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Melbourne’s North is the place in Australia to invest and do business. It is the “best for business” – competitive, connected, innovative with a renowned liveability. The purpose of this document is to provide you with a guide to why ’s North is the place to secure your business success.

Back Cover The document forms part of an integrated program coordinated by the region’s active network of local government, and educational institutions. The program is supported by the Victorian Government’s Department of , Industry and Regional Development. The Victorian State Government is a pro- business government. Our unique and welcoming business and community environment makes… Contact details of stakeholders stakeholders of details Contact 11 Stakeholder profiles profiles Stakeholder 10 TheMelbourne’s North is a culturally diverse region,Best characterised by • new and emerging companies in f the biotechnology, information and communications technology (ICT), automotive and food industries • strong and successful collaboration between R&D facilities, education, government and business, Liveability leading to outstanding new • advanced high technology manufacturing • a multi-skilled 08 workforce • quick and direct access to the CBD, Port of Melbourne and Melbourne Airport • being “ready for new business” • an ecologically sustainable environment • a strong sense of community.

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1 Competitive low cost business environment – greenfield sites and re-development opportunities, low set-up costs, affordable labour 2 Abundance of Business Parks, for sustainable industrial development, Connected to infrastructure and clustered with like companies 3 A strategic location – a transport hub, containing Melbourne Airport, which is Connected to and within minutes of the CBD and the Port of Melbourne 4 Highly skilled and multicultural workforce, at a Competitive cost – 78 nationalities, 36% speak a language other than English 5 Renowned Liveability – safe, multicultural, cosmopolitan, on the doorstep of Melbourne, one of the world’s most liveable

orLocated to the Business north of Melbourne, capital city of Victoria, Australia, the region offers companies a highly competitive base from which to do business in the Asia-Pacific region. Melbourne’s North has a population of close to one million, in excess of 50,000 businesses and over 10% of Australia’s top 500 exporters. 6 Innovative industry in ICT and biotechnology, supported by R&D Parks, educational institutions and government 7 Uniquely Competitive, the highest concentration of advanced manufacturing in Australia 8 Business Incubators, closely Connected to government and education support programs 9 World-class, Innovative and outward looking education facilities and courses 10 A Connected business environment. Established networks and collaboration between industry, education, community and government willing and able to meet industry needs. To get the best for your business and for more information, contact the stakeholders (details on the back cover) and refer to the website at www.melbournesnorth.com.au

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1 COMPETITIVE “Visy’s decision to base some of our major packaging and recycling operations at Coolaroo in the City of Hume is one of the best we ever made. We continue to expand in the area because of its excellent transport links, amount of available land, good skills base, access to all desirable facilities for our employees and the pro-business attitude of Local Government.”

Harry Debney, CEO, Visy Industries

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• Strategically competitive • Available and low-cost • Multilingual and highly • Low cost and world-class location industrial land and re- skilled workforce telecommunications development opportunities • Strong economy • Low labour and housing • Strategic Time Zone • Numerous award winning costs Business Parks

