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Hard waste can quickly become dumped rubbish if it’s not left out correctly. Make sure: ⚫ You’ll be living at the property the whole week of your collection. ⚫ You only put out your items the Sunday before collection week. Find out more at 👉 geelong.link/hardwaste

We’re upgrading Goldsworthy Reserve, which means it will be closed from today until Friday 4 October. The works include repairs and replacement of the javelin run-ups and edging, and repairing parts of the running track. We appreciate your understanding.

Now’s the time to eradicate serrated tussock before it starts to seed! You can control this noxious weed by: ⚫ using a registered herbicide ⚫ manual removal ⚫ cultivation. For more info on how to identify and control Serrated Tussock, visit 👉 serratedtussock.com

We’re celebrating the Victorian Seniors Festival by launching our Positive Ageing Program, which will run until March. There's 40+ free or low-cost activities and events for people aged 55+. View the activities 👉 geelongaustralia.com.au/apa

Hooded Plover breeding season has started. From now until April, you can help Hooded Plovers stay safe by: ⚫ walking along the water’s edge ⚫ giving Hoodies and their nests plenty of space ⚫ checking and following dog regulation signs.

WYM Geelong Botanic Gardens will be temporarily closing from Monday 7 October until Thursday 10 October to allow asphalt maintenance works to take place. Some of the pathways around the café may also be closed during this time. We appreciate your understanding.

This is your FINAL week to enter the 2025 Geelong Calendar competition. Your photo could be the star of our 2025 cover 🌟! Enter 👉 geelong.link/CalendarComp20… Submissions close Friday 11 October 2024.

Children’s Week is coming up between 19 and 27 October 2024. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. Check out the program of free events to enjoy, including kids FunFest 👉 geelong.link/ChildrensWeek

RIP Kevin Hoffman 22/12/1939 – 28/09/2024 We wish to pay tribute to the late Kevin Hoffman for his incredible contribution to the Lara community through the Kevin Hoffman Walk.

Our next Council Meeting will be held tomorrow night at City Hall from 6:30pm. View the agenda at 👉 geelongaustralia.com.au/meetings Can’t make it in person? A livestream will be available at 👉 geelongaustralia.com.au/livestream

🏇 The Melbourne Cup trophy is set to visit Geelong as part of its global tour. 🏆 The trophy will be stopping off at The Carousel on Wednesday 23 October between 10.00am and 12.00pm.

🏇 Due to the Geelong Cup Public Holiday, our call centre and in-person Customer Service Centres at Drysdale, Corio and Wurriki Nyal, will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 October.

Spookfest family fun day is back at the Potato Shed on Saturday 27 October from 10am to 4pm. There will be a Haunted House, spooky theatre sessions and outdoor attractions and entertainment. Book now at 👉 potatoshed.com.au

The registration period for community members who bought fence pickets as part of fundraising efforts for the Rippleside playground to receive their pickets when the playground is farewelled has been extended to 31 October 2024. Learn more at 👉 geelong.link/FencePickets

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre (100 Douro St, North Geelong) and the Recycle Shop will be closed Sunday 27 October due to Powercor maintenance. Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre will be open as usual, please check their list of acceptable items before you visit.

As a result of surface works, the half courts at Aldershot Reserve, St Albans and Evans Reserve, Norlane will be temporarily closed for a week from Monday 28 October. We appreciate your understanding as these works are completed.

Sunset at Eastern Beach 🌅 With the days getting longer, we love the colourful late evening sunsets at Eastern Beach like this one captured by Ammysekhon85 (on Instagram).

The corpse flower at the Geelong Botanic Gardens will soon bloom! Like its name, the corpse flower smells like a rotting corpse when it blooms. This rare event only happens every ten years and lasts 24–48 hours. It’s expected to bloom between 5–10 November.

It's starting to open! The process of the corpse plant opening has begun, and we anticipate blooming in around four hours. For those unable to make it to the Gardens, we have set up a live stream at 👉 geelong.link/CorpsePlantstr…

The corpse flower has started to close, and things are starting to wind down. We'll be closing at midnight tonight, with the last chance to join the line at 10:00pm, then re-opening tomorrow from 9:00am - 7:00pm.