Welcome to the Geelong region, the best place to live.

The Geelong region is the fastest growing region in Victoria and home to the best surf beaches, gourmet food producers and wineries as well as internationally recognised major events. With a healthy and diverse economy, low unemployment, great access to services, world-class education and fabulous lifestyle choices within easy reach of Melbourne, the Geelong region is fast becoming the best place to live.

Shoppers spoilt for choice

There’s no need to leave Geelong to go shopping, the range is as good as anywhere – that’s the message from the Central Geelong Marketing Committee. In fact, for committee chairman Mark Davis and his wife, who have their home in Ballarat, Geelong is their preferred shopping destination... READ MORE

Healthy city, healthy bodies

Geelong fitness trainer Steve (Stoofa) Lewry has seen more sunrises over Corio Bay than most people, and he never gets sick of the view. He holds his group fitness workouts along the Geelong waterfront, starting at Eastern Beach near the new Edgewater apartments... READ MORE

Melbourne? I tried living there…

People often ask Brad Ivens why he doesn’t move to Melbourne. But the 33-year old senior tax manager at Ernst & Young wonders how people live in Melbourne. “I just couldn’t see myself living up there again,” he says... READ MORE

Work scheme becomes a source of glass artwork

Expressing Aboriginal art in glass is the focus for Wathaurong Glass, a successful manufacturer and retailer in North Geelong... READ MORE

Location is no accident

Before the decision was made in December 2005 to relocate the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) from Melbourne to Geelong, for many TAC employees a move to Geelong had not featured in their lifeplans... READ MORE

Store that hit fashion bullseye

Target’s corporate affairs manager Lynn Semjaniv remembers the days when people used to cut the labels from Target clothing. “The store was affectionately known with that French pronunciation – Targé – and people were sometimes a little embarrassed to buy their clothes there,” she recalls. “But things have changed a lot – we are now very much a mid-market department store... READ MORE

Designs on car of the future

Depleting oil reserves and rising petrol costs are adding urgency to the quest to make cars more fuel-efficient. Part of the solution is to make cars lighter so they use less energy, and that’s just what Deakin PhD researcher Mandy Herring is working towards...READ MORE

Home to a lively arts scene

Performing arts teacher Tanya Stewart knows how important the arts are to a child’s development, so when an opportunity came along to take her five-month old daughter to a performance of Milly, Jack and the Dancing Cat at the Colac Otways Performing Arts and Cultural Centre (COPACC), Ms Stewart didn’t hesitate... READ MORE