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3 the region’s Business Parks have attracted some of Australia’s largest manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and innovative research companies and are proving very popular with the investment community. The region’s Business Parks represent clusters of companies in like industries and are ideally suited to companies wishing to establish or relocate in this dynamic environment. MAB has three business parks in the region: • National Business Park in Campbellfield, adjoining the national headquarters of the Ford Motor Company, that has a number of Ford suppliers in one location with direct access to Ford’s assembly line and includes La Trobe University R&D Park in the Melbourne’s North is undergoing and Moreland are particularly Ford’s Research Centre; sustained development interest characterised by opportunities • Global Business Park at and growth. Of all industrial for recycling and re-development Tullamarine, within 2 kms land sales in Victoria during of industrial sites for a wide and direct access to 2001, the greatest proportion range of uses such as Business Melbourne Airport and the was concentrated in the Incubators, including new location of “The Age” one of northern suburbs. Source: industrial facilities, office Australia’s leading LandMark White Industrial Market development and mixed use newspapers; and Forecast Report (2001). residential, and • Northcorp Industry Park in commercial projects. The urban Melbourne’s North has the Broadmeadows, has numerous village concept of local work, highest proportion of innovative and leading housing and recreation is a undeveloped industrial land in company tenants, including growth area, highly suited to Melbourne, 60.3% or 2,232 ABB Davies Shepard, Ormiston professional services, small hectares. Source: LandMark White Rubber and Prima Tooling. Industrial Market Report (2000). home office and ICT uses. The Northpoint Enterprise Park in Low Cost Water Supply Industrial rents remain Epping, strategically located to Yarra Valley Water provides comparatively low – prime be a “flagship” Business Park in world-class water and sewerage industrial rents generally range the region, will comprise a services to all properties in from $45 to $70 sq m net. combination of retail, Melbourne’s North. It works Source: LandMark White Industrial commercial and industrial closely with business re-locating Market Report (2001). property. and investing in the region to The Inner parts of Melbourne’s provide a “cost-effective” and Other major business parks in North are particularly competitive solution to their the region include the Northgate characterised by mixed-use and business needs. Drive Estate, re-development opportunities of com.park@thomastown and the industrial sites. Business Parks La Trobe University R&D Park in Ideal Call Centre Location Melbourne’s North is “ready for the City of Darebin. new business”, with an Melbourne’s North is an ideal All Business Parks are close to abundance of award winning environment in which to set-up large shopping centres, such as Business Parks strategically a Call Centre, with its plethora the Epping Plaza and Northland located, with a choice of quality of outer region Shopping and Cinema Centres in locations and easy access to greenfield sites and inner city the Cities of Whittlesea and national and state transport re-development/refurbishment Darebin, the Broadmeadows infrastructure, that adopt sites. A major Call Centre is Town Centre shopping centre progressive garden-based urban located in the City of Whittlesea, and the Barkly Square Shopping design principles. operated by Global Customer Centre located in the Cities of Solutions. Through careful research and Hume and Moreland, as well as planning, adopting sensitive leading schools and hospitals Business Incubators environmental design and the The inner urban areas of and recreation facilities. provision of or connection with Melbourne’s North in Darebin state-of-the-art infrastructure,

4 Leading Educational to provide a strong foundation There are many high quality Regional Output $m 1998 (Total output $46,339m) Institutions for building a globally affordable residential Source: NIER (1999). $M The region is blessed by some of competitive business. developments in Melbourne’s 14,000 Australia’s most prestigious and Skilled labour is available at North. Examples include the 13,290 13,000 internationally competitive modest rates compared with developments of the Urban and 12,000 educational institutions. Sydney and other Asia-Pacific Regional Land Corporation – Jacksons Hill Estate and 11,000 The region boasts La Trobe locations. 10,039 Roxburgh Park in the City of 10,000 University, with six regional With over 36% of the region’s Hume, a new suburb being built 9,000 campuses and more than 21,500 workforce speaking a language called “Aurora” – one of the 8,000 7,522 students, one of Australia’s other than English – particularly largest residential developments 7,000 largest multi-campus universities Italian, Greek, and Chinese – it being undertaken in Australia by 6,000 with significant education and has a depth and diversity one developer, Lancaster Gate, 5,000 3,879 research facilities, and RMIT unmatched in most major 4,000 3,501 in the City of Whittlesea and 3,222 University, with over 55,000 business locations. 3,000 Central Creek in the City of 2,265 students, renowned for its high 1,800 Low Housing and Labour Costs Darebin. Cosmopolitan inner 2,000 quality education and training 1,000 382 Melbourne’s North is urban living in the Cities of 78 85 133 143 programs and innovative 0 characterised by high quality Darebin and Moreland consultancy and research. complements this. affordable housing and housing Other Retail The TAFE institutions in the developments, offering a high Mining region provide a “competitive Low Cost and World-Class Agriculture

