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Funds for Geelong Arts Centre

Geelong Arts Centre will continue its ambitious redevelopment with $6.3 million allocated in the upcoming State Budget (to be handed down on 20 May) to keep the centre’s programming active and support local jobs. The funds will provide safe, suitable accommodation for Geelong Arts Centre staff and keep the centre open as work continues on […]

Gordon TAFE $23.5m culinary school upgrade starts

The next generation of food and hospitality professionals will soon train at a multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art facility at The Gordon TAFE in Geelong. The school will feature cutting-edge food training kitchens, a bakery training facility, a barista academy and café, and an alfresco dining area. The Gordon’s existing training facility, the Davidson Restaurant, will also undergo […]

Vale Frank Costa AO (1938 – 2021)

Frank Costa’s influence on the Geelong community, and especially on the Geelong Football Club, was gigantic. Many acknowledge that the football club, and the stadium it calls home, would likely not exist today but for Frank’s vision, dedication and commitment. Frank Costa was a leaders’ leader – a man who inspired and encouraged people, who […]

G21 supports Victoria’s biggest community solar battery

A new community bulk-buying solar initiative will help G21 residents and businesses take up solar panels and battery systems. The Geelong+ Community Solar Program, the largest in Victoria, aims to fast-track renewable energy uptake in the G21 region, to help Victoria achieve its renewable energy target of 50 per cent by 2030. It will also give homeowners and businesses access to […]

Deakin to lead on water science research

A trio of projects worth $22.1 million and funded in part by the state government will position Deakin University at the forefront of water and aquaculture research and push the boundaries of water sustainability in Australia. Victoria’s Minister for Higher Education Gayle Tierney today (23 April 2021) visited the Marine Science Centre at Queenscliff to […]

Rolling out Geelong’s Green Spines

Geelong’s Green Spine is progressing, with construction on the northern side of Malop Street (Block 1) underway and a tender released for design and public engagement on later sections. The section between Gheringhap and Moorabool streets will provide entry to Malop Street from Johnstone Park and the train station precinct, and includes a landscaped triangle […]

Post-COVID future starts with social repair

From the desk of G21 CEO GIULIA BAGGIO   A collective sigh of relief is almost audible across the Geelong region as the worst of COVID-19 seems to be behind us. As vaccinations roll out, people are enjoying their freedom, socialising, shopping, returning to workplaces, and feeling quietly confident we’ll be spared another wave of transmission. But as the […]

Ports Victoria Geelong HQ

G21 welcomes the state government announcement that the new Ports Victoria body is to be headquartered in Geelong. The new body will begin operating from Geelong on 1 July and will bring together the Victorian Regional Channels Authority and Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) to lead the strategic management and operation of Victoria’s commercial ports and […]

Former G21 CEO receives leadership award

The Committee for Geelong has announced former G21 CEO Elaine Carbines AM as the recipient of the Committee for Geelong Leadership Award for 2020. This Annual Leadership Award, decided by the Committee for Geelong’s Board, independently recognises and celebrates leadership in the Geelong community. Committee for Geelong chair Clive Pugh said Ms Carbines had been […]