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> Work has started on the $220m duplication of the Princes Highway from the Geelong Ring Road in Waurn Ponds to Winchelsea. The highway is a key route through south-western Victoria, providing strategic links for freight, tourism and farming from Geelong to the South Australian border and beyond to Adelaide. Work on the 23km stretch is scheduled for completion in 2014.

> Barwon Water plans on investing more than $150m in water, sewerage and recycled water services at Armstrong Creek. Construction of infrastructure for the first stage of the development has been completed. Work on the Mount Duneed recycled water tank is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. The tank will receive recycled water from the new Black Rock recycled water plant and then gravity feed Armstrong Creek. It is a key component of the Armstrong Creek recycled water scheme and will store up to 12 million litres. Installation of a pipeline to deliver recycled water from Black Rock to the new tank is set to commence shortly. Design and construction of water, sewerage and recycled water infrastructure for future stages is underway.

> Earthworks are well advanced on Section 4B of the Geelong Ring Road. The $110m connection will provide a 5km link from Anglesea Road to the Princes Highway. The section is due for completion by mid 2013.

> Development has commenced on the $750m Keystone Business Park located within Armstrong Creek’s North East Industrial Precinct. It is expected that the business park will set new benchmarks in industrial/commercial development and will ultimately accommodate more than 8,000 new jobs. The business park is likely to see new tenants arrive during mid to late 2013.

With a population of over 223,000 people, Geelong is Victoria’s largest regional centre. The City has a strong and robust economy and a business base of over 16,000 enterprises.

There is over $2.0 billion worth of major construction and redevelopment projects underway in Geelong and another $1.1 billion announced and awaiting commencement. In the last twelve months over $505 million worth of major projects have been completed across a wide range of industry sectors.

With so many major growth and development opportunities in the region and a positive attitude to investment, Geelong is a city - Open for Business.

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> Work is well advanced on the $103m Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds Campus. The new research centre is an exciting collaborative project between Deakin University, CSIRO and the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM), which is supported by both the Federal and Victorian Governments. It incorporates the development of a new Fibre Processing Building, construction of the Australian Carbon Fibre Research Facility, extensive renovation of the Geelong Technology Precinct and relocation of CSIRO from its Belmont premises to Deakin. The Australian Carbon Fibre Research Facility, ‘Carbon Nexus’, is a $34m project within AFFRIC and will house a Carbon Fibre Pilot Line, capable of producing 20 tonnes of aerospace quality carbon fibre annually. AFFRIC will provide accommodation for up to 300 additional staff and students and further increase the capacity of the partner organisations to service the fibre, textile, composite, automotive and aerospace industries and assist in the translation of research into end-user applications. The Centre is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2013.

> Construction of the $94m Northern Water Plant is almost complete, with commissioning expected to begin shortly. The facility is located in Corio adjacent to the Shell Geelong Refinery and will treat wastewater from the refinery and domestic sewage from Geelong’s northern suburbs to generate Class A recycled water. Recycled water will be utilised within the refinery to replace drinking water and to irrigate the Stead Park sports complex. The plant will save over 5 per cent of Geelong’s drinking water, equivalent to water used by 10,000 households. The project has been jointly funded by Shell $47.5m, Barwon Water $17.5m, the Federal Government $20m and the Victorian Government $9m.

> Construction of the new $93m state-of-the-art Intensive Care unit at Geelong Hospital has commenced. The seven storey tower will include a new 32 bed ICU, a 32 bed acute ward, a 32 bed oncology ward, and a 24 bed palliative care ward. Twenty new accommodation units for oncology patients and a new Cancer Wellness Centre will also be included along with a new Linear Accelerator for radiation services and eight new GEM (Geriatric Evaluation and Management) beds. Works are due for completion in 2015.

