Our History

In August 2007, a Geelong Northern Suburbs Jobs Summit led by State and Federal members of parliament brought together representatives of business and community sectors as well as local residents to discuss employment issues in the northern suburbs of Geelong.

As a result of this summit, a steering committee, known as Northern Futures was established to take the lead in planning and leveraging whole of government and community support to minimise the social and economic impact on Geelong’s 3214 suburbs.

In September 2008, a Northern Futures “3214 Way Forward” Forum was held, bringing together leaders from the broad spectrum of government, industry, health, education and employment services to agree on a course of action for the next 3 years.

The end result was the Northern Futures Strategic Plan – The Way Forward: A Strategic Plan for Social Transformation (2009-2013) that has helped to guide the work of Northern Futures to date.

Today, Northern Futures continues to work with its many partners to develop and establish new programs to help address the challenges faced by Geelong’s northern suburbs. Much has already been achieved but there is still more work to be done.