Apply for our Ocean Grove District Ride Centre reference group

Councillor Stephanie Asher, Bellarine Ward:

“It’s vital that we consider the many different positions that are held in relation to the development of the Ocean Grove District Ride Centre.

The City of Greater Geelong is calling on community members to consider becoming a part of the Ocean Grove District Ride Centre Community Reference Group.

A District Ride Centre is a bike facility that includes features such as a jump park, pump track, and skills and trials area.

Joining the reference group will provide an opportunity to assist with progressing the detailed design of the District Ride Centre.

Council has noted that Kingston Park, Ocean Grove, is the preferred location for a District Ride Centre.

The Community Reference Group will comprise up to 12 people and provide information, advice, and views regarding specific issues, ideas, and suggestions to inform the design.

The City is striving for diverse membership to bring a broad range of perspectives for the design of the District Ride Centre.

The Community Reference Group will meet for three workshops of up to three hours, in Ocean Grove, across March, April and May 2023.

Greater Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan:

“It’s important that we have a range of perspectives contributing to the conversation, so we hope to draw on people with a variety of connections to Kingston Park.

A facility like this has the potential to be of real value to Ocean Grove residents, along with being another attraction to those visiting the Bellarine Peninsula.”

There are many things to consider when it comes to moving the detailed design forward and I encourage all stakeholders to think about sharing their thoughts on the concept.”

All applicants will be notified of the outcomes of the selection process in writing.

Applications can be made by visiting this page.

The submission period closes on Wednesday 22 February 2023.

Residents can now access free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) at many of the City’s libraries, leisure facilities and customer service centres.

The COVID-19 detection tests can be picked up by all community members from the following locations:

Customer Service Centres

• Corio Customer Service Centre

• Drysdale Customer Service Centre

Libraries

• Barwon Heads Library

• Belmont Library

• Chilwell Library

• Corio Library

• Drysdale Library

• Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

• Geelong West Library

• Highton Library

• Lara Library

• Leopold Library

• Newcomb Library

• Ocean Grove Library

• Waurn Ponds Library

Sporting and Aquatic Centres

• Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre

• Leisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre

• Leisuretime Sports Precinct

• Splashdown Leisure Centre

• Waterworld Leisure Centre