> The $80m New Norlane initiative is underway - a housing project that will see more than 320 new public and affordable private homes built in the suburb of Norlane by 2015. The initiative is one of the largest public and private housing projects undertaken in Victoria, revitalising Norlane and attracting new investment through a partnership approach. Hamlan Homes, Porter Davis and Burbank Australia are partnering with the Victorian Government to build 160 new private homes and a display village in Norlane, along with approximately half of the 160 new public housing homes for the area. A total of 14 public homes have been completed with work to commence on a further 11 public homes in the second half of 2012. The City of Greater Geelong is the planning authority for the new homes, which will remain low-density and be spread throughout Norlane.

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> Work has commenced on St John of God Hospital’s $65m redevelopment that will include: a new six storey medical centre; 64 new beds; a private emergency department; a rehabilitation centre including a hydrotherapy pool; a new Angiography Suite plus three new operating theatres; new nurse units for oncology, palliative care and orthopaedic services; an education and training centre; a new Chapel; and additional underground car parking. The former Geelong Hotel site and Geoffrey Royal Wing on Myers Street have been demolished in preparation for the development. Up to 150 new full time jobs are expected to be created by the expansion, with a further 100 jobs during construction. Works are expected to be completed by 2014 and the hospital will continue to provide its full range of services during its major transformation.

> Work is nearing completion on the $52m deakin Regional Community Health Hub (REACH) building. The facility will help grow the University’s Waurn Ponds Campus and provide additional space for the Faculty of Health, including a 200-seat lecture theatre. The REACH building will emphasise remote teaching through its innovative e-health hub, online learning and tele-teaching facility. The facility will help Deakin recruit students from rural and regional Australia, and ensure that training is also undertaken in rural and regional areas. The REACH building will also enable new programs to be delivered in partnership with industry and employers. The building will be completed by the end of 2012.

> Construction is underway on the $49m Stage 3 redevelopment of Simonds Stadium. The project includes a redevelopment of the Southern Stand (increasing capacity to approximately 33,500), a club museum, community wellness and education centre and the installation of sports lighting ($10m). The development will improve Geelong’s ability to attract major sporting and cultural events and will also ensure a thriving future for the Geelong Football Club at the Stadium. Construction is due for completion in mid 2013.

> Construction has commenced on the first stage of the Black Rock Class A recycled water plant, which has an estimated cost of $42m. The facility will produce high quality recycled water for new residential growth centres, including Armstrong Creek and Torquay north, and improved Class C water for agriculture and recreation. The plant will be scaled up over time to meet demand and will create new opportunities for re-use, which will help Barwon Water achieve several recycled water targets in its overall drive toward sustainability. The plant is expected to be commissioned in mid 2013.

> Construction work has commenced on the $40m redevelopment of deakin university’s Geelong Waterfront Campus. The project involves improved facilities for students on four levels of the John Hay Building, including a new student services precinct, an extended and refurbished library and a fully licenced café/bistro with al fresco dining along Western Beach Road. Levels two and three of the Dennys Lascelles Building are also undergoing extensive renovations. These works are preparing the campus for the Faculty of Business and Law, who will relocate from the Waurn Ponds Campus in early 2013. This relocation will grow the Geelong Waterfront Campus by 1,200 students and 160 staff and increase activity in Central Geelong.

> Work is well underway on Bunnings’ new $33m megastore on the corner of Melbourne Road and The Boulevard, North Geelong. The new 14,000sqm hardware store will replace the current Corio store.

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> Construction is nearing completion on the $27m ‘8 Gheringhap’ apartments. The Gartland Real Estate and Benchmark Properties (includes a third partner) development has ten levels, six floors with 42 apartments and the remainder with office space, retail space and car parking.

> Work has commenced on Stage 2 of the $26m redevelopment of the site on the corner of Moorabool and Kilgour Streets, Geelong. Stage 2 includes 58 new dwellings with some housed in the heritage listed building.

> Work is nearing completion on the $14.1m Vue Apartments at 6 Bellerine Street in Geelong opposite Austin Park. The development is a six storey eco-friendly building including 60 serviced apartments with studio, one and two bedroom options and a day spa.

