Victoria is Australia’s largest food and fibre exporter by value, and GeelongPort is proud to play a role in supporting the Victorian agricultural sector. The 2022-23 Food and Fibre Export Performance Report released by Victorian Government Treasurer Tim Pallas shows that the state achieved an increase of 7 per cent in export value, taking the total to … Continued
On Friday 26 January, more than 700 people descended on the Geelong waterfront for the GeelongPort Family Ride, where people of all ages got to ride along 1.3km of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race track. People of all ages took part in the ride, from babies in prams right through to parents and grandparents … Continued
GeelongPort has taken an important step in its journey to reconciliation through the release of its Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The Innovate RAP is GeelongPort’s second RAP which will guide the organisation’s reconciliation activity through to December 2025, ensuring GeelongPort is meaningfully contributing to reconciliation in Australia. At this week’s launch, emerging Wadawurrung artist … Continued
GeelongPort is expecting a unique visitor next week with the Helix Q7000 Well Intervention Unit on its way to Lascelles Wharf. Used for oil and gas field decommissioning, the specialist well intervention vessel will be located at Berth 3 at Lascelles Wharf for approximately twelve days to prepare for deployment into Bass Strait. What is … Continued
GeelongPort’s Stephanie Pickett has won the General Counsel of the Year Award at the national Lawyers Weekly 2023 Women in Law Awards. Overall, Stephanie was among the 10 highest scoring winners across all categories meaning she was also a finalist for the Women in Law Excellence Award. The Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards is known to be the … Continued
GeelongPort has today published its second annual Sustainability Report, providing a comprehensive overview of its sustainability performance across the business. The report, completed in accordance with GRI Standards, provides a deep dive into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) activity taking place at GeelongPort, as we work towards our aspiration of becoming Australia’s most sustainable … Continued
Cadel Evans and Ella George MP Member for Lara visited GeelongPort and Northern Bay College in Corio to announce GeelongPort as the new naming-rights partner of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Family Ride. Taking place on Friday 26 January, the GeelongPort Family Ride will see cyclists – big and small – pedal the … Continued
GeelongPort recently played a key part in helping Flexi Grain facilitate a 52,000 tonne export sale of durum wheat, bound for Algeria in Northern Africa. The shipment from GeelongPort is another major export sale made by Flexi Grain on behalf of its growers. Unlike traditional export sales, where growers sell to a local buyer who … Continued
On the first anniversary of Spirit of Tasmania’s arrival at GeelongPort, economic data shows that the service has brought a $21 million tourism boost to the Greater Geelong and Bellarine region. Spirit of Tasmania’s move has also brought 750 direct and indirect jobs to the region, across both tourism and freight. GeelongPort Chief Executive Officer, … Continued
GeelongPort has achieved a five-star GRESB rating for a third consecutive year, again putting the business in the top 20% of all GRESB participants globally, with maintained score of 97 out of 100. The GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment is a robust assessment tool which allows GeelongPort to benchmark its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) progress … Continued