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Shaun Cumming
May 20, 20242 min read
Keeping the Value of Water in Focus
All of us use water in our daily lives. While many people no doubt pause to consider its value, so often do we use water around the house...

Michael Johnston
May 15, 20242 min read
2024-25 Federal Budget Overview
Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered a second successive surplus, expected at $9.3b. From 2024-25 however, we will see a return to deficit start

Michael Johnston
May 8, 20243 min read
2024-25 Victorian Budget Analysis
In her first budget as Premier, Jacinta Allan has focussed on support for families coupled with fiscal discipline in an effort to limit...


David Meade
Apr 26, 20242 min read
You can't be what you can't see
Inclusion, equality, equity—words we hear more and more in our daily conversations, yet words that often carry different meanings...


Diana Taylor
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Leadership done The Geelong Way
As the curtain opened on GMHBA’s Joel Selwood Stand on Saturday 16 March 2024 in front of a crowd of almost 40,000 people, I reflected on...


Michael Johnston
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Diana Taylor AM 2023 Frank Costa Leadership Award Recipient
The Committee for Geelong (CfG) this morning announced Diana Taylor AM as the recipient of the 2023 Frank Costa Leadership...


Michael Johnston
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Statement on proposed waste to energy facility
The Committee for Geelong has joined a growing list of local organisations and individuals opposing the proposed waste to energy facility...


Lyndsay Sharp
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Lyndsay Sharp Op-ED
My all time favourite Australian band, Hunters & Collectors has a song called “Do you see what I see?” And when it comes to our region,...


Michael Johnston
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Geelong ready for offshore wind
While many of us were still enjoying our summer break, a major decision was made by the Federal Government about offshore wind in...


Luke Rayner
Jan 5, 20242 min read
Geelong Racing Club
The Geelong Racing Club continues to look to be a progressive business in the hospitality and entertainment landscape within the Greater...

Michael Johnston
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Cancellation of the fast rail project
We’ve been warm bathed into the announcement for months now, so it is not a huge surprise. That doesn’t take the sting out of it.

Committee for Geelong
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Welcome to Future Geelong
The Committee for Geelong unveiled the Future Geelong Map at their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 26 October 2023.
The map is the final


Michael Johnston
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Statement on the cancellation of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games
Much has been said of the opportunity cost to Victoria in delivering the Games at the reforecast amount of $6-7B
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