> Work is well underway on the $13m refurbishment and extension of the Institute of Koorie Education academic building at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds Campus. The project is partially funded by the Federal Government’s Capital Development Pool and the Harold Mitchell Foundation and reflects the University’s commitment to improving education opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Works will be completed in late 2012.

> Construction is nearing completion on Barwon Health’s new $9m Outpatients building (formerly Red Cross) in Bellerine Street, opposite Geelong Hospital. The development will include pregnancy care, liver, infectious diseases, pain, diabetes and sexual health clinics. Construction is due for completion in the last quarter of 2012.

> The Little Creatures Brewing development is underway with the construction of its new brewery at the Valley Mill in South Geelong. The Brewery will brew and distribute its full range of Little Creatures beer. The development is scheduled for completion in early 2013 with a cellar door visitor’s centre opening in the second half of the year.

> The $5m duplication of Pioneer Road, between the Colac-Waurn Ponds Road and Waurn Ponds Creek has commenced with completion expected in 2013.

> Construction is well underway on the new $4.5m Belmont Community Rehab Centre in Reynolds Road and is due for completion by the end of 2012.

> The City of Greater Geelong has received $1.5m from the Victorian Government for the Laneways and Linkages Project. The funding will be used to carry out works in Central Geelong laneways with the aim of improving pedestrian movement and encouraging commercial activity, vibrancy and city living.

> The City of Greater Geelong has received $550,000 from the Federal Government to deliver its $1.1m Community Energy Efficiency Program (CEEP). The program will deliver energy efficiency initiatives at Waterworld, Splashdown and The National Wool Museum.

> The former Fitness Physique gym in Brougham Street, Geelong is being converted into 3,674sqm of office space with a $1m refurbishment.

> Grants totaling $600,000 have been announced for Geelong businesses, Farm Foods Retail Services and Sweeney Todd, through the Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund (GIIF). Both companies plan to use the funds to adopt innovative manufacturing processes that will create 37 new high-skill jobs. Overall the GIIF (provided by the Federal and Victorian Governments and Ford Australia) has helped 23 companies in the Geelong region create 1,024 new jobs and generate over $100m in additional investment.

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> Barwon Water will construct a new $8m water storage basin at its Pettavel basin site to meet projected growth and demand. The existing 50 million litre basin, which supplies drinking water to more than 60,000 customers in Geelong, Torquay and the Bellarine Peninsula, is approaching service capacity. With significant development at Armstrong Creek, Torquay and on the Bellarine Peninsula, a second 50 million litre basin is required to ensure Barwon Water meets future demand. Construction is expected to begin in July 2013 and the new basin is scheduled for completion in July 2014.

> Barwon Water will construct a new two kilometre water pipeline to boost supply to existing and future customers in Lara. The $4.65m pipeline, known as the Northern Feeder Main, is being constructed in stages to match residential growth in the township. The pipeline will be constructed along Forest Road, between Heales and Canterbury Roads. Work is expected to begin in July 2013, with the pipeline to be commissioned in July 2014.

> The Federal Government has approved $4.2m in funding for the Joseph Innovation Trade Training Centre. The Centre will deliver qualifications in allied health, carbon management, construction, electrotechnology and hospitality to address regional skill shortages. The lead school for the project is St Joseph’s College and the three cluster schools are Sacred Heart College, Clonard College and Mackillop Specialist School.

> The site for the $3.6m Barwon Heads Early Learning Centre has been approved at Village Park, Barwon Heads. The Victorian Government will contribute $1m towards the project and the City of Greater Geelong will contribute the remainder.

> Plans have been approved for a $2.2m three level development in Ocean Grove that includes two shops, two offices and two dwellings.

> Plans have been approved for a new $2.1m supermarket in Portarlington at 6-8 Brown Street.

