ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

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CITY OF GREATER GEELONG ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 Taya Barnett Newcomb Park Primary School Age: 10 ‘Geelong is a great place to live because it has lots of historical and interesting places like the rotunda at Johnstone Park which has been around for many years. So come and enjoy Geelong like I do and I’m sure you will too.’ 73
HEALTH AND WELLBEING Objective To have an integrated approach to improving the health, wellbeing and social capital of the community. Highlights The City of Greater Geelong won a national award from the Heart Foundation for its Healthy Beginnings Strategy aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of children. The strategy is a package of 11 complementary programs and initiatives to improve the level of children's physical activity and nutrition throughout Geelong. Programs include the Start Right Eat Right Program, Romp and Chomp Project, Geelong Kids Go For Your Life Project, Learn to Swim Scholarship Program and Structured Active Play in Early Childhood Project. Geelong was a sea of blue and white on the first Wednesday in October 2007 as tens of thousands of fans turned out to honour the 2007 AFL Premiers, the Geelong Football Club. The City of Greater Geelong hosted a motorcade of the premiership players and team officials before captain Tom Harley was presented with the key to the city on stage at Johnstone Park. City staff and contractors worked many hours to ensure that not only the parade but also the Grand Final Day Live Site and Supporters Day celebrations at Skilled Stadium went off without a hitch. These post match celebrations raised community spirit and connectedness for months after the event. Achievements The new Youth Strategy 2007-2011 was launched in September 2007. The Youth Strategy 2007-2011 will play a fundamental role in ensuring the needs of the region’s 41,000 young people are met. It aims to help young people thrive and realise their potential in their own community. The strategy identifies a range of actions to be implemented within the following six areas: Places and spaces; Advocacy; Youth participation; Programs and events; Communication; and Capacity building. Implementation of the Youth Strategy has commenced with some of the initiatives carried out over the last 12 months including: > City of Greater Geelong Impetus2008 Youth Awards. > YouthCan website redevelopment. > Place based youth activities held across the municipality. > Purchase of new portable skate ramps. > YouthCan van refurbishment. > Facilitation of events such as Youth Week, SKAART (Skate and Art) and Get on Board. The Whittington Community Renewal Project is a clear example of what can be achieved when we form cross-government, organisation and community partnerships. In the past 12 months Council has supported the project in the following ways: > Conducted community engagement activities to increase social connectedness. > Developed the Community Gate Project. > Held the Whittington Community Festival (Flamefest). > Conducted regular school holiday programs. > Supported the development of an editorial committee and publication of the Whittington Voice newsletter. > Constructed Whittington Link barbeque and completed tree planting. > Formed a youth advisory committee. In October 2007 over 8,000 people attended events held during the 2007 Victorian Seniors Festival Geelong. The festival comprised 72 events including performances by the Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir, the Geelong Senior Citizens' Super Vet Cycling Handicap, a workshop on writing life stories or family histories, and an information session on how to become a volunteer. During the year the Grovedale Community Centre received a major renovation and was established as a Neighbourhood House, bringing the number of Neighbourhood Houses in the municipality to 11. Other community facilities to receive upgrades were St Leonards community facility, Ruthven Street Playgroup and the Ocean Grove Community Hall. Future Directions The development of the Youth Activities Area at the Waterfront will provide the region’s young people with a dedicated area for a wide range of sport and recreation activities and events. The $1.3 million facility will include skateable surfaces, half-court basketball, stages and multi-purpose outdoor spaces. The unique aspect about this facility is that young people will be heavily involved in the management and maintenance, as well as organising youth events to be held there. 74
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THE YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS Satyam Tech
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OVERVIEW Welcome to the City of Gre
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OUR HISTORY - FROM JILLONG TO GEELO
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