G21 Region, many services continue to Changes impacting on be centrally based, including tertiary education, major community needs hospitals, transit connections, commercial and expectations head offices, and as such, will reinforce the city centre as a service and employment hub. Central Geelong is in a Keeping pace with constant state of flux innovation with changes impacting on community needs There is a sense that Geelong (and much and expectations. of the nation) is in the middle of a period of significant change as technology These influences are becomes integral to the way we live, work and play. Co-working space, makerspaces, described the emergence of creative industries and in the following pages and disruptive technologies are all rising and making an impact on how we engage with have been informed by a the world. review of regeneration These changes, and those to come, will and revitalisation case have an influence on community life and in particular the way CBD’s are revitalised studies. and shaped. Rapid growth and growing demand The rapidly growing regional population is likely to continue to generate increased demand for services and facilities within Central Geelong. Given its role as the regional centre for the
Changes impacting on community needs and expectations Central Geelong is in a constant state of flux with changes impacting on community needs and expectations. These influences are described in the following pages and have been informed by a review of regeneration and revitalisation case studies. Rapid growth and growing demand The rapidly growing regional population is likely to continue to generate increased demand for services and facilities within Central Geelong. Given its role as the regional centre for the G21 Region, many services continue to be centrally based, including tertiary education, major hospitals, transit connections, commercial head offices, and as such, will reinforce the city centre as a service and employment hub. Keeping pace with innovation There is a sense that Geelong (and much of the nation) is in the middle of a period of significant change as technology becomes integral to the way we live, work and play. Co-working space, makerspaces, the emergence of creative industries and disruptive technologies are all rising and making an impact on how we engage with the world. These changes, and those to come, will have an influence on community life and in particular the way CBD’s are revitalised and shaped.