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Growth - A Major Growth Corridor

Massive population growth, accessibility and quality lifestyle have created competitive advantages for businesses within the City of Whittlesea.

The rapidly developing municipality north of Melbourne, Victoria - 15km from the Melbourne CBD and 17 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Incorporating the major suburbs of Bundoora, Epping, Thomastown, Lalor, Mill Park, South Morang, Mernda and the township of Whittlesea, it is one of Melbourne's strongest growth municipalities - hosting over 124,000 residents with another 100,000 forecast over the next 20 years.

If you are looking for the best employees you can find them in the City of Whittlesea. Almost 50 percent of the population speak languages other than English making the City one of the most significant multicultural populations in Victoria. This puts it more than ever on the 'mind map' of national and international investors seeking a multicultural workforce.

The Victorian State Government's 'Melbourne 2030' strategy provides the vision for Melbourne's growth over the next 30 years - forecasted to grow by up to one million people.

For the City of Whittlesea, 'Melbourne 2030' means that the booming growth in the region will continue. It confirms that the area is a key location for housing and employment around established commercial and transport facilities, including the City's planned growth centres of South Morang, Mernda, Epping North and the Cooper Street precinct.

Growth in the region has been further bolstered by the Council's commitment to innovation and its proximity to major education institutions including Latrobe University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT).

The City of Whittlesea is the first Victorian council to require all new estates to have underground piping designed to carry optical fibre cable and cutting edge broadband services. This initiative has now become part of the Victorian Government's Melbourne 2030 strategy making it standard practice throughout Melbourne.

The city is home to some of the leading lights of Australian business and has attracted high calibre property developers including VicUrban, MAB Corporation, Stockland, Northpoint Enterprise Park, Jennings, Australand and Investa. VicUrban's newest development "Aurora", will create up to 9,000 new homes - their largest development to date.

And the City of Whittlesea has room to grow - with vast tracts of open space and numerous greenfield industrial/commercial sites ready for development, it is an ideal location for companies with growth aspirations.

For further information contact:

Economic Development Unit
City of Whittlesea
T: 9217 2278
F: 9409 9808
E: info@whittleseabusiness.com.au

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