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WYNDHAM CITY WYNDHAM CITY COUNCILCOUNCIL
A Once in a Lifetime A Once in a Lifetime OpportunityOpportunity
Growth municipalityGrowth municipality
• Fastest growing municipality in Fastest growing municipality in VictoriaVictoria
• 33rdrd fastest in Australia fastest in Australia
• Opportunities and challengesOpportunities and challenges
Wyndham – Growing Wyndham – Growing DailyDaily
Every day ..Every day ..
..16 new ..16 new peoplepeople
move into move into WyndhamWyndham
Changing environmentChanging environment
• Ageing populationAgeing population
• Reduced numbers entering the Reduced numbers entering the workforceworkforce
• Local and global drain on Local and global drain on professionalsprofessionals
• Reduced graduate numbers in Reduced graduate numbers in professions, e.g. engineeringprofessions, e.g. engineering
Multi faceted strategyMulti faceted strategy
• Attraction and retentionAttraction and retention
• Employee growth and developmentEmployee growth and development
• Employer branding - career Employer branding - career opportunitiesopportunities– Local GovernmentLocal Government– Wyndham City Council (WCC)Wyndham City Council (WCC)
DVD competitionDVD competition
• ““Organise yourself a career”Organise yourself a career”
• Aimed at VET, VCAL and VCE studentsAimed at VET, VCAL and VCE students
• Part of media or multimedia curriculumPart of media or multimedia curriculum
• iPod Nano to the winneriPod Nano to the winner
• DVD showcases careers at WCCDVD showcases careers at WCC
• Play the DVD at the WRICA Careers ExpoPlay the DVD at the WRICA Careers Expo
Participants in 2008Participants in 2008
• Students fromStudents from– The Grange P-12The Grange P-12– Point Cook Secondary CollegePoint Cook Secondary College
WinnerWinner
• The Grange P-12The Grange P-12
• Presentation by the Mayor at Year 11 Presentation by the Mayor at Year 11 assemblyassembly
Where to from here..Where to from here..
• 2009 competition under way2009 competition under way
• Now sending out packages to Now sending out packages to schools:schools:– BriefBrief– PhotographsPhotographs– MusicMusic– timelinestimelines