This collection contains materials associated with the Friends of the Belmont Common. Belmont Common, Geelong, is adjacent to the Barwon River and is used for active and passive recreation; a number of local community groups are based there. An extensive new development associated with rowing was proposed in the 1990s and a pressure group, known as the Friends of the Belmont Common, was formed from existing recreational and environmental groups to oppose inappropriate development and use. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, publicity material and various local authority