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Design is at the forefront of our city’s future success

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We are the makers and the dreamers

Geelong has a long and proud history as a creative city and leader in design.

In October 2017, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) designated Geelong as a City of Design. We are Australia’s first (and only) City of Design and join an international network of 180 cities committed to the power of creativity and innovation in building sustainable cities. It’s about collaboration, culture, planning, people and prosperity – working together for a clever and creative future for all.

“Design” embodies a definition as diverse as our community. The UCCN designation recognises the design history of Greater Geelong.  From the region’s Aboriginal heritage, to textiles and wool production, automotive manufacturing and surf culture, design is embedded in our community.

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Being part of the UNESCO Creative Cities network has two key aims:

Raise awareness about the power of creativity and innovation in building sustainable cities and communities. Promoting cooperation with and among cities that identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.

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Design is at the forefront of our city’s future success

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  • Urban Form

    Urban Form

    Geelong’s urban form echoes influences from our past with increasing emphasis on our unique lifestyle and reinvigorated central business district. Designers apply clever use of colour, shade, materials, shapes and aesthetics to create community spaces which are warm and inviting.Read More
  • Industrial / Commercial

    Industrial / Commercial

    With over 5,200 business in the creative industry sectors in the region and hundreds more at micro business development stage, Geelong has a vibrant commercial design base.Read More
  • Social / Cultural

    Social / Cultural

    Geelong is at an inflection point; ready to realise a vibrant, clever, creative future. As part of the transformation, the City of Greater Geelong embarked on a community consultation program that informed the City’s vision for the next 30 years.Read More
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  • Aspirations of a City – Design Week in Geelong
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    The Geelong creative community is buzzing as Melbourne Design Week presents its largest program to date with more than 200+ talks, exhibitions, tours and workshops that explore how design can shape the future. In 2019, the program expands to Geelong Read More
  • International attention for Geelong wheel invention
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    A Deakin University Masters student has collaborated with a Geelong business to help market a bicycle invention. Simple ideas are often the best when it comes to successful products. Geelong engineering firm CET Group have designed a clever Read More
  • City of Design inspiring new projects in 2019
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    A visit to Europe by Mayor Bruce Harwood has provided major inspiration and opened up a range of possibilities for Geelong, as the city looks to make the most of its UNESCO City of Design status. The Mayor and City of Greater Geelong Manager of Read More
  • Geelong Project goes global
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    A MAJOR US city is taking inspiration from Geelong to tackle youth homelessness. Later this year, Seattle could replicate the tactics used in the Geelong Project, an initi­ative that has seen a big ­reduction in homelessness among young people. A Read More

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