Annual Report 2008-2009 Summary - City of Greater Geelong

The 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships will be held in Geelong in
September 2010. More than 720 competitors from 48 countries will compete and
they will be watched by a worldwide television audience of some 400 million people.
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A $248,000 grant from the Australian
Government’s Community Water Grants
program will cover the costs of the backwash
recycling system and a water harvesting system,
which will be set up in the roof.
This is the biggest sports and leisure project ever
undertaken by Council and the new facility will
be a vital community asset, utilising the latest
environmental technology.
The new Leisurelink is expected to open early
in 2010.
Armstrong Creek
Geelong’s largest growth area, Armstrong
Creek will be home to approximately 55,000
people. Safe, quiet streets, walking and cycling
paths and close by schools and shops will
promote neighbourly connections. The vision
for Armstrong Creek is one of sustainability,
responsible and smart growth.
Two employment precincts will provide for a
diverse range of employment, with home-based
businesses encouraged. Armstrong Creek is set
to deliver 22,000 jobs across both traditional and
emerging industries.
Activity centres will provide a heart to residential
areas focusing on co-location of services -
business and retail, education, recreation, health
and wellbeing.
Armstrong Creek is located south of the
Warrnambool - Melbourne rail line and stops
short of Mount Duneed Road leaving the ridge
of hills as a natural boundary and backdrop to
the development. The western edge reaches to
Ghazeepore Road and the eastern boundary
extends past Barwon Heads Road in the
Marshall area.
The City of Greater Geelong and the Department
of Planning and Community Development have
prepared an Integrated Infrastructure Delivery
Plan in conjunction with other agencies.
Measures will be put in place to ensure the new
community is as environmentally sustainable
as possible. There will be a web of walking and
cycling paths provided so residents are not car
dependent. Roads will give higher priority to
pedestrians and cyclists.
The planning takes into account future
extension of existing rail services including a
possible rail connection to Torquay, a station
west of the growth area, and a future east-west
road link from the new Geelong Ring Road to
the Bellarine Peninsula.
Planning for this development commenced in
2005, with the first lots expected to be available
in 2010.
For more information on what’s
planned for the year ahead please
refer to City Plan 2009-2013 at
www.geelongaustralia.com
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