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Geelong Leads Glasgow, Malmö on Renewables Yet Lags Urban Green Space
A new international benchmarking review puts Geelong ahead of some post-industrial peers on renewable energy uptake but well behind on urban greening and coastal resilience funding.
Geelong's three fastest-growing suburbs strain infrastructure amid thousands of new residents
Councillors and community groups escalated pressure on state and federal governments this week as Armstrong Creek, Charlemont and Lara struggle to keep pace with thousands of new residents.
Geelong's City Deal: How Billions Will Transform the Region Over Decades
With hundreds of millions in federal and state money already committed, Geelong's City Deal is entering a critical phase, and the choices made in the next 18 months will shape the region for decades.
Geelong Council Clashes Over Rezoning, City Deal Spending This Week
From a contentious Surf Coast rezoning push to fresh scrutiny over the City Deal spend, Greater Geelong's councillors had a full plate this week.
Discover Geelong: Your Complete Guide to Top Local Attractions
An evergreen guide to getting out and about in Geelong.
Geelong's Transport Future: Residents Say They're Being Left Behind
From Waurn Ponds to Lara, community members are demanding answers as major transport projects grind through planning delays while their daily commutes get worse.
How Geelong's Property Listings Ended Up Flooded With the Wrong Photos, and What Led Us Here
A chain of rapid-fire database migrations, agency mergers and pandemic-era shortcuts left thousands of Geelong home listings carrying mismatched or duplicated images, and the cleanup is still underway.
Geelong's Major Infrastructure Projects Transform Transport and Recreation
From expanded public transport to new recreation spaces, Geelong’s numerous infrastructure projects promise tangible benefits for residents and neighbourhoods alike.
Geelong Reshapes Identity Beyond Auto Industry With Major Investments
As the city transitions from its automotive era, major developments and investments are set to reshape Geelong's identity and economy.
Geelong Residents Fight Back Against Photo Theft on Social Media
From Belmont to Newtown, local community members describe the distress of finding their photos duplicated and misused across social media and fake profiles.
Geelong Real Estate Listings Plagued by Duplicate Photos, Complicating Buyers
A deep dive into the history of duplicate and replacement imagery in local real estate and council records, and how the region arrived at a quiet but consequential data problem.
Geelong's Corrupted Digital Records Cost Residents Thousands in Property Disputes
Duplicate and mismatched images embedded in council records, property listings and community databases are creating real headaches for Geelong homeowners, renters and local businesses.
Geelong discovers thousands of corrupted ghost images in digital records system
Duplicate and corrupted images have quietly accumulated across council and institutional databases for years; here's the trail that led to the problem.
Geelong Renters Lose Thousands to Fake Property Photos in Crisis
Duplicate and digitally altered listing images are misleading Geelong tenants at a time when vacancy rates sit below 1.5 percent and competition for homes has never been fiercer.
Geelong Council Spent Thousands Fixing Duplicate Photo Disaster in Archives
A slow accumulation of duplicated digital images across City of Greater Geelong systems has forced a rethink of how local government stores, tags and retrieves visual records.
Geelong officials tackle massive backlog of outdated digital images
Councils, planners and community groups across the Barwon region are grappling with a growing backlog of duplicate and outdated imagery distorting planning records, property listings and heritage documentation.
Geelong's Growth: Five Key Factors Driving Recent Transition
Exploring the factors that led to Geelong's current state of transition and growth
Geelong Faces Critical Environmental Deadline: New Data Reveals Urgent Action Needed
From carbon targets to coastal erosion rates, the data behind Geelong's environmental decisions reveals how much is at stake, and how little time there is to act.
How Geelong Became Ground Zero for Victoria's Housing Crunch: The Road That Led Here
Decades of planning decisions, a post-Ford industrial reckoning, and a pandemic-era population surge have pushed Geelong's housing market to a breaking point, and first home buyers are paying the price.