Amazon Australia has announced applications are now open for more than 200 jobs in Melbourne’s west as it prepares to open its second fulfilment centre (FC) in Ravenhall later this year.

Melton City Council has recently received funding through the State Government’s Suburban Revitalisation Program to invest in the Melton Town Centre. A Board chaired by Steve McGhie MP, State Member for Melton, has been established to oversee the program. 

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“ A down to earth and diverse place where everyone accepts and respects each other. The Melton South community are a diverse range of people that get along, like to meet new people, mentor each other to learn, be inspired and kind.” 

Business owners in the municipality can learn more about the existing population through our suite of free demographics tools.

Melton City Council has welcomed several positive highlights in the State Budget, and has outlined its hopes for future State commitments on its highest priority projects.

Over the last few weeks the Eco-Dev team has run Business in Place Workshops for traders in Melton South and Scott Street with special guest Joanne Mutsaerts from Melton Police Station.

This week saw another milestone for Dexus’s Horizon 3023 development, as works kicked off on a 20,000 sqm Electrolux distribution centre. Standing at 13.7 metre high on a 37,500 sqm site, the warehouse will be a leader in Electrolux’s global warehousing operations.

The business community has welcomed the extension of the instant asset write-off program handed down in Tuesday night’s budget, but there’s no quick fix at hand for reopening international borders.

Here’s the biggest impacts of the 2021/22 Federal Budget for our local businesses.

More than 50,000 jobs are expected to be created as Victoria’s Big Build rolls out major road and rail upgrades, and the impact is already being felt locally. Melton’s Westkon Precast Concrete has employed an additional 30 staff to keep up with the unprecedented demand for components such pre-made bridge beams for road and rail construction.

Coles will create approximately 100 new local jobs in the Cobblebank community on Wednesday 19 May when it opens the doors to its brand new, state-of-the-art supermarket.

Melton City Council has been awarded $3.7 million through the latest round of the State Government’s Growing Suburbs Fund.

Council has been successful in securing funding towards the Banchory Green Reserve Upgrade, the Active Open Space Precinct at Mt Atkinson, and the Mt Atkinson Children’s and Community Centre.

The Lendlease managed Australian Prime Property Fund Retail (APPF Retail) has reached agreement on the sale of CS Square in Victoria to privately-owned DeGroup for circa $136.5 million.

The Waterfront CS Boulevard multi-level apartment and retail complex is on target to open at the end of this month.

Burnside Park Hub is a large format retail precinct currently under development 21km from the Melbourne CBD, adjacent to Burnside Hub Shopping Centre.

Developers are working with more than 20 supporting retailers to open their doors over coming months, following the launch of landmark tenant Coles on March 4.

Around 50 new and enhanced outdoor dining booths and parklets are popping up at footpaths and car parks across the City of Melton, as Council supports local eateries to expand open-air dining offerings.

Punthill Caroline Springs is on track to welcome its first guests in May 2021.

Are you a VET Champion? The state government wants to showcase high-achieving Victorians who have risen to success through a vocational (VET) pathway.

Residents in several areas across the City of Melton are set to have more say about development in their neighbourhood under a proposed change to the Melton Planning Scheme.