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

Wyndham – A Great Wyndham – A Great EnvironmentEnvironment

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

To enter the 2009 To enter the 2009 competition…competition…

• ContactContact

Candice Carroll-ToppCandice Carroll-Topp

Human Resource OfficerHuman Resource Officer

Wyndham City CouncilWyndham City Council

Tel: (03) 9742 8101Tel: (03) 9742 8101