Build Employment, Locally and Regionally
Strategic Input into Major Employment Growth Projects:
· Regular reports are submitted to government departments such as the Growth Areas Authority and State Government, most recently in relation to a multi-billion dollar major project for the region, the East Werribee Employment Precinct draft Structure Plan
· 68 major recommendations for State Government consideration regarding the East Werribee Employment Precinct draft Master Plan were submitted
Diversity of Employment:
· The Committee for Wyndham continually drives initiatives that promote diversity of employment (such as large businesses, head offices, public and private employers and Government instrumentalities)
Economic Growth:
· We actively strive to identify existing business clusters that hold plausible potential for economic growth and diversification and set a platform for higher value growth through innovation export-orientated and global engagement
Creating employment opportunities for the local workforce:
· We work with the Wyndham and the South West municipalities; to lobby government to focus on investing in the next economy and also ensuring lower income people are connected to it
Thought Leaders in Job Creation:
· We work towards:
- building a stronger export economy
- providing greater support for innovation and entrepreneurship
- helping new ideas become businesses
- helping manufacturers stay on the cutting edge
- building on the regions clear economic strengths
- helping young and incumbent workers get the skills and education the next economy employers need
- building a more co-ordinated workforce training and delivery system
- improving lower income workers ability to get the next economy jobs
- focusing on growth and employment through a polycentric structure
- generating the highest and best returns from private and public assets
- ensuring transit connects employees to labour