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Great news for business as entertainment and retail re-open from Friday
City and country Victoria will reunite under the same COVID-19 restrictions from Friday, Premier Dan Andrews announced on the weekend.
Respect at Work – ensure your business complies
Recent changes to sexual harassment provisions made under the banner of “respect at work” have strengthened the steps employers must take to prevent or deal with sexual harassment in workplaces.
Virtual Developer Forum: Council launches Investment Attraction Strategy
Melton City Council welcomed partners and stakeholders from over 30 organisations to its Developer Forum last week.
Keep your business and customers safe as we reopen
Victoria is reopening. As the state hits double dose vaccination thresholds on the Roadmap, you must do everything you can to keep your business, workers and our community safe.
Local food showcase nominated for Main Street award
Westside Crawls, a series of progressive-style food events held across the west earlier this year, has been shortlisted for a 2021 Main Street Australia award.
Melton Town Centre Traders meet as revitalisation project kicks off
Melton Town Centre traders joined Member for Melton Steve McGhie, Melton City Council Mayor Cr Kathy Majdlik and Council staff last week, for an online meeting to kick off the Melton Town Centre Revitalisation project.
200 Jobs for Christmas at Amazon’s Ravenhall Fulfillment Centre
The new fully-operational Amazon Fulfillment Centre (FC) at Dexus’s Horizon 3023 Estate in Ravenhall is looking to fill around 200 new jobs in preparation for this year’s Christmas rush.
Doing it Tough: Grants for Micro Businesses
The Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) has joined forces with GoFundMe, Commonwealth Bank, and Transurban to create the Doing it Tough grant program for micro businesses and sole traders.
Business EOI: Benefit from the Meet Our Employers program
Meet Our Employers is a new, joint program by the Community Activation and Learning and the Economic Development teams at the City of Melton.
Business Excellence Awards finalists announced
The finalists in the 2021 City of Melton Business Excellence Awards have been revealed this week, with 21 outstanding businesses from hospitality, trades, professional services, and creative industries recognised for their work.
$1.35M boost coming for Melton Town Centre
Melton’s town centre will undergo a revitalisation with a redesign of civic spaces, a program of events and a campaign to engage with local businesses, supported by an additional $1.35 million boost from the Melton Suburban Revitalisation program.
eStore Logistics opens new fulfillment centre equipped with autonomous robots
This mesmerising footage shows automated robots picking stock alongside human counterparts, for Australia’s largest ecommerce fulfilment provider, eStore Logistics, which has just opened its seventh fulfillment centre, at Dexus’s Horizon 3023 estate in Ravenhall.
Birdlife set to return to Scott Street this spring
Scott Street, a bustling activity centre, retail and social hub lovingly referred to as “The Bird Cage”, will soon showcase inspiring new designs on roller doors of six businesses as part of a placemaking activation program.
Allotments in new Melton Business Park now open for Expression of Interest
Real estate and investment management firm JLL has been exclusively appointed to sell 26 premium industrial land allotments in Melton Business Park at 3 Federation Drive. The allotments range from 907 to 2500 square metres per site, with sales now open via EOI and closing on Wednesday September 8.
Funding for community safety
The Department of Justice and Community Safety has allocated up to $700,000 over three years for crime prevention and community safety initiatives in Melton.
What should I do if a worker tests positive to COVID-19?
As an employer, if you become aware of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at your workplace, there are a series of steps you must take.
Free support services for those in financial difficulty
The Small Business Debt Helpline is staffed by a team of qualified financial counsellors, who will listen and give you practical advice to help you get back on track. The services are non-judgmental, free, independent and confidential.
Makita to open service and distribution facility at Melbourne Business Park
Japanese tool giant Makita has purchased a six-hectare site within Melbourne Business Park, a 260ha industrial estate being co-developed by Stockland and Mt Atkinson Holdings, and set to become one of the largest logistics precincts in Victoria.
Plan for growth with PSPs, UDFs
Precinct Structure Plans (PSPs) and Urban Design Frameworks (UDFs) set out the master plans for whole communities, and can help inform your business on where development is planned, types of land use and potential opportunities for expansion.
Myer to open National Distribution Centre at Ravenhall
Myer is set to join an enviable list of tenants at Dexus’s ‘Horizon 3023’ industrial estate in Ravenhall, with the opening of a new 40,000 square metre warehouse.