AWAITING COMMENCEMENT…> Planning approval has been granted for a new $255m teaching

hospital at Waurn Ponds, to be developed by Epworth HealthCare in partnership with Deakin University. The new 394 bed private hospital will be built on rezoned land that was part of the Marcus Oldham College site. Epworth Geelong will include state-of-the-art operating theatres; an emergency department; intensive care unit; delivery suites; cancer and renal dialysis units and will be integrated with Deakin’s training and research activities. The hospital will provide a centre for clinically-based teaching for medical, nursing and allied health students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Schematic design work is underway for Stage 1 with civil works to start in early 2013. The project is expected to create 1,000 direct construction jobs and 1,100 new EFT positions once all four stages are operational. Deakin will also invest $500,000 in landscaping at the Waurn Ponds Campus to provide a physical connection between Deakin’s new REACH Building (see Projects Underway) and the hospital.

> Deakin University has unveiled plans for a new $55m engineering facility - Centre for Advanced design in Engineering Training (CAdET) at its Waurn Ponds Campus. In partnership with the Gordon TAFE and local Secondary Schools, the facility aims to address critical skill shortages in engineering by focusing on product design and development through virtual and physical modelling, simulation and prototyping programs. The centre will offer programs to students from secondary school through to PhD level. Deakin has committed $30m in capital expenditure and $3.8m in-kind towards the project and is seeking $21.5m through the Commonwealth Education Investment Fund.

> Construction is about to commence on new student accommodation at deakin university’s Waurn Ponds Campus. The $42m project will provide 311 studio apartments at the Waurn Ponds Campus, each with kitchenettes, en-suite bathrooms and study areas. The apartments will be close to student support services and feature modern environmental design elements. The project is supported by the Victorian and Federal Governments as well as Deakin.

> Plans have been approved for Australian Unity’s $50m expansion of the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. The redevelopment will include a new Kmart, a relocated and expanded Coles supermarket and 55 new specialty stores.

> The Geelong Geothermal Power Project has announced its site for the exploration (stage 1) and 12MWe demonstration (stage 2) at an extractive industries site owned and operated by Holcim Australia (approximately 11kms north-west of Anglesea). Greenearth Energy has applied for funding under the Commonwealth’s Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) for stage 1 exploration drilling. The company is hopeful that stage 1 exploration will commence in the second half of 2013. If the Hot Sedimentary Aquifer (HSA) geothermal resource is proven, the project could at full commercialisation (140MWe) power up to 100,000 homes with baseload (24/7), emissions-free electricity. Ep

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Melbourne and Avalon. The Avalon Airport Rail Link project is investigating a link between the Melbourne-Geelong rail line and a new station at Avalon Airport. The Victorian Government has committed $3m over two years for planning and development of the project. The rail link would enable growth of the airport as Victoria’s second domestic and international hub.

> Plans have been approved for Quay Consortium’s $100m WaterMarque apartment complex in Mercer Street, Geelong. The 15 level twin tower development includes 80 serviced apartments, 77 dwellings and a mix of retail and office space.

> Pre-construction activities are continuing for the $90.4m Section 4C of the Geelong Ring Road. The 4.5km two lane arterial road will connect from Anglesea Road to the Surf Coast Highway at Grovedale. The road is part of the infrastructure needs to support the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Area.

> Owners of Leopold’s Gateway Plaza, Lascorp, are working with the City of Greater Geelong to expand the existing shopping centre to a sub regional level (allows for 35,000sqm of shop floor space). The Leopold Structure Plan supports the expansion.

> The Victorian Government has committed $25m to the construction of a new railway station at the end of Rossack Drive in Waurn Ponds. It will be the first station for commuters to Geelong and Melbourne and will include 200 car spaces and an associated amenity building. The station is expected to be operational in 2014/15. In the medium term the station will be upgraded on both the north and south sides of the existing railway line to include a southern interface for the future Armstrong Creek community, along with an additional 2,300 car spaces.

> ARM Architecture has been appointed to design the new $45m Geelong Library and Heritage Centre on the site of the existing Library and Heritage Centre in Johnstone Park. The six storey building will include reading areas, youth discovery and multi-media zones, community IT areas, library collections, community meeting rooms and an auditorium. The building could also include a café, retail space and a flexible exhibition area. It will create approximately 300 jobs during construction and 17 full-time positions once completed. It is anticipated that construction will commence in 2013, with expected completion by late 2015. The development is being funded by the City of Greater Geelong ($20m), the Victorian Government ($15m) and the Federal Government ($10m).