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leading aerospace, polymer processing - resource Manufacturing semi-rural and city locations is technology - medium Manufacturing are headquartered in Victoria. and broader transport very attractive compared with industries and training similar localities in other major No matter the brand of the courses, with a “one stop Australian cities. current switch network or Call International calls are charged shop” single point of entry Centre of a company, it can be The cost of living in Melbourne at the same tariff regardless of customised service to supplied, installed and for executives and managers is whether they are made from students and industry. maintained locally. Intelligent 20.3% cheaper than in Sydney Melbourne’s North or from the network services (Centrex) are • NMIT has seven campuses in in 2001. Source: Money Manager, heart of Melbourne. also available on a rental basis the region, offering an (2001). Strategic Time Zone extensive range of over 300 for those companies that do not A manager earning $2,000 per Melbourne’s North is an full-time, part-time and short wish to incur capital week in Melbourne would need excellent base to reach regional courses and unique training expenditure on hardware to set $2,501 in Sydney to maintain and Asian markets – it straddles programs with a up Call Centres. the same standard of living. the US close of business and thoroughbred stud, Australia’s local calls tariff Average annual salaries in opening of European markets. aquaculture and viticulture strategy is highly attractive. Victoria are around 10% less facilities and The Australian Local untimed call costs are than in the main competitive College of Wine. comparatively very low at market of New South Wales. around AUD18c (as at 2001) in Multilingual and Highly Source: NIER (1999). Skilled Workforce the Asia-Pacific region and there Housing in Melbourne’s North is is a choice of timed or untimed Melbourne’s North has a well significantly more affordable local calls that incur a single educated, multilingual and than in many parts of Melbourne unit fee. culturally diverse workforce, able and in Sydney.

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Retail $380/m2 $25-30/m2 pa For latest figures refer to www.melbournesnorth.com.au 5 CONNECTED “As a major Australian manufacturing and marketing company…in the automotive market, our operations are ideally located in Melbourne’s North to benefit from the ease of transportation links to all states and markets and access to a highly skilled workforce….Local Council and State Government support for education facilities and infrastructure as well as their desire to establish community and business partnerships are important.”

Robert McEniry, Managing Director, South Pacific Tyres

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• World-class transport links • Business Incubators – • Conference Centres • Melbourne Airport, a curfew Educational Institutions free 24 hour international • Business support programs • Close proximity to CBD and and Local Government airport of Local Councils, State Docklands and the Port of Connected to Business Government and Melbourne • Melbourne Sydney Rail Link Educational Bodies • Outstanding urban design residential developments

6 Melbourne’s North is a transport hub – one of the best-designed transport networks in the world, the envy of other Australian cities, with easy, quick and direct access to Melbourne Airport, the CBD and the Port of Melbourne.

World-Class Transport Links development and promotion. various faculties of these The Brunswick Business Melbourne’s North is now even It is a connecting organisation, institutions with 91 companies Incubator provides office suites, more attractive for business. An that facilitates information for in Melbourne’s North, to manufacturing space and excellent highway and freeway business improvement in implement web page, e- conference rooms. It is planned network provides fast and collaboration with educational commerce and intranet to be home to over 100 small efficient transit between MAB’s institutions, Local, State and communication strategies. businesses. three business parks and with Federal Governments. Kangan Batman TAFE has the Conference Centres the Northpoint Enterprise Park, The progressive, supportive and largest purpose-built training The Cities of Hume, Whittlesea, the Melbourne metropolitan award winning Local Councils of facility for the aviation industry, Darebin and Moreland all have area, regional Victoria and Darebin, Hume, Moreland and and Centres of Excellence in first-class Conference Centres. Australia’s major cities. The Whittlesea, offer a diverse range transport and logistics training These include the Melbourne region is connected to rural of business support services. and automotive with a new Airport Hilton, Plenty Ranges Victoria and Southern New They can assist with site Automotive Centre of Excellence Arts and Convention Centre, South Wales by two strategic selection, pre-development to be located at Docklands. Darebin Arts and Entertainment road routes, the Hume and planning advice, fast tracking of The Darebin Business Incubator, Centre, Eagle Conference and Calder Highways, and by the permits and financial incentives known as the Darebin Enterprise Function Centre at La Trobe M80 Ring Road and City Link (on a case-by-case basis), Centre, is in its fourth year of University and the Aitken Hill road and tunnel. This means the business briefings and training operation and is home to over Conference Centre, all close to CBD and the Port of Melbourne programs, web-based business 40 new businesses. It won the the CBD and minutes from the are only 15-20 minutes or less links and networks and business Federal Government Incubator Airport. away from key parts of the start-up support services. The of the Year Award in 2001. region. Councils also operate Business Incubators. The Urban and Regional Land Melbourne’s North – Connected

