community life. child health services. There are also dedicated spaces for toy library and playgroups as well as consulting rooms for visiting professionals such as speech therapists and counsellors. Growing Our Economy: Securing Geelong's economic future. Priority Action / Target Status Comments Support existing Establish the Achieved Enterprise Geelong, the City of Greater businesses and City of Greater Geelong's dedicated resource for economic encourage new Geelong's new development initiatives was launched on and emerging economic Friday 2 May 2014. growth sectors development The role of Enterprise Geelong is to put the Maintain and unit; Enterprise spotlight on Geelong as the ideal location for generate new Geelong. business in south eastern Australia: to sustainable attract investment; support local business; employment and drive economic growth. opportunities. The Enterprise Geelong team has been together since August 2013 and the Enterprise Geelong Advisory Board has also been established with 10 members appointed to this board. There have been a number of accomplishments since the establishment of Enterprise Geelong including the negotiation of 46 hectares of land to be under contract at the Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct worth more than $1.3 billion and a potential for 1,000 jobs. In the future they hope to establish the Land 400 Geelong Defence Business Office and will play a major role in the 2014 Geelong Small Business Festival. Facilitate major Lara Town Achieved The Lara Town Centre Expansion has five infrastructure Centre phases. Progress is as follows: and investment expansion Construction of the new Lara Bowling Club • to enable project Progress - completed. economic construction Demolition of the existing Lara Bowling • growth works are Club Strengthen key underway. Progress - completed. existing Construction of the new Station Lake Road • infrastructure alignment assets and Progress - construction commenced. encourage new Demolition of the existing Station Lake •
community life. child health services. There are also dedicated spaces for toy library and playgroups as well as consulting rooms for visiting professionals such as speech therapists and counsellors. Growing Our Economy: Securing Geelong's economic future. Priority Action / Target Status Comments Support existing businesses and encourage new and emerging growth sectors Maintain and generate new sustainable employment opportunities. Establish the City of Greater Geelong's new economic development unit; Enterprise Geelong. Achieved Enterprise Geelong, the City of Greater Geelong's dedicated resource for economic development initiatives was launched on Friday 2 May 2014. The role of Enterprise Geelong is to put the spotlight on Geelong as the ideal location for business in south eastern Australia: to attract investment; support local business; and drive economic growth. The Enterprise Geelong team has been together since August 2013 and the Enterprise Geelong Advisory Board has also been established with 10 members appointed to this board. There have been a number of accomplishments since the establishment of Enterprise Geelong including the negotiation of 46 hectares of land to be under contract at the Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct worth more than $1.3 billion and a potential for 1,000 jobs. In the future they hope to establish the Land 400 Geelong Defence Business Office and will play a major role in the 2014 Geelong Small Business Festival. Facilitate major infrastructure and investment to enable economic growth Strengthen key existing infrastructure assets and encourage new Lara Town Centre expansion project construction works are underway. Achieved The Lara Town Centre Expansion has five phases. Progress is as follows: • Construction of the new Lara Bowling Club Progress - completed. • Demolition of the existing Lara Bowling Club Progress - completed. • Construction of the new Station Lake Road alignment Progress - construction commenced. • Demolition of the existing Station Lake
8d1a6c3f7d609dc-Annual%20Report%202013-14%20eText%20version.docx