Festivals for our future

I am privileged to represent the people of Geelong.
Our city is a great place to live and as a regional city we can offer so much to the people who call Geelong home.
In the Geelong electorate we have the popular Pakington Street with its alfresco area, cafes and boutique shopping.
The annual Pako Festa, held in February, showcases our multicultural community and is one of Australia’s leading multicultural celebrations.
In future we could see a festival atmosphere in Geelong on the Grand Final public holiday with street stalls in Pakington Street and central Geelong.
Throughout January there are major events such as Festival of the Sails and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Events like these bring in thousands of tourists which is a great boost to the Geelong economy.
The Andrews government’s election promises committed to the redevelopment of GPAC, upgrade of Simmonds Stadium, building of a new Geelong Tech School, a new WorkSafe office, and the establishment of a procurement office.
In education, school rebuilds are underway.
I want Geelong to prosper to create jobs and opportunities, and this is something that governments must do.
I want to see clean energy manufacturing jobs created in Geelong by attracting these businesses to our city because this is where our jobs of the future are.
I want to see a convention centre/hotel in Geelong which will attract even more events and jobs.
There are many people in Geelong working together to plan a great future for Geelong and I am honoured to be a part of that.
Christine Couzens,
Geelong MP.