Sport and Recreation portfolio holder Cr John Mitchell said a vandalism attack at the Vines Road Skate Park and Playground was a 'sensless act of destruction' on a much loved community asset.

She has dominated the Australian music charts and airwaves, her album remains firmly lodged in the ARIA Top Ten 36 weeks after its release - and she's headed to Geelong!

Throughout the year, but especially in spring, our local waterways are full of life. In particular their are numerous water birds which breed and raise thier young.

Arts, Culture and Education portfolio holder Cr Peter McMullin said the City''s new Arts and Festival Grants Program would provide valuable support to emerging artists and festival organizers.

On Tuesday night Council received the Annual Report on the activities of the Geelong Major Events Committee.

More than 600 people from nine different townships have contributed to the preperation of a straegic plan aimed at managing growth on the Bellarine Peninsula.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Jan Farrell said in the past financial year Council had allocated $3.8 million to community initiatives.

Cr Barbara Abley said the Economic Development Strategy 2205-2010 adopted by Council was part of a longer-term vision for the municipality.

Cr Peter McMullin said the decision to merge the Newtown and Chilwell libraries into one library at Chilwell would help to strengthn library services across the municipality.

City of Greater Geelong acting Mayor david Saunderson said today the community would be outraged at today's decision by the Victorian Civil Administrative Tibunal clearing the way for the transport and storage of chemical butadiene in Corio.

Food and wine enthusiasts from around the region were at the Carousel today for the launch of the annual Toast to the Coast Food and Wine Festival.

Planning consultancy David Lock Associates has been appointed to assist the City of Greater Geelong in the preparation of the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Tom O'Connor said the City's expenditure on environmentally friendly products for 2004-2005 represented an increase of 500 percent on that of 2003-2004.

On Tuesday night Council resolved to adopt the Waste Management Future Directions Strategy

"Since its launch in November 2004 Film Geelong has helped facilitate a considerable range of film, television and stills production in the Geelong area," said City of Greater Geelong Mayor Cr John Mitchell.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Rod Macdonald said with the pending construction of WestConnect, the Geelong Bypass, a significant opportunity existed for the creation of a shared path to provide a recreation link across the City.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor John Mitchell said that Pioneer Park in Waurn Ponds was Council's preferred site for the development of the Leisurelink replacement facility.

City of Greater Geelong Council will make a formal submission to VicRoads commenting on the Environmental Effects Statement and proposed Planning Scheme Amendment for Section Three of the Geelong Bypass.

City of Greater Geelong Council has asked the developer to provide more detailed information on a proposal to build a specialty store on the old Kinnears Ropeworks site in Geelong West.

City of Greater Geelong Councillor Tom O'Connor said the residents of the Geelong region deserved 'a huge pat on the back' for the way in which they had embraced the municipality's new kerbside recycling and waste collection system.

Greater Geelong CEO Kay Rundle said Council's General Manager of Corporate Services, Peter Gould, had made 'an enormous contribution to the municipality' during his 10 years as the head of the City's financial operations.