> Trendcorp has unveiled revised plans for its $39m Rippleside Quay development on the former Rippleside Ship Repair site in North Geelong. VCAT is considering the amended plans, which now include 124 individual allotments, office and retail space, café/convenience store and boat harbour.

> Planning and design documentation is underway on The Gordon’s $30m Centre for Biotech, Sustainability and Living Well. The 4,700sqm facility will be located on the former James Harrison Secondary College site in Boundary Road, East Geelong. The new facility will provide a range of practical teaching spaces and classrooms as well as amenities for staff and students.

> Plans have been approved for a $25m six storey office tower in Gheringhap Street, Geelong. Plans for the development, known as G73, include five levels of office space and an underground car park.

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Brougham Street, Geelong. Plans for the eight storey development include 101 apartments and five shops.

> Plans have been approved for a $20m aged care facility and retirement village on the corner of Banks and Shell Road in Ocean Grove. Plans include 59 single storey units and a communal building.

> Plans have been unveiled for a seven storey development on part of the former Harding Park site in Geelong. The building, fronting Corio Street, plans to target the student market and includes 75 units of varying size and a number of boutique units.

> Plans have been approved for a five level $17m office and apartment complex in York Street, Geelong.

> Masters’ has lodged an application for a new $13m home improvement store on Bacchus Marsh Road, Corio. It is estimated that the development will create 176 ongoing jobs and 100 direct construction jobs.

> Plans have been approved for a retirement village in Portarlington. Plans are worth an estimated $12m and include 99 units and a community centre.

> Lascorp Development Group has lodged a combined Planning Scheme Amendment and Planning Permit Application for the construction of a 3,200sqm shopping complex including a supermarket, 11 speciality shops and 2 kiosks in Province Boulevard, Highton.

> Plans have been approved for a $9.5m ten storey student accommodation building in Brougham Place, Geelong, including 113 apartments.

> Plans have been approved for the conversion of the former grain silos in Mercer Street, Geelong, into 40 residential apartments and office space.

> Plans have been approved for a $6m three storey development in Newcomb Street, Portarlington, including 12 dwellings.

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GREENFIELd dEVELOPMENT...> Work is progressing on Armstrong Creek, Geelong’s major urban

growth area. Precinct structure plans for the Armstrong Creek East Precinct and the Armstrong Creek North East Industrial Precinct have been approved and subdivision work has commenced. The first residents started moving into the estate in May 2012. Precinct structure planning for the Major Activity Centre, Armstrong Creek West and Horseshoe Bend Precincts is well underway with the West Precinct due for approval by late 2012.

> The new Warralily residential estate, located within the Armstrong Creek East Precinct, has received approval for more than 2,000 lots and is scheduled to open its display village late in 2012.

> Developers have submitted an application to rezone the 390ha Lara West Growth Area. Full development of the site will provide for approximately 4,000 residential lots, retail activity centres, schools, community facilities, parks and sporting grounds. Development is likely to spread over the next ten to thirty years.

> Land around the former Fyansford Cement Works and Quarry has been rezoned from industrial to residential. The development, known as Fyansford Green, will allow for 2,000 residential lots as well as retail and community facilities.

> The City of Greater Geelong has approved development plans for the Ocean Grove urban Growth Area. The rezoned growth area will accommodate up to 1,990 residential lots and will include an activity centre, expanded industrial estate and a recreational park. The first stage of the growth area is now being subdivided.

> A planning scheme amendment has been approved for the rezoning of 158ha of land in the Jetty Road urban Growth Area at drysdale/Clifton Springs along with more detailed development plans. The development will provide for 1,500 residential lots, a neighbourhood activity centre and large public open spaces. Planning permits have been issued and the initial stages of the works are well advanced. A total of 300 new house lots are now available and construction of new homes has commenced.

