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Advocacy

To ensure Geelong realises its full economic powerhouse potential and becomes Australia's premier regional city, collaboration between three levels of government, community, business and industry is essential.

The City of Greater Geelong and other partners, including Committee for Geelong advocate to Australian and Victorian governments to secure funding for community projects

As the fastest-growing regional city in Australia, the City must advocate for the collective interests of our broader region including the continuous expansion and improvement of infrastructure and services.

The City's advocacy approach, as detailed in our Advocacy Framework 2024, needs to be multi-faceted, agile and responsive providing opportunities for Victoria's largest regional City to not only have a voice, but a voice with impact where it is most needed.  

Championing the City's Priority Projects and making submissions to Victorian and Australia Government to influence policy are key components of our advocacy work.

Advocacy Framework 2024-2027

Our framework helps us strategically advance our region’s interests. It includes our main priorities, and the actions needed to achieve our goals, based on our existing strategies and community vision.

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2026 City of Greater Geelong Priority Projects

Geelong is growing rapidly, with the Victorian Government setting the City of Greater Geelong the highest housing target in the state, and our population expected to reach over 400,000 by 2041. We are advocating to the Victorian and Australian Governments to invest in the City’s Priority Projects to enable sustainable growth across our region.  We seek funding commitments from election candidates ahead of the 2026 Victorian Government Election to deliver these key projects if their respective party wins government.

Highlights of our comprehensive Priority Projects list includes:

Hallmark Regional Priority Projects

  • Avalon Airport Precinct
  • Central Geelong Special Economic Zone
  • Geelong Gallery redevelopment
  • Market Square Quarter
  • Key Transport Upgrades - Rail and Bellarine Link
  • $1 Billion Regional Fund
Community Infrastructure Projects
  • Geelong Baseball Centre 
  • Osborne Park netball courts and kitchen upgrade
  • Bellarine Arts Centre
  • Devlins Road Reserve
  • Youth Services Spaces
  • Barwon Heads Village Park
  • Grinter Reserve BMX pavilion
Our Priority Projects 2026 15 MB | pdf

Submissions to State Government/Victorian Advisory Bodies or Committees

City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy Summary 304 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy 512 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to State WFH Legislation 434 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Remaking of Fines Regulations 414 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the State Inquiry into Local Government Funding 735 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the VLGGC Annual Allocations 2024-2025 519 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Plan for Victoria 823 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Remaking of the Electrical Line Clearance Regulations 2026 798 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Draft Ministerial Guidelines Relating to Payment of Rates and Charges 735 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Victorian Multicultural Review 373 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy Summary 304 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Security in Victoria 450 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Victorian State Budget 2025-2026 1 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the State Budget 2026-2027 450 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Draft Barwon Coast Foreshore Master Plan 292 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Third Waterway Management Strategy 473 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to VOPAK Victoria Energy Terminal Inquiry & Advisory Committee 890 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Sustaining & Strengthening the L2P Program Paper 2 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Presentation to the Inquiry into the Development & Expansion of Waste-to-Energy in Victoria 79 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Bus Network Review 1 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to EPAs Live Music Precinct Noise Regulation 630 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Victorian Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Consultation 732 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Food Safety Regulation 519 KB | pdf

Submission to Federal Government/National Advisory Bodies or Committees

City Greater Geelong - Submission to the Federal Budget 2025-2026 1 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia 632 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Policy guideline on information requirements for prepackaged food sold online 417 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Planning for Industrial Land Supply in Greater Geelong 396 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Transition of the CHSP to the Support at Home Program 450 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the State of Regional Aviation 527 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Inquiry into Local Government Sustainability 1 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to SUSTAIN Healthy Food Retail Victoria 2 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to guideline for safe management of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries 413 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the national cultural policy 2026 884 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Guideline for Safe Management of End-of-life Lithium-ion Batteries 413 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to the Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity 1 MB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission to Aged Care Review of Legislative Instruments - Review 1 247 KB | pdf
City of Greater Geelong - Submission into Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery 350 KB | pdf
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