Mayor Cr Bruce Harwood said this year's results are an endorsement from the community that the City is on the right track.

The City of Greater Geelong in association with the Nightlife Association will hold a Geelong nightlife forum on Wednesday 20 June from 7pm until 9pm.

Some yarn was spun and some yarns were told at the National Wool Museum last night when more than 150 guests enjoyed a National Wool Museum collection celebration event.

The Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team has chosen to revise its spring training arrangements fro 2008 and so will not return to Geelong next year.

Geelong Regional Library Board has increased numbers of loans and reservations for library members.

Cr Peter McMullin said funding for Council's 2007-2008 Community Arts and Community Festivals Grants Program would increase by 50 per cent.

The City will offer summer sports clubs the same level of assistance as it provided to winter sports clubs to help offset the effects of water restrictions on sports grounds.

The City of Greater Geelong has adopted its 2007-2008 Budget and Rating Strategy after considering public submissions on the proposed budget.

As part of its state wide review VicRoads has invited Council to nominate any local roads that Council coniders should be reclassified as arterial roads.

On Tuesday night Council adopted the Jetty Road Urban Growth Plan.

Cr Jan Farrell said she and other Council representatives today attended a safety meeting that was facilitated by Geelong Police.

Nine Geelong children's services have become the first in the state to receive their Kids - 'Go For Your Life' award.

Drug Action Week began today with two significant events - the placing of the memorial crosses at Johnstone Park and a Youth Arts Exhibition.

Aspiring filmmakers, musicians and actors, mark these dates in your diary - 21,22 and 23 September 2007.

Cr Barbara Abley said the upgrading of Balyang Sanctuary had gone 'exceptionally well'.

Mayor Cr Bruce Harwood said the Dalai Lama was a tremendous inspiration to thousands of people from throughout the world.

Cr Rod Macdonald said Council would seek the appointment of an independent panel to consider submissions on a planning scheme amendment which would facilitate the rezoning of land to the rear of the Belmont hotel in High St.

A park and ride bus services aimed at people who work in Central Geelong will be extended following a successful three-month trial of the service.

The City of Greater Geelong's vehicle fleet is going green through a policy aimed at reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced by City vehicles.

The City of Greater Geelong today officially welcomed 300 new residents to the Geelong and Colac region as part of the State Government's Skilled Migration Strategy 2004-2007.

Climate change was the theme of World Environment Day 2007 and the focus of discussions both at a global level and locally.

Residents on the Bellarine Peninsula will have access to a greater variety of transport thanks to the Bellarine Building Connections project, said Mayor Cr Bruce Harwood.