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7 INNOVATIVE “The Biosciences Building facility (opened at RMIT University in 2001) allows the direct translation of technology from the laboratory ‘bench’, through prototype development, to the production of batches suitable for registration trials in Australia and overseas. RMIT University has shown a willingness to work with companies such as ours, to develop graduates with appropriate expertise to enhance Biotechnology opportunities for Australia with a focus on commercial outcomes.” James Judd, Co-founder and Director of Bioproperties Australia

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• R&D by leading educational • Kangan Batman TAFE– • NMIT Viticulture and • Innovative and knowledge and medical institutes Innovation Incubator Aquaculture facilities based ICT, multimedia and biotech companies and • Multi campuses of Kangan • La Trobe University – • RMIT University Biosciences educational institutes Batman TAFE, La Trobe Technology Enterprise Building University, RMIT University Centre • Innovative companies and NMIT • New and emerging value- added companies 8 Melbourne’s North is rapidly becoming renowned Melbourne’s North – Innovative

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Through its 1 La Trobe University 7 Note Printing Australia plant is a world leader in high- “Innovation Incubator”, Kangan 2 Kangan Batman TAFE 8 Super Alloy Technology tech recycling technology) all Batman nurtures the 9 Multi-Core Aerators located in the City of Hume. development of innovative 3 NMIT Super Alloy Technology (high- approaches to training delivery. 4 RMIT University 10 Artoon tech golf clubs), located in the This has enabled the Institute 5 Visy Recycling 11 CSL Bio Plasma City of Whittlesea, and Multi-Core to remain on the cutting edge 6 Ford Australia Aerators (turf analysis), located in of learning technology and the City of Darebin, are other materials development. engineering and building, Research and the Walter examples. thoroughbred, viticulture and and Eliza Hall Institute Kangan Batman TAFE has aquaculture facilities. Biotechnology Centre. Melbourne’s North is becoming launched many industry first known as a breeding ground of innovative educational training The aquaculture facility at RMIT University digital and multi-media projects in the automotive field. Epping in the City of Whittlesea Biosciences Building technology companies. Artoon, provides both research and RMIT opened its new $32 million In October 2002, the Victorian located in Brunswick in the City training facilities for business in Bioscience Building in 2001, as Government announced the of Moreland, produced the Melbourne’s North wishing to part of its commitment to approval of the establishment graphic design for all establish or improve existing strengthening research, of a new Kangan Batman TAFE merchandise for the Asia-Pacific operations. development and teaching of Automotive Centre of Excellence region for the movie biotechnology and medical at the Docklands. The NMIT also has state-of-the-art blockbuster, “Harry Potter and business and management sciences in Victoria. the Philosopher’s Stone”. The announcement of funding of $14 computer training facilities. Facilities include a high-tech Brunswick area is not only million for the first stage of the laboratory complex for teaching known for its trendy cafes and Automotive Centre of Excellence La Trobe University and research, boasting the restaurants, but also as an ideal will provide an opportunity to Technology Enterprise Centre latest advances in information location for innovative build a one-of-its kind The Centre on the University’s technology. It contains facilities businesses in multi-media, film automotive learning and R&D Park graduates incubating for biosciences, cell culture, and TV post-production and research centre. The new businesses and attracts new digital imaging, bacterial design to set-up in “mixed-use” Automotive Centre of Excellence start-up technology businesses, fermentation, therapeutic drug re-developed sites. will represent an opportunity to with a reputation amongst address the significant challenges Australia’s leading scientific, IT screening and aquaculture. The URLC is a pioneer of facing the automotive industry and research companies as a Australia’s only virology innovative urban development in Australia. centre of excellence for start-up, laboratory, accredited by the practice and technologies. National Association for Testing NMIT small mature and large Aurora, a new suburb being Authorities and the Royal In 1995, NMIT, located in the technology developers. built by the URLC in the City of Australasian College of City of Darebin, became one of The Centre, located in the City of Whittlesea of up to 9,000 homes, Pathologists is located at the Australia’s first TAFE institutes Darebin, has assisted some 38 will feature a reclaimed water University. system. This system will collect awarded the highest start-up technology businesses. RMIT Brunswick and treat wastewater from all international level of quality The major businesses located on RMIT Brunswick houses state-of- homes on the estate. Once assurance for its operations – the La Trobe R&D Park include the-art facilities for printing and treated, the water will be the International Quality the National Institute for textiles technology, including returned to each home through Standard ISO9001. Forensic Science, Rio Tinto textile testing and is the a separate pipe to be used for NMIT has a number of programs Technical Services, the leading Victorian provider of toilet flushing, garden watering working with industry to Environmental Protection training services to the printing and car washing. commercialise products and Authority, the Walter and Eliza and textile industries. The solar powered housing services for the manufacturing, Hall Institute of Medical

