3rd, 4th and 5th February

Hosted by Melbourne Runabout & Speedboat Club

Melton Reservoir, 1219 Exford Road, Exford, Victoria

Melton Town Centre (MTC) is changing. Help us shape its future.

As a member of WAGA (Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action) Melton City Council is proud to announce the launch of the WAGA Business Support Program. This program is designed to help businesses in the west of Melbourne to save money and become more sustainable.

Melton City Council completed the installation of additional shade structure on Caroline Springs Boulevard this week. The project was funded via the State Government Covidsafe Outdoor Activation Program. A total of 31 new umbrellas will ensure that customers stay cool while enjoying great food, coffee & drinks.

If your business is bursting at the seams, it might be time to consider Diggers Rest as part of your expansion strategy.

The community has a unique local feel, and has been growing at a rate of 13-25% annually for four years in a row.

Melton City Council is starting to prepare for the 2023/2024 Budget and wants you to share the things you think will make a difference to your local community. 

The most innovative, creative, inclusive and professional local businesses were celebrated at the 2022 City of Melton Business Excellence Awards night.

In our last edition we provided a snapshot overview of the local economic landscape and how it has changed from the 2016 until the 2021 census. 

Fuelled by high population growth and the release of new residential, commercial and industrial land, the economic landscape in the City of Melton is changing at a rapid pace with small, medium and large-scale developments underway and in the planning in all areas of our municipality.

The finalists in the 2022 City of Melton Business Excellence Awards have been revealed this week, with 18 outstanding businesses from hospitality, trades, professional services and creative industries recognised for their work.

Residents of Thornhill Park in Melbourne’s west will soon have access to their own $45 million town centre known as Central Square, following the tick of planning approval.

Another big announcement for Dexus’s Horizon 3023 estate in Ravenhall, with Elders set to open world-first wool handling facility there in July next year.

Melton Homemaker Centre is about to expand along the Melton Highway lead by key tenant, Harvey Norman.

Department store giant Myer has taken possession of its new 40,000 sqm warehouse in Ravenhall which will serve as the 120-year-old business’ National Distribution Centre (NDC).

It was wonderful to see more than 50 businesses come together for the first in-person networking night for the Melton Town Centre (MTC).

Caroline Springs Station will open an additional 400 new and upgraded car parking spaces from mid 2023.

A new single carriageway in Truganina will improve daily commuting and safety for those travelling between Mt. Atkinson and Grandview.

Upgrades at Tabcorp Park Melton will allow for increased community events and a better experience for race-goers, following the announcement of more than $2 million in funding.

In this article we share some of the latest numbers from our the City of Melton’s community and economic profiles.

In another milestone event for Ravenhall’s Horizon 3023 estate, Melton City Councillor Kathy Majdlik joined Kurt Hegvold, Electrolux Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, and Adam Cich, Executive Vice President and Head of Electrolux Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, to officially open a new Electrolux warehouse.