BRIGHT FUTURE
Geelong to Melbourne within 30 minutes International airport connecting Geelong to state capitals and Asia 10,000 people living in central Geelong 20 per cent less crime than rest of the state
EDUCATION / EMPLOYMENT
The number of school leavers engaged in work or post-school study is higher than the Victorian average.
Greater Geelong’s workforce participation rate is higher than the Victorian average.
Increasing the percentage of the community actively participating in arts and cultural activities.
SOCIAL INCLUSION
No Greater Geelong postcodes in the bottom 20 per cent of socio-economic indexes.
100 per cent of public places in Greater Geelong are disability access compliant.
Over 50 per cent of residents reporting their health as very good orr excellent.
TRANSPORT
Being able to travel to Melbourne from Geelong within 30 minutes, and from the Bellarine Peninsula within 65 minutes using a variety of travel options.
An international freight terminal and passenger airport within the city-region, connecting Greater Geelong to all Australian state capitals and Asia.
Fifty per cent of journeys to work are made by public transport, walking or cycling.
HOUSING
10,000 people live in Central Geelong.
Fifty per cent of new housing construction to be conducted within existing urban areas.
LAW & ORDER
Ninety-five per cent of residents agree that they feel safe in the area where theyey live.
Crime statistics are 20 per cent below the state average.
TOURISM
The total number of visitors to the city/ region increases by 2.1 per cent a year.
Expenditure by visitors to the city/ region increases by 3.8 per cent per annum.
ENVIRONMENT
Suburban tree canopy is greater than 25 per cent.
Increasing the per cent of the city-region that is preserved as natural habitat.
No net loss of open space by suburb.
SUSTAINABILITY
Greater Geelong being a carbon neutral city.
Twenty per cent of all water used in the municipality is sourced from alternative sources. From ‘Greater Geelong: A Clever and Creative Future’