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Rent Relief for Commercial Tenants
In a win for Commercial Tenants, legislation reintroducing the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme has been passed in Parliament, guaranteeing rent reductions for businesses that have experienced a loss in turnover of more than 30 percent during the pandemic.
Further $282.5m in lockdown grants announced for Victorian businesses
Better news for business this morning as Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Martin Pakula announced an additional $282.5 million in cash grants for businesses affected by Victoria’s lockdown 5.0.
It brings the total support offered to Victorian businesses to $484.3 million over the 12 days.
Cobblebank Stadium to open this year with outstanding sustainability features
At $31 million, Cobblebank Indoor Stadium is the highest value project ever under by Melton City Council. It’s also one of Council’s most sustainable buildings yet.
Set to open late this year, the six-court stadium has been designed to maximise natural light, minimise energy consumption, use environmentally sustainable materials, and use renewable energy.
350 jobs as HelloFresh opens new ‘Tuckerbox’ in Ravenhall
Meal kit giant HelloFresh will create around 350 jobs when it opens Australia’s largest meal kit pick-and-pack facility in Ravenhall this month, nicknamed ‘the Tuckerbox’.
The 25,500 square metre production and distribution centre is offering employment opportunities across pick packers, forklift drivers, quality control and management positions.
Keeping your Shopfront Looking its Best
Your shopfront is often your customer’s first interaction with your business. If ‘first impressions last’, then it should always be a positive experience. This article provides an easy maintenance checklist to help you keep your shopfront looking fresh.
Melton Town Centre Revitalisation
Exciting times ahead for Melton Town Centre, with funding announced to deliver a range of projects, aimed at raising consumer awareness of the precinct through activations, installations, physical improvements and marketing.
Six Ways to Start the New Financial Year
The new financial year is a chance to ‘reflect and reassess’ and start with a positive outlook. While the outlook will look different for everyone, there are some business basics every owner can keep in mind, particularly as the last two financial years will be unique against the backdrop of the current and foreseeable economic climate.
Ferris Road, Cobblebank Announced as Site for Melton Hospital
After decades of campaigning, it’s on the way: Minister for Health Martin Foley MP joined Melton City Council Mayor Cr Kathy Majdlik in Cobblebank on Sunday to announce the site for the new Melton hospital.
Record capital works in 2021/22 Council Budget
Works outlined in the 2021/22 Melton City Council Budget include building works valued at $39.66 million; $17.5 million in recreational, leisure and community facilities; an extensive roads investment of $70.27 million; footpaths and cycle-ways worth $2.56 million; bridges at $4.22 million; $700,000 in street tree planting; $450,000 in library books; and $214,300 in public art.
Much More Music
Much More Music is a new program bringing live music to local businesses, helping to activate and promote businesses and surrounding precincts.
Digital Interns To Help Your Business Thrive
The Victorian Government’s $64 million Digital Jobs program is creating a new pipeline of talent to meet the digital skills needs of Victorian employers. The program aims to produce up to 5,000 job-ready candidates with up-to-date digital skills that will help Victorian businesses thrive.
NewCold’s $147m expansion at Truganina headquarters
Global logistics giant NewCold is investing $147 million to expand its Asia Pacific headquarters in Truganina and bolster Victoria’s food storage capacity, with critical support provided by the Victorian Government.
Circular Economy
Is the Circular Economy on your radar as an emerging opportunity?
If you are unfamiliar with the term, when applied to business strategy, the circular economy is a new approach that applies Japanese kaizen principles and design thinking to enhance profits through resource optimisation.
Meet the new Eynesbury
While COVID-19 caused plenty of frustration for businesses across the City of Melton, it also provided an opportunity for the team at Eynesbury to complete renovations, test and try new offerings and to regroup ready to offer a range of products and services to the local and business community.
Punthill Caroline Springs
The newly opened Punthill Apartments is situated above the Springlake Shopping Centre on Caroline Springs Boulevard, with on-site parking and offers rooms with spectacular views.
200+ jobs now open as Amazon staffs Ravenhall fulfilment centre
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 Town Centre – Insights
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.
.au Domain Names
A domain name ending in .au signifies that the person or organisation using it has a connection Australia. On 12 April 2021 a new set of rules for the .au country code took effect.
Community art brightens Melton South shopping strip
“ 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.”
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