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The Exchange: Connecting local business to the best local talent

Operating out of Cobblebank’s Western BACE business centre, The Exchange is a Lendlease initiative in partnership with Melton City Council, which provides residents and employers with free recruitment services and open access to employment and training opportunities.

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First National Real Estate

First National Real Estate Melton are changing the perception of Real Estate Agents by valuing “purpose over profit”.

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Koolio the Barber

Koolio the Barber is waiting to serve you with no-nonsense, good old-fashioned men’s haircuts at an affordable price.

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Welcome to Trinh’s Kitchen

Nestled in the shopping strip on Exford Road, you’ll find a recently-opened takeaway which serves one of the most authentic Vietnamese delicacies in Melton. 

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City of Melton Business of the Year: Events 720

Events 720 are on top of the world and had plenty of reasons to smile, as they took out the Melton Business of the Year Award at the MBEA 2021 Gala Dinner at Tabcorp Park on Thursday night.

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Varcon Group’s 45 year family legacy

Varcon Group’s Managing Director, Michael Ahmet says he “grew up in a wheelbarrow”, playing in brick sand and watching his dad working on construction sites.

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Ginger Club Indian Restaurant

Upon moving to Melbourne, Rajesh opened his first restaurant on Lygon Street in 1998, the first Indian restaurant in Carlton.  Since then, he says, he has been extremely fortunate to operate eight successful restaurants. Melton’s Ginger Club is his lucky ninth.

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What Tess Makes

What Tess Makes is the result of combining love for writing, making cards, and personalising gifts with art, design and colour. “Tita Tess” has always been interested in creating something beautiful and meaningful out of nothing.

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Bloom Entertainment by Design

Bloom Entertainment by Design is a boutique entertainment agency representing Melbourne based entertainers. The difference, says business head Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe, is that each of Bloom’s entertainers is hand-picked.

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Sachdeva Architects

After successfully completing Diploma in Building Design, Bachelor’s in Architecture, and a Master’s in Architecture, Harsh Sachdeva worked on various projects including The Ritz Carlton, currently under construction in Melbourne CBD.

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Melton Toyota

For the past 60 years the Harrison family has owned a growing range of automotive businesses in our city. Grant Harrison - eldest son of Keith and Joan - is the Dealer Principal of the jewel in the Harrison crown, Melton Toyota.

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Greater Western Water

Greater Western Water is well-placed to service Melbourne’s fast-growing outer west, CBD, inner west and regional areas, providing better service, more secure water supply and reduced household water bills into the future.

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Sweeney Real Estate – Caroline Springs 

Adrian Sposato began his career in real estate in 2012 after spending 10 years in the hospitality sector. Adrian says, looking back, hospitality was where he developed strong customer service skills and had the chance to hone his business expertise.

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Kombi for a Cause

Kombi for a Cause Melton is a newcomer to the Melton business scene, having just clocked up their third month of operation. The owners had originally planned to ease into their new business slowly, but things changed with a Facebook recommendation and continued to grow from there.

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Award Winning Pies and More…

Buddy’s Bakery is a Melton institution and now there’s even more reasons to visit following their recent wins in the Australia’s Best Pie and Pastie Competition. Taking out First Place for their Chunky Plain Beef Pie and Vegetarian Pastie, Buddy’s Bakery also received a wide range of Silver and Bronze Awards for their flavoured beef and poultry pies.

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Conquering the Crisis - Bargain Box Fabrics

In our final instalment of the Conquering the Crisis video series we speak to Bargain Box Fabric’s Susan Robertson.

The business is an institution in Melton and Susan has owned it since the grand opening in 1995 .

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Moui Produce

Moui is all about supporting our local farmers in Niue and exporting their taros and local crops to Australia.  

After moving to Melton in 2010, Pearl was unable to source Taro locally, driving 1.5hrs to source a product that she felt was inferior quality. And so the idea of importing and selling Talo Niue (taro) was born. After researching and planning for five years, Moui Produce was launched in June 2020. 

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