WYNDHAM Council has updated its economic development strategy in a bid to boost local employment opportunities.
Sixty-seven per cent of the municipality’s residents leave Wyndham for work each day, straining roads and transport services.
The council hopes that by updating its economic development strategy, it can convince more businesses to set up in Wyndham, reducing the need for residents to leave the city for work.
It’s also hoped the updated strategy will encourage more industries to call Wyndham home.
Mayor Kim McAliney said it was vital a variety of industries set up in Wyndham to give residents more employment opportunities.
She said creation of the Werribee Employment Precinct would help create a wider variety
of jobs.
As reported by the Weekly, plans for the WEP are being drawn up by the Growth Areas Authority and will be released for public consultation this year.
GAA chief executive Peter Seamer said the authority was working with the council to create a significant number of white-collar jobs.
He said planning for the precinct was geared towards creating areas similar to technology precincts in Monash and Mulgrave, but the WEP would be better designed.
Cr McAliney said: “While some businesses may be experiencing tough times, we aim to use this strategy to sustain our strong and robust economy to allow residents to find jobs close to home and for our businesses, small and large, to flourish well into the future.”
To view the strategy, visit wyndham.vic.gov.au