9 LIVEABILITY “Melbourne’s North offers a liveability that is second to none. It has a relaxed multicultural and cosmopolitan lifestyle, with easy and direct access to Melbourne’s CBD, Melbourne Airport, business districts and world-class schools and hospitals. I enjoy the wonderful range of restaurants and festivals and all the advantages of inner city, semi-rural and rural living in a safe environment.” Peter Spassopoulos, Supply Chain Manager, National Can Industries

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• A vital part of one of the • 16 golf courses and 54 • Whittlesea Show and • Sunbury Wine Festival and world’s most liveable cities, tennis clubs Whittlesea Country numerous leading wineries Melbourne • World class universities and Music Festival • Horseriding • Cosmopolitan and TAFE institutions, with over • Historic sites, the German • World-class Northern multicultural lifestyle – 200 primary and secondary settlement – Ziebells Hospital Epping excellent recreational facilities schools Farmhouse, Pentridge Prison • The Meadows Greyhound Track • High quality inner city, semi- • Music, art and multicultural and Rupertswood (birthplace • The “City” at La Trobe rural and rural lifestyle festivals of The Ashes) University, with an art • Epping Plaza and Northland • Affordable high quality housing • Abundance of restaurants museum, sports clubs, Shopping and Cinema Centres catering to all tastes Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary, 10 • Preston Market restaurants and shops Melbourne’s North has renowned Liveability – safe, multicultural, cosmopolitan, on the doorstep of Melbourne, one of the world’s most liveable cities.

PROFILE OF STAKEHOLDERS excellent transport links and City of Moreland City of Whittlesea Department of Innovation, proximity to the airport. The City of Moreland begins just The City of Whittlesea, 30 Industry and Regional About 60 percent of business in five kms from the CBD. Moreland minutes to the CBD and 17 Development (DIIRD) Darebin is in the retail and has a well-established high minutes to Melbourne Airport, DIIRD plays a pivotal role in the manufacturing sectors. Major quality, manufacturing base, a offers a unique blend of city economic and business manufacturers include BOC Gases, growing business services sector comfort and country hospitality. development of Victoria. The The Stafford Group, Calvin Klein, and a lively mix of Business support programs Department aims to assist Windsor Smith, Florsheim and entertainment venues and include a Business Lunch multicultural restaurants. Melbourne’s North to: Diana Ferrari. Seminar Series, Business New private sector investment Training and Development • Increase its capacity and It is renowned for its award in Moreland is taking many Program and Whittlesea competitiveness winning Darebin Enterprise Centre (Business Incubator), forms – revitalised industry Exporting Industry Cluster • Increase employment precincts, new growth in networks. opportunities providing start-up businesses with business development professional services businesses; The City has numerous serviced • Ensure it secures and assistance. exciting re-use of former large greenfield sites, ready for maintains a strong and industrial sites for mixed The City has numerous retail development and now being competitive position in the business and residential strips, plus Preston Market and developed. It is home to the global economy development, all actively Northland Shopping and Cinema world-class Northern Hospital • Improve the quality of life supported by Moreland City Centre. Epping. for all residents Council. Major suburbs are Northcote, Major suburbs are Bundoora, • Provide a whole of The City has strong and active Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury. Epping, Lalor, Thomastown and government focus to forms of business support and Whittlesea. economic development. City of Hume the Moreland Community Kangan Batman TAFE DIIRD has a range of business The City of Hume is located on Enterprise Centre, which and investment attraction the urban fringe, 20kms north provides start-up businesses Kangan Batman TAFE is a multi- programs in place to support west of the CBD. It is Australia’s with office space and discipline TAFE providing and work with business. fourth fastest growing assistance, and the Brunswick vocational training for a broad municipality and a culturally Business Incubator. range of occupations. With five NORTH Link/NIETL regional campuses, it is Victoria’s diverse community, with urban Major suburbs are Brunswick, NORTH Link/NIETL is recognised major training provider for the and rural aspects. Coburg, Glenroy and Fawkner. as a leading business network. The City of Hume is linked by all NORTH Link/NIETL provides major roads in the region to Melbourne’s North – Liveability

