ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

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Community Safety and Security - Outcomes Outcome Measure Target Source Target Achieved Comment Safe Community Crime rate per 100,000 Not exceed Victorian rate Victoria Police Provisional Crime ✓ Victorian Rate 7,185 offences per population Statistics 100,000, Geelong 6,204 per 100,000 people. Emergency Management Municipal Emergency Updated annually Annual Municipal Emergency ✓ Plan updated in October 2007. Management Plan is updated Plan CITY OF GREATER GEELONG ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 Delivering on our Commitments: 2007-2008 Annual Business Plan Action Update Pillar : Community Safety and Security Safe Community Status St Leonards Lake safety improvements > Supervision for school crossings Contribution to Life Saving East Geelong Food Services centre driveway construction to improve safety for volunteers ✓ Ritchie Boulevard lighting improvements ✓ Central Geelong safety lighting improvements and camera upgrade > Safestart program for children in 0-8 age group focusing on preventing unintentional child injury initiatives Emergency Management Emergency management and response program Contribution to Emergency Management program Emergency maintenance (unplanned) on Council facilities Safe Built Environment Toilet block upgrades Central Geelong public toilets > Central Geelong footpath cleaning Street Lighting Key to status symbols (✓)Completed / Achieved (>) In progress - To be completed in 2008-2009 () Completed for 2007-2008/repeated annually (❖) On hold will determine future action 89
TRANSPORTATION Objective To enhance and improve the region’s local, public and freight transport systems and infrastructure. Highlights Improvement works at the Mercer, Malop and Gheringhap Street intersection were completed during the year. Works at the intersection were part of Council's wider East-West Traffic Strategy, aimed at improving the flow of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. One of the very important benefits of the new signalised intersection (replacing the previous roundabout) is the much-improved levels of pedestrian safety that it has brought to this busy part of Central Geelong. Other sites completed during the year include Malop and Fitzroy Street intersection and the Latrobe Tce clearway. Works that have commenced during the year and due for completion early in 2008-2009 include the Ryrie Street, Sydney Parade and Swanston Street intersection and the Garden Street and Portarlington Road intersection. Extensive consultation with cyclists and other road and trail users was carried out during the preparation of the Greater Geelong Cycle Strategy. Adopted by Council in March 2008, the strategy will provide Council with guidance on expanding Geelong’s on and off road cycle network, improving bicycle facilities, enhancing cyclist education and delivering promotions that encourage people to cycle as a means of transport, recreation and sport. Some of the major recommendations of the strategy include: > Building better links between paths, improving signage and developing safe crossing points. > Education programs aimed at schools and workplaces to encourage greater use of bicycles for daily commuting. > The construction of an amalgamated home of cycling containing a criterium circuit for road racing and training, plus a mountain bike trail and BMX facilities. The adoption of the Greater Geelong Cycle Strategy is very timely given the upcoming 2010 World Road Cycling Championships being held in Geelong. It also gives more impetus to our to bid to establish Geelong as a major cycling city. Implementation of this strategy will commence in 2008-2009. Achievements The Central Geelong Parking Precinct Plan was adopted by Council following consideration of public submissions and comments received through consultation. The plan applies to the whole of Central Geelong including the Waterfront and will ensure the most effective distribution of parking spaces. The plan also enables the City to collect funds from developers in lieu of them providing the prescribed amount of parking at their development site. This revenue would then be used by the City to develop public car parking infrastructure, ensuring the best possible use of available parking spaces. A new project called TravelSmart was launched in July 2007. Jointly funded by the City of Greater Geelong and the Department of Infrastructure, it is aimed at increasing the number of children who walk or ride to school. Thirty years ago 70 per cent of children walked or rode their bikes to school. Just one generation later only 30 per cent of primary school children walk or ride to school. There are six primary schools from the Bellarine Peninsula involved in the TravelSmart program: Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Barwon Heads, Leopold as well as Our Lady Star of the Sea and Surfside - both in Ocean Grove. This project has seen walking and cycling to school increase by 20 per cent at these schools. The Walking School Bus program saw two more schools added bringing the total to ten participating schools with 70 fully trained volunteers. Future Directions The Leopold Strategic Footpath Network will improve the amenity of Leopold and will mean more footpaths that link community facilities. This will also play a big part in improving access for people with disabilities. The project design involved a great deal of community consultation, with works due to commence in 2008-2009. A new link from the Geelong Railway Station to Mercer Street will be created after Council received State Government funding for the Geelong Transit City project. Street improvements through to the new Transport Accident Commission headquarters will also be funded. The $24.5 million in State funding to be spread over four years will also further assist development of Geelong’s Western Wedge precinct. 90
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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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Loans Council took out a loan of $3
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