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Cycling-mad Max on board for 2025 Family Ride

AFL superstar and cycling fan Max Gawn will head to Geelong in early 2025, swapping his regular red-and-blue Melbourne footy guernsey for cycling Lycra. The Demons premiership captain is set to participate in the GeelongPort Family Ride on January 31 as part of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race event. Gawn will ride with his sons George, 3, and … Continued

Celebrating 125 Years of Mission to Seafarers Geelong

Last week, GeelongPort had the privilege of celebrating a remarkable milestone with one of our longest standing community partners, Mission to Seafarers (MTS) Geelong, as they marked their 125th anniversary. During this time, Mission to Seafarers Geelong has provided vital support to seafarers from around the world, offering practical assistance, a safe place to rest, … Continued

Celebrating creativity in the community

GeelongPort is proud to sponsor an art competition inviting First Nations students at Northern Bay College to design the North Shore Football and Netball Club (NSFNC) Indigenous Round jumper for 2025. After a fantastic response of 20 entries, Year 12 student Lauren Kelly’s design was selected as the winning entry. Her artwork will be adapted … Continued

Local marine scientists in the making

GeelongPort is proud to continue its commitment to the environment and community through a new STEM education program, School Citizen Scientists with Marine Mammal Foundation. More than 250 year 7 and 8 students from Northern Bay College recently became citizen scientists for the day. Along the Queenscliff beach the students learnt about the marine mammals … Continued

The GeelongPort Family Ride is back in 2025

The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is pleased to announce the GeelongPort Family Ride is back and bigger than ever in 2025. Registrations are now open and free for cyclists of all ages and abilities to enjoy the perfect family activity ahead of an action-packed weekend of racing. In 2025, the course is increasing … Continued

GeelongPort receives fourth five-star GRESB rating

GeelongPort has achieved its fourth consecutive five-star GRESB rating with a score of 97 out of 100. The port was awarded first place globally for bulk ports that provide maintenance and operations support and placed in the top 20 per cent of all GRESB entities worldwide. The GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment is a robust assessment … Continued

Deputy PM supports GeelongPort offshore wind terminal

Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Corio Richard Marles and Member for Lara Ella George MP joined GeelongPort to showcase preparations for GeelongPort’s Renewables Terminal. GeelongPort announced plans in July 2022 to develop up to 25 hectares of land at its Oyster Cove site and build a new offshore wind farm terminal to support … Continued

Boral investment at GeelongPort secures cement supply

Boral Australia’s $170 million clinker grinding and cement storage facility at GeelongPort is able to grind about 1.3 million tonnes of clinker and slag a year for the company’s Victorian cement business. A critical element of the construction supply chain, Boral’s cement can be found in buildings of all types, including roads, bridges, tunnels, pathways, public … Continued

Lucie is an Ocean Mind winner

GeelongPort has been a proud supporter of Ocean Mind Incorporated for the past five years, and this year GeelongPort sponsored Ocean Mind’s annual art competition where participants were invited to draw what the ocean meant to them. A four-year Ocean Mind participant, Lucie, was the talented winner for her artwork which beautifully captured the feeling … Continued

NAIDOC Week at DjilangPort

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, GeelongPort again became DjilangPort, honouring the traditional Wadawurrung name of our city. Signage across DjilangPort’s two precincts, Corio Quay and Lascelles Wharf, were updated to reflect our name change for NAIDOC Week. In addition to the change to DjilangPort, our NAIDOC celebrations included an event at the National Wool Musuem … Continued