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 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 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
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
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
GeelongPort’s Sinead Redmond has taken out the Excellence in Construction Award at the national Women in Industry Awards for 2024. Winning the national award is recognition of Sinead’s years of advocacy and volunteering in the construction industry and reflects her dedication to gender equity, diversity and inclusion. “It is a huge honour to win the … Continued
The North Shore Football and Netball Club sponsors breakfast was a great chance to celebrate the club’s 2024 Indigenous jumper design alongside Victorian Government Treasurer Tim Pallas MP, local member Ella George MP and City of Greater Geelong councillors Anthony Aitken and Sarah Hathway. Each year the artwork is designed by a talented student from Northern … Continued
GeelongPort is leading the way in sustainable asset management with its recent underwater asset trial using cutting-edge Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) technology. Maintaining existing assets in optimal condition to support port operations is a crucial priority for all Australian ports. The challenge is that many capital-intensive assets are underwater and hard to see. Through a … Continued
GeelongPort has handled over 500,000 tonnes of Vestas wind turbine equipment for the Golden Plains Wind Farm, which is being developed by TagEnergy at a cost of $2 billion for its 756 MW first phase. With another vessel at GeelongPort this week, the volume of components expertly transported to Rokewood near Geelong will continue to … Continued
With Clean Up Australia Day taking place yesterday, GeelongPort last week held a clean-up of Seagull Paddock in North Geelong, in partnership with Corio Waste Management and the Friends of Cowies Creek. More than 40 people from across the three organisations gathered for a one-hour clean up of the area bordering Cowies Creek, and the … Continued