Geelong has a highly skilled and diverse workforce. Career options range from  professionals and administrators, to technicians, tradespeople and apprentices. World-class education and training providers work with local organisations to deliver suitable and practical training. Employees have opportunities to up-skill in everything from advanced management practices to highly sought after trade skills.

The Geelong region has a healthy and buoyant employment market of more than 130,000 people.

The region has more than 40 employment agencies operating across a range of specialist fields such as nursing, hospitality, science, manufacturing, legal and administration.

Geelong’s proximity to Melbourne provides additional work options.

Efficient road and rail systems enable more than 11,000 workers to commute to Melbourne each day whilst enjoying the lifestyle benefits of calling Geelong home.

When Tracey Mossop and her husband David Andueza opened a restaurant in their hometown of Inverleigh last year, they had no real idea what to expect. Their aim was to expand on the popularity of the take-away food they prepared and sold in the town’s general store... READ MORE

With its location on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, Geelong is a great place for messing about in boats, whether your passion is sailing, rowing or fishing... READ MORE

‘Cleaner air for everyone’ is the mission of Geelong-based company Green Diesel Corp, set up about 10 years ago to refine and commercialise a revolutionary diesel fuel-injection system developed by local combustion engineer Ron Kukler in his garage... READ MORE

The retail chain Cotton On began life humbly on a market stall in Geelong just 17 years ago. The thriving company now has 400 stores worldwide, yet despite plans to expand and operate 2016 stores by the year 2016, the Cotton On headquarters will always remain where it all started, in Geelong... READ MORE

Australia’s low jobless rates are translating to a strong employment market in Geelong – a trend that’s evident in online job ads and confirmed by local employers and recruitment agencies... READ MORE

Expanding health and research facilities are making the Geelong region attractive to a growing number of professionals.

Geelong could be a serious biotechnology hub and a competitive region worldwide if it attracts the right companies and staff, says the head of Geelong pharmaceutical development company ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals... READ MORE

In a world-first discovery, Barwon Health’s Associate Professor Mark Kirkland found a way to make beating heart cells from the stem cells of skeletal muscles. Ever since, the science and medical worlds’ eyes have followed the progress of the Geelong-based Director of Barwon Biomedical Research and his research teams... READ MORE

When Manon and Raadj Asarfi arrived in Australia from Holland three-and-a-half years ago, their permits did not allow them to work in Melbourne. As it turned out, the restriction was by no means a hindrance; in fact, it led to one of the best decisions the Asarfis ever made... READ MORE

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

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

Victoria Nicholson had been living and working in Townsville when her colleagues at the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) told her about the environmental improvements Shell Australia was making at its Geelong oil refinery... READ MORE

Juggling work and family life is difficult, particularly for young parents, but the wide availability of child care means parents in the Geelong region face one less headache than those in state capitals. Waiting lists for child care are common in bigger cities, but the Geelong region is well equipped to care for the area’s growing child population... READ MORE

From the Bellarine Peninsula to the Otway Ranges and western plains, the Geelong region supports a remarkable variety of land and sea-based food industries. Milk and wine, olives and sheep’s cheese, mussels and crayfish, berries and potatoes are just some of the produce grown in the area... READ MORE

For the past 12 years, the Queenscliff Music Festival has provided a window to the culture and diversity that the seaside town has to offer... READ MORE

Victoria’s surf industry has come a long way since enthusiasts first started making and selling boards and crude rubber wetsuits to support their passion. It has put Torquay and the Surf Coast on the world map... READ MORE

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