Greater Geelong City

Contact Information

Address: City Hall, 30 Gheringhap Street, GEELONG 3220
Postal: PO Box 104, GEELONG 3220
Phone: 03 5272 5272
Fax: 03 5272 4277
Contact: contactus@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au
Mayor: Cr Bruce Harwood
CEO: Mr Brett Luxford (Acting)
Service Seeker: www.geelongaustralia.com.au/services/default.aspx

Profile

The City of Greater Geelong is Victoria's second largest city, 75km south west of Melbourne.

The City contains a mix of coastal, country and suburban communities. Its coastline includes Corio Bay and the Bellarine Peninsula. Country areas of the city have a diverse range of primary producers and several significant national and state parks. Notable features include the waterfront precinct, Deakin University, the National Wool Museum and the Geelong Heritage Centre.

Geelong’s economy has been diversifying over many years and now has a much broader industry base. Traditional manufacturing industries have been in a slow decline, with health care and social assistance now the highest employed industry in the municipality.

Geelong’s major industry strengths include health, education and research, advanced manufacturing, defence, information and communications technology, tourism, and food and agriculture.

Greater Geelong is part of the Regional City council grouping and can be compared with similar councils. More information on council groupings can be found here.

Victoria in Future

Greater Geelong - Victoria in Future 2016

Aboriginal Community Profile

Greater Geelong Aboriginal Community Profile (includes Aboriginal organisations)

Localities

Anakie, Avalon, Balliang, Bareena, Barwon Heads, Batesford, Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Bellarine, Belmont, Breakwater, Breamlea, Ceres, Clifton Springs, Connewarre, Corio, Curlewis, Drumcondra, Drysdale, Fyansford, Geelong, Geelong East, Geelong North, Geelong South, Geelong West, Grovedale, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Highton, Indented Head, Lara, Leopold, Little River, Lovely Banks, Manifold Heights, Mannerim, Marcus Hill, Marshall, Moolap, Moorabool, Mount Duneed, Newcomb, Newtown, Norlane, North Shore, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Point Wilson, Portarlington, Rippleside, St Albans Park, St Leonards, Staughton Vale, Swan Bay, Thomson, Wallington, Wandana Heights, Waurn Ponds and Whittington.

For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Community Satisfaction

City of Greater Geelong Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey Results 2016

Annual Report

City of Greater Geelong Annual Report 2016/17

Elections

Greater Geelong City Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 11 Councillors.

Since 2008, all Victorian Councillors serve a four year term.

The Greater Geelong City Council was dismissed by the Local Government (Greater Geelong City Council) Act 2016 on 15 April 2016. A panel of three administrators were appointed to constitute the council until the most recent election in October 2017. The current Council will serve a three year term, with the next general election being in October 2020.

The Victorian Government has appointed two municipal monitors to help restore good governance for the people of Geelong. Ms Jude Munro has been appointed primary monitor and Mr Peter Dorling appointed supporting monitor. They will be in place until Council’s general election in 2020.

Visit the Guide for more information on Council elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.

Councillors

11 Councillors elected in October 2017.

Bellarine - Stephanie Asher

Bellarine - Jim Mason

Bellarine - Trent Sullivan

Brownbill - Eddy Kontelj

Brownbill - Sarah Mansfield

Brownbill - Peter Murrihy

Kardinia - Bruce Harwood - Mayor

Kardinia - Pat Murnane

Kardinia - Ron Nelson

Windermere - Anthony Aitken

Windermere - Kylie Grzybek

Population data

Estimated resident population. Source: Victoria in Future 2016 - Population and Household Projections to 2031

2016 233,349
2021 253,247
2026 274,085
2031 296,360

Finances

Source: Victoria Grants Commission.
The figures in the bottom two rows of the table show combined one-off and ongoing funding received by council from both the Federal and State Governments. It is important to note that this amount can change significantly from year to year as individual government funding programs change and natural events such as fires and floods occur.

Data shows the amount allocated in respect of the relevant financial year. In some years, that amount will vary from the payments received that year, as a result of the Commonwealth "bringing forward" some payments.

	2015-16	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	310.376m	291.620m	277.502m	261.094m	276.316m	243.706m	218.484m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	330.550m	331.639m	289.645m	286.870m	279.328m	275.193m	236.302m
- Rates and Charges	193.657m	179.895m	170.766m	160.158m	150.468m	140.869m	134.867m
- VGC Grants	19.206m	19.335m	19.195m	19.069m	19.052m	18.437m	17.888m
Non-Recurrent Government Grants	20.637m	20.232m	9.877m	13.568m	9.838m	20.378m	9.525m
Recurrent Government Grants	38.297m	27.987m	25.629m	25.537m	22.851m	21.654m	19.884m

Check council performance

View Greater Geelong City's performance across a wide range of service areas

View Performance