> Land, known as the Riverlee Residential Estate, in Fyansford has been rezoned to residential. The 83ha development by Riverlee Corporation Pty Ltd will provide for up to 964 residential lots and a small retail hub. A planning permit will be sought for the subdivision.

> Work on the $330m Stockland residential development at Point Lonsdale has commenced. The 194.6ha development, adjoining the Bellarine Highway at Lonsdale Lakes in Point Lonsdale, includes a residential subdivision of approximately 600 lots with integrated waterways, retirement village, aged care facility, multi-purpose community centre, convenience store, public open space and habitat land protected for conservation purposes.

> Construction has started on the Geelong Golf Club Residential Estate on the corner of Ballarat and Thompson Road (the site of the former Geelong Golf Course). The 45ha site includes up to 320 residential lots and a nine hole golf course.

> National Lifestyle Villages’ plans for a $75m development, Lakeside Lara, have been approved. The residential village will include 230 homes in a gated resort style development. Construction of new houses has almost commenced.

> The City of Greater Geelong has supported the rezoning to residential of a 6ha site on Colac Road in Belmont for a potential housing estate development (site once occupied by the CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering Division). The rezoning is awaiting ministerial approval and has the potential to deliver an estimated 80 to 100 lots.

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> The G21 Regional Growth Plan (G21 RGP) is currently being finalised following a third stage of community engagement on the draft Growth Plan. The G21 RGP is being developed by the G21 Geelong Regional Alliance Councils, the Victorian Government and other key partners. The purpose of the G21 RGP is to provide a regional land use and settlement planning framework, which will guide local level planning and infrastructure planning. Diverse strategy work is underway that is focused on managing the region’s population growth (up to 500,000 people by 2050). The final G21 RGP is being considered by each of the G21 region Councils before it will be considered by the Minister for Planning for inclusion in planning schemes.

> The five G21 Councils in collaboration with the Victorian Government have completed the G21 Regional Economic development Strategy. The strategy identifies the region’s areas of natural economic advantage and outlines strategies for supporting employment growth and business development. The five key projects include: completion of the Ring Road with Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula, Bannockburn and Colac connections; Geelong city centre reactivation; coordinated delivery of critical infrastructure to support growth; globally significant research and innovation centre; and ‘G21 is Open for Business’ – proactive leadership and a culture of investment focused strategic and regulatory processes.

> The City of Greater Geelong, Victorian Government, Deakin University and the Committee for Geelong are working together on the Vision 2 project, which aims to develop a shared vision for the future development of Central Geelong. The project also aims to identify opportunities and strategies that will realise this vision and drive momentum and investment for the next 20 years. The name Vision 2 acknowledges the completion of the first vision for Geelong which resulted in the transformation of the Geelong waterfront.

> The City of Greater Geelong has entered into a sustainability covenant with Barwon Water, Geelong Manufacturing Council, Geelong Chamber of Commerce, Deakin University, Committee for Geelong and the Environment Protection Authority under the banner of Future Proofing Geelong, to deliver a more sustainable future for the city. A Low Carbon Growth Plan has been launched, which provides a clear direction to reduce the Geelong region’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The Future Proofing Geelong program will support building owners and industry transition to a low carbon future.

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> The $125m Section 4A of the Geelong Ring Road has been completed. The 2.5km extension includes an overpass of the Princes Highway with a direct connection to Anglesea Road.

> Construction of the $80m Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline has been completed, with commissioning now underway. The pipeline will have the capacity to deliver up to 16,000 million litres of drinking water a year to the Geelong region, equivalent to about half the region’s current supply. The Victorian Government contributed $20m to the project.

> VicRoads has completed the $65m realignment of the Breakwater Bridge, which has removed height restrictions and reduced flood impacts on Breakwater Road. The new bridge has improved access to the industrial area in Breakwater and the Belmont Common recreational area.

> The $31.3m Barwon Heads Bridge reconstruction has officially opened. The new bridge features a road bridge, pedestrian path and dedicated bike lanes in both directions.

