Almost 200 people have packed a town hall to question elected members of the City of Greater Geelong over proposed cuts to the region’s library hours. Mayor Trent Sullivan called the turnout and group rallying to keep their library services “easilly the most passionate” he had come across in his five years at CoGG, as … [Read more…]
A Geelong councillor says he will withdraw a proposed notice of motion to investigate the city exiting the Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation, and instead moving library operations in-house. Councillor Ron Nelson resigned from his role as GRLC chair on May 14 after the corporation proposed to close three libraries and slash the opening hours of … [Read more…]
Three much-loved community libraries are on the chopping block but the Geelong mayor says all should stay open. Here’s what he’s told the community. It comes as the community rallies with a “wave of anger” against a proposal by the region’s library manager to close sites at Geelong West, Highton and Barwon Heads. More than … [Read more…]