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with 30,000 students enrolled. MAROONDAH HWY diverse multicultural community, Yarra D characterised by music and Major suburbs are Sunbury, ES HWY CB PRINC MELBOURNE cultural festivals, located just Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, PORT DOCKLANDS five kms from the CBD. It has Craigieburn and Tullamarine. Legend Melbourne is a considerably less expensive place to 1 Restaurants and Cafes 11 CERES Environment Centre 140 live than Sydney, with a higher liveability ranking. (Multicultural) 12 Epping Plaza Shopping 130 2 Sunbury Wine Festival and Cinema Centre 120 MELBOURNE 110 Trend 3 Whittlesea Country Music Festival 13 Northland Shopping and 100 4 Whittlesea Show Cinema Centre 140=Lowest Cost 90 1=Highest Cost 5 Preston Market 14 Broadmeadows Town 80 Centre Shopping Centre 70 6 German Settlement – SYDNEY 15 Barkly Square Shopping Centre 60 Ziebells Farmhouse 50 7 Darebin Chinese Kite Festival URLC Residential Developments 40 COST OF LIVING RANKING 8 Rupertswood – A Jackson’s Hill Estate 30 140=Least Liveable 20 NEW YORK 1=Most Liveable Birthplace of The Ashes B Roxburgh Park 10 LONDON TOKYO 9 The Meadows Greyhound Track C Aurora 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 10 La Trobe University D Lancaster Gate LIVEABILITY RANKING Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary E Central Creek Source: Washington Population Crisis Committee (1991). 11 automotive, aerospace and MAB Corporation Business Parks reach by public transport, sciences, mechanical and polymer industries, and of MAB Business Parks is one of connecting to trendy and modern manufacturing engineering, trainee/ apprenticeship training. Victoria’s leading developers of shopping centres, entertainment youth affairs, teacher education, venues and international Kangan Batman TAFE specialises award winning Business Parks in psychology and occupational restaurants. health and safety. in quick-response, personalised Melbourne’s North. Through services for new and established careful research, planning, Excellent resources including RMIT Brunswick is a leader in sensitive environmental design businesses, in the form of state of the art technology are technology and training for the and the provision of state of the customised staff training and a features of NMIT’s high quality textiles and graphics industries. art infrastructure, its three training programs. The programs RMIT is a leader in promoting wide range of educational Business Parks – Global Business of NMIT include a manufacturing, cultural diversity through consultancy services. Park, National Business Park and engineering and building research and learning. Programs offered range from Northcorp Industry Business Park industry training centre, short courses to nationally- – have attracted some of the thoroughbred stud, an The Urban and Regional accredited certificates, diplomas country’s largest manufacturing, aquaculture facility at Epping Land Corporation (URLC) and advanced diplomas, and warehousing, distribution and and a viticulture facility, The The URLC is a Government apprenticeship/traineeship research companies. Australian College of Wine. Business Enterprise and is one qualifications. The Institute Strategically located in the heart The Tourism and Hospitality of Victoria’s largest residential offers a range of delivery options, of the north’s industrial centre, Centre has one of the finest property developers. It has such as combinations of workplace MAB’s estates have provided a training restaurants, St George’s successfully operated for over 27 and on-campus training, according level of amenity not seen before Restaurant. years, and has developed and sold in Melbourne. Adopting progressive almost 35,000 residential lots. to client needs. Northpoint Enterprise Park garden-based urban design The URLC is committed to Kangan Batman TAFE was named principles, with sweeping tree Northpoint Enterprise Park is achieving: Training Provider of the Year in lined boulevards and extensive strategically located to be a the 2001 Victorian Training ‘flagship’ Business Park in the • Outstanding urban design gardens and lakes, MAB’s and liveable communities Awards, and was a Finalist in the Business Parks are proving very Melbourne’s North. It is connected • Sustainable development 2001 Australian Business popular with employers, by the major intersection of a