> Work has been completed on the $30m Geelong Hospital upgrade. The development includes a 24 bed surgical ward, new operating theatres, eight new mental health beds and other theatre and infrastructure upgrades.

> Work has been completed on Techne Pty Ltd’s new $30m five storey office building in Little Ryrie Street, Geelong. Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office are tenants of the new building.

> Construction has finished on Stage 1 of the $26m redevelopment of the site on the corner of Moorabool and Kilgour Streets, Geelong. Stage 1, Kilgour Place, is a four storey social housing building, with 30 units and three ground level shops.

> The $20m redevelopment of Western Heights College in Vines Road, Hamlyn Heights has been completed. The state-of-the-art facility has combined the College’s three campuses and includes the Vines Road Community Centre.

> Aldi Australia has opened two new stores, one in Shannon Avenue, Geelong West and another in Murradoc Road, Drysdale. A third store will be built at South Valley Road, Highton. The three stores are expected to inject $18m into the local economy annually and create 180 ongoing jobs.

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> The Geelong North Vocational Education Cluster Trade Training Centre is now operational. The Centre received $11.2m in Federal Government funding to deliver qualifications in automotive, construction, engineering, hospitality, electrotechnology and hairdressing and services seven schools in Geelong’s north.

> Work has been completed on the $11m redevelopment of the Faggs Mitre 10 facility in South Geelong. E&S Trading has relocated to the existing Moorabool Street building whilst Mitre 10 has redeveloped the timber yard and the remainder of the site as a new hardware store.

> The City of Greater Geelong has completed infrastructure works for stage one of the Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct (GREP). Stage one, worth $7.8m, included the construction of O’Briens Road and associated drainage, creating land along the Geelong Ring Road in the south of the precinct that is fully serviced and ready for development. Once all three stages are completed the 500ha site will be the largest industrial area west of Melbourne.

> Work on Barwon Water’s Boundary Road water main has been completed. The 4.5km pipeline located along Boundary Road, west of the Surf Coast Highway at Grovedale, to Charlemont Road, Marshall, will be the primary source of drinking water for the Armstrong Creek development. Barwon Water will install approximately 24km of water mains to service Armstrong Creek. The Boundary Road main is the largest of three major pipelines, from which smaller mains will form a supply network servicing 22,000 residential lots.

> Work on the Geelong Transit Cities Project has been completed. The project included the $6.5m redevelopment of the entrance to the Geelong Railway Station (off Bayley Street), streetscape works to Cunningham Street and a series of way-finding map based signs to assist pedestrians and cyclists.

> The $6.5m redevelopment of the former Courthouse in Little Malop Street has been completed. The renovation features a theatre, back of house facilities, art gallery and administrative areas.

> Construction has been completed on The Gordon’s new $6m Geelong Technical Education Centre at its Boundary Road Campus, East Geelong. The new facility provides office accommodation, classroom facilities and trade workshops.

> The Victorian Government has given planning approval to Cotton On, which has allowed the retail chain to complete a $6m expansion of its global headquarters in Geelong and created up to 200 new jobs. The company has also received a $750,000 Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund (GIIF) grant to contribute to the expansion and relocate its distribution facilities to Lara.

> The City of Greater Geelong’s new $5.2m library in Waurn Ponds has been officially opened. The facility located next to Leisurelink, includes a public library, multi purpose community rooms, youth area, information technology lounge and children’s area.

> Belmont High School’s new $4.4m BioLAB has been completed. The new facility will encourage students to study science, sports science and biomechanics.

> Work has been completed on a new facility at the Shannon Park Centre, which includes a hydrotherapy pool and five activity rooms.

> Lara’s new $2.5m police station in Forest Road South has opened.

> Another $1.8m in grants has been expended as part of the Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund (GIIF). Projects at Southern Star Windows, Edge Glass and Insulpak have been completed, creating an estimated 80 jobs.

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• $505 million worth of construction projects have recently been completed across a wide range of sectors.