-city relationship with us.

Seven City of Greater Geelong playgrounds have re-opened in time for Christmas following recent renewal works.

Did you know Geelong hosts a nationally significant camp of grey-headed flying foxes?

With up to 10,000 visitors per day expected at Eastern Beach over summer, we have introduced some new safety initiatives to the swimming enclosure.

Funding worth a total of $4,021,732 has been awarded to 155 applicants in the latest round of community grants endorsed by Council. 

Council has noted the Our Community Plan Quarterly Report for the September 2024 quarter.

The City of Greater Geelong and Surf Coast Shire Council have received analysis grants through the TAC Local Government Grant Program to undertake an options analysis for developing a safe cycling link between Torquay and Geelong.

Community members may have spotted a new and thought-provoking public artwork at the entrance to Rippleside Park.

The Central Geelong Youth Hub will be known as ‘The Nest’ after the name was selected from numerous suggestions by young people across the Greater Geelong region.

The City of Greater Geelong is extending the nomination period for the 2025 Women in Community Life Awards.

City of Greater Geelong employees delivered a 51.8% yes vote on their new enterprise agreement, with 1,596 employees participating in the vote over the past week. 

Paul and Jimmy get up at 3am on weekdays and some weekends to service Greater Geelong's 1,400 public bins.

The City, residents and visitors are embracing low carbon initiatives that are contributing to a more sustainable and climate resilient region.

Landy Field is set to reopen on Saturday after works at one of the City of Greater Geelong’s most well-known sporting precincts were completed earlier this week.

Calling all young explorers! Time Travel Circus: Adventure across the ages will be performed by emerging artists of CircArts Geelong at the Potato Shed at 11am and 2pm, Wednesday 3 July.

Head to the Potato Shed Thursday 7 March and step back in time to 1946 with The Sunshine Club, an acclaimed musical that shines a spotlight on the resilience, hope, and joy of post-war Australia.

New data has revealed that the ever-popular City of Greater Geelong tourist attraction The Carousel achieved record-breaking numbers for the 2023-24 financial year.

Geelong’s iconic Floating Christmas Tree arrived at Steampacket Quay this morning, welcomed by homegrown entertainer Denis Walter OAM.

The City is delighted to unveil the winning cover image for the 2025 City of Greater Geelong Calendar, Sea Baths by Louise Edebone.

The City is excited to announce this year’s Geelong Nature Week program, part of our annual celebration of Geelong’s magnificent wildlife and remarkable natural areas.

The I AM public artwork will spend the next year at our beautiful Geelong Botanic Gardens, having moved from Drysdale’s Potato Shed.

The City of Greater Geelong will once again show its commitment to a world where everyone is respected by supporting the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.

During the last few days, over 20,000 people came to see the corpse flower for its first bloom at the Geelong Botanic Gardens.

The City of Greater Geelong’s Baanip Boulevard Boundary Road Signalised Intersection project is almost complete.