A new program is teaching high-school students how to utilise data and clever technology to solve complex, real-world problems. A partnership between the Geelong Tech School, CSIRO’s Data61 and the City of Greater Geelong has made the program possible. The Bees with Backpacks program takes students on a four-week journey...
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Two peas in a (visitor) pod
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Multicultural Aged Care Services (MACS) in Geelong have been busy creating an innovative ‘Live Visitor Pod’ to enable relatives to visit loved ones face-to-face, all from a purpose built shipping container on site. The MACS Live Visitor Pod is a converted shipping container decked...
First ever Geelong Design Week to showcase our design-driven future
Geelong’s design-driven future will be in the spotlight next month as the City hosts the first ever Geelong Design Week from 19 – 29 March. More than 80 events including exhibitions, workshops, tours, projections, pop-up shops and an international innovation symposium are set to showcase why Geelong is Australia’s only...
2020 Good Design Awards Open
Australia’s only international design awards open for 2020 entry. Good Design Australia is calling for Australian and international entries to the 2020 Good Design Awards. The annual Good Design Awards program, recognises and celebrates excellence in cutting edge design and breakthrough innovation. Geelong businesses, creatives and innovators are encouraged to...
Geelong’s new nodes are a smart idea
Geelong’s first Smart Nodes – high-tech replacements for streetlight poles – are officially switched on following a launch event on the city’s waterfront. Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Alan Tudge said the new Smart Nodes were an exciting example of how innovative technology can be integrated into public...
Design driven: Deakin bringing Ford’s icon to life
A 3D version of the Ford Falcon Ute is being developed by Deakin researchers as part of a wider project exploring the social value of Geelong’s industrial design heritage. The 3D images of a 2009 Ford Falcon XR6 will be used to create a Virtual Reality (VR) pop-up museum experience...
Award-winning innovation: G2 Innovation continues to shine
Recently named as a finalist in the Australian Institute of Training and Development Excellence Awards, G2 Innovation is rapidly making a name as one of Australia’s best leading innovation and design thinking businesses. The team also won a Silver award for Best Learning and Capability Project at the LearnX awards....
Sustainable by design – new policy promotes higher standards
Developments in the region will address new building standards for sustainability after an amendment was approved by the Minister for Planning. The amendment was proposed by the City of Greater Geelong to include Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) as a requirement within the Geelong planning scheme. Approval was granted by the...
Champion coders
Local tech business Codeacious and its co-founders Glenn Schmidt and Ian Priddle are creating clever design solutions for businesses and organisations of all shapes and sizes. As one of the first Geelong – UNESCO City of Design Champions, Codeacious demonstrates that smart software design doesn’t just help businesses, it can...
Green Spine awarded 2019 Civic Landscape award
Geelong’s Green Spine has won another award – this time at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) National Landscape Architecture Awards. The joint City-state government initiative was a winner in the Civic Landscape category. The jury celebrated the project’s inclusion of intimate spaces not often seen in streetscape design,...