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October 2017 Edition

Published on 01 October 2017

It is a hive of activity in our office at the moment preparing for the upcoming Business Excellence Awards gala dinner event later this month. Tickets are selling fast, so we recommend you organise your tickets quickly. We're looking forward to seeing you there.

OfficeOurs co-working space is due to open in Spotswood later this month, and there are opportunities for small to medium Hobsons Bay businesses to participate in the five week Grow your Business program. Further details about eligibility and the program are below.

If you have any questions about doing business in Hobsons Bay or have feedback for us on how Council can assist in helping your business grow or what you would like to hear about in future editions of the eNewsletter, please contact us on 03 9932 1285 or email business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

Tickets are still available for the upcoming 2017 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards gala dinner at the Williamstown Town Hall on Friday 20 October. This exciting event is a great opportunity to join business leaders from across Hobsons Bay for an evening of celebration and networking.

Winners of all categories, as well as the Mayoral Award and the Business of the Year will be announced.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/businessawards

Council is supporting a new opportunity for business in Hobsons Bay, enabled by the Victorian State Government Grow Your Business Program and delivered by Brad Regan through his company RealEdge. It’s a 5 week business strategy program called the Success Roadmap, that runs throughout November.

The Success Roadmap program aims to provide local businesses the opportunity to access a full program of professional advice and training for minimal cost.

Details:

Every Wednesday for five weeks - 1 November to 29 November

OfficeOurs, 208 Hall Street, Spotswood,

8am to 11am

$504 per person inc gst exclusively offered to businesses in Hobsons Bay

BOOK VIA THIS LINK

For more information contact Brad Regan on 0422 095 295 or email brad@realedge.melbourne

See below video about the Grow Your Business program from the program presenter, Brad Regan from RealEdge.

Leveraging major events into local opportunities for our retail and hospitality sectors is part of Council’s tourism and events strategy, and you don’t get much more major than the highly regarded Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Consider registering this year, and be part of Eat.Drink.Westside along with businesses in Hobsons Bay, Wyndham, Maribyrnong, Brimbank, Moonee Valley in a westside focus.

Eat.Drink.Westside. is a mix of unique event experiences celebrating the eclectic flavours, and strong sense of community spirit in the western region of Melbourne – all part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

If you are thinking of registering and being part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, we would love to hear from you. The 2018 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival theme is ‘community’ and that is going to be a great platform for our supporting the Eat.Drink.Westside. Campaign.

If you have an idea for an event, contact Economic Development to discuss your proposal email business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au or call 9932 1000. Alternatively, you can register your event submission directly at www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au

Be part of Eat. Drink. Westside. 2018 and celebrate our community’s love of food and great hospitality.

Have you been using our "Hobsons Bay Works" LinkedIn group to promote your business and connect with other businesses?

The ‘Hobsons Bay Works – Business Networking Group’ on LinkedIn is a way that you can broaden your networks, make valuable connections and promote business opportunities.

Members of the group are invited to contribute to discussions, share relevant articles, research and case studies, share successes (or failures), experiences, insights and learnings and offer help or ask for help and post questions. Members are also encouraged to invite others to join this group.

If you are not already a member of our LinkedIn group click here to join Hobsons Bay Works.

For more information about the range of programs and services delivered by Hobsons Bay City Council please visit www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Business or email business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

The WynBay LLEN Structured Workplace Learning Program needs local businesses to provide students with opportunities by providing:
*Structured Workplace Learning - host students for work placement within the industry they are studying for:

*One day per week placement
*1 or 2 week block

* 8 School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Click HERE or contact the SWL Project Officer for further information:
Jade McQuilken - Structured Workplace Learning Project Officer
Ph: (03) 9394 6332
Mob: 0429 350 985
Email: jade@wynbayllen.org.au

Hobsons Bay City Council’s Economic Development team are interested in finding out what business support, events and training workshops you would be interested in attending in 2018.

Please help us by completing this short survey by 31 October to advise us what you are interested in attending next year.

Managed by LeadWest, Melbourne’s West Jobs connects job seekers and employers from across Melbourne’s west, promoting local jobs for local people. Advertising job vacancies on the portal is free and allows local employers to reach the local talent community.

Job listings from all industries are welcome and the portal is a great opportunity to gain valuable exposure for your brand.

For more information or to list your vacancies, visit www.melbswestjobs.com.au.

The Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Act 2017 which came into force 11 September 2017 brings a raft of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 including a range of criminal offences.
The changes include the prohibition on giving and receiving of payments or non-cash ‘corrupting’ benefits intended to influence unions and union officials. The legislation also provides for enterprise bargaining disclosures, travel and hospitality expenses and the buying of union services. For further information regarding the new penalty provisions please click here.

Following it's sell-out success at the 2016 Art & Industry Festival, IF: Industrial Fashion is back!

Williamstown Town Hall will again open its doors for an extraordinary night of fashion and performance. Some of our most daring and innovative fashion makers have drawn inspiration from the architecture that surrounds us to reinvent our built environment in a wild and wearable form. From the cutting edge of the cutting table, Industrial Fashion is an energetic, exuberant and eye-popping theatrical event. BYO food. Drinks available at bar prices.

Williamstown Town Hall
104 Ferguson St, Williamstown
24-26 November
For ticket details visit www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au

2018/19 Council Budget information session

Council will be hosting Time to Talk 2018-19 budget information sessions and invite the community to attend. There will be opportunities to meet with your Councillors and ask questions about the upcoming budget.
These sessions will also provide an opportunity for community members to suggest an idea to be funded in Council's 2018-19 budget by making a three-minute presentation.
If you are unsure of the process, want to know if your idea is what council is looking for, or just need a little help with the online submission platform, Hobsons Bay City Council will be running a casual drop-in session:
*Tuesday 3 October 2017 - Brooklyn Community Hall, Cypress Avenue Brooklyn - 5.30pm to 6.30pm

For further information on the Time to Talk 2018-19 Budget process go to participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au