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.