Our featured news, community updates and media releases.

Our featured news, community updates and media releases.

We’re urging residents to get their properties fire-ready before summer, with the formal Fire Danger Period expected to be declared in our region soon.


City Hall has hosted a second Greater Geelong Homelessness Roundtable, bringing together senior leaders across the homelessness, government and community sectors to continue discussions on this growing issue.

Dog owners are being reminded that picking up after their pet is only part of the job, with the City of Greater Geelong receiving increasing reports of dog waste bags being left on the ground, hanging from trees and even thrown over fences.

In July, we notified the community of concerns around the Eastern Beach Grand Staircase, noting that it was built in 1929 and is now nearly 100 years old.

The City has welcomed the release of the Victorian Government’s consultation summary for the Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Bannockburn Bus Network Review, with the significant community response confirming the need for modern, reliable and accessible public transport across our region.

The HMS Gheringhap has deteriorated to a point where it now presents a serious public safety risk.

We’re excited to announce that the 50m outdoor pool at the Linda McGill Aquatic Centre* is reopening on Monday 19 October.

City of Greater Geelong and Wyndham City councils are calling on the Victorian Government to immediately trial a direct rail connection between Geelong and Werribee by rerouting existing Warrnambool services through Werribee.

Our region now has a permanent space for designers, creatives, businesses and industry to connect, explore design-led innovation together and showcase their work in the heart of Geelong.

Devlins Road Active Open Space at Oakdene Estate is ready for construction and commitment.

Carols by the Bay reunites with the lighting of the iconic Floating Christmas Tree at the waterfront on Saturday 21 November 2026.

The community is invited to have their say on proposed changes to the City’s Public Tree Management Policy that aim to protect and grow the canopy cover while providing more practical solutions to community concerns.

It’s the time of year when rates notices are going out, and with them, that extra item titled “Waste Charge”. But what makes up a waste charge and what do we spend it on?

You asked and we listened! From today, Webstar’s Swim School is offering unlimited make-up lessons for students enrolled in group swimming lessons.

Spaces are filling fast for dozens of free or low-cost community-hosted workshops, dances, exercise classes and concerts happening at Geelong Seniors Festival this October.

Geelong's biggest celebration of creativity, innovation and design is underway, with Geelong Design Week 2026 officially launched last night alongside the inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair at Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre.

A prototype design of an iconic Baywalk Bollard is now on public display as part of the City of Greater Geelong's renewal project.

Queens Park Golf Course is set to undergo its most significant transformation in decades, with Clublinks and the City of Greater Geelong signing a new 21-year lease and operating agreement, securing the facility's future and unlocking a multi-million-dollar investment program.