Excellence Awards. The Institute employees, investors and the State Highway (Craigieburn • Responsiveness to the diverse is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 wider community alike. Bypass, due for completion in needs of customers including (Environmental Management 2004) and the duplication of affordable housing Melbourne Airport System) accredited. Cooper Street to a 4-lane boulevard • Innovation in products Melbourne Airport is located about (due for completion in 2003), and processes La Trobe University 25 kms from the City Centre, with and is conveniently located to • Strong commercial a four star Hilton Hotel. The main campus of La Trobe the Epping Plaza Regional performance and University is on a 400 hectare Melbourne Airport is a curfew Shopping Centre, the Northern • An organisational culture site 14kms northeast of free, 24-hour international Hospital and tertiary institutions. which empowers its staff Melbourne’s CBD. airport. It is Australia’s second Northpoint Enterprise Park will to achieve excellence biggest airfreight hub, consistently With six regional campuses and comprise a combination of retail, With five regional residential more than 24,000 students, La voted in the top five airports in commercial and industrial property the world. developments, the URLC Trobe is one of Australia’s largest and existing tenants include functions as an industry leader, multi-campus universities, with The airport has direct international Australia’s largest importer and pioneering the successful wholesaler of aquarium fish, teaching and research strengths air links to 125 destinations in application of innovative Aquarium Industries. in biochemistry, genetics, 35 countries. approaches to development. Melbourne Airport is a freight chemistry, biomedical engineering, RMIT University Yarra Valley Water information technology, health gateway into Australia, as the Located 20 kms north east of As a retail water company, Yarra home to DHL and Lufthansa, Melbourne’s CBD, RMIT is and environmental sciences. Valley Water provides world-class two of the world’s largest freight renowned for its quality La Trobe is one of Australia’s water supply and sewerage companies. education and training programs, leading international universities services to 1.5 million people Around the airport there are a innovative consultancy and with links to more than 200 who live and work in the Yarra 350 hectares of land, featuring a research and its close links with universities around the world. River catchment area of Melbourne. Business Park and an Office Park industry and employers. Owned by the State Government Access to the technology base of at various stages of development. RMIT is a leading exporter of the University is one of the of Victoria, it is committed to NMIT Australian education, offering strengths of the La Trobe environmental sustainability, NMIT is located 11kms northeast hundreds of courses in University R&D Park. It comprises demonstrates outstanding from Melbourne’s CBD. Melbourne and overseas. three distinct facilities for tiered innovation and achievement in The seven faculties encompass development – incubator suites, NMIT offers over 300 full-time, water conservation and waste a wide range of academic management and is a recognised graduate business facilities and part-time and short courses in Business, Agricultural Studies, departments and more than 20 leader in delivery of customer serviced suites for large Hospitality, Tourism, Computing, research centres and institutes. service. The Operating Licence businesses. Arts, Building, Community RMIT’s 55,000 students are covers an area of around 3,955 The “City” at La Trobe University, Studies, Engineering, Further studying programs from pre- square kms of Melbourne’s has an art museum, sports clubs, Education and Design. Its seven apprenticeship to doctorate level. northern and eastern suburbs, Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary, campuses in Melbourne’s North RMIT’s Bundoora Campus is a 8,380 kms of water main and restaurants and shops. are located within convenient centre of excellence for life 7,830 kms of sewerage main.

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The region’s Key Stakeholders have a range of information products that can be accessed on the website www.melbournesnorth.com.au including a Business and Investment Enquiry Form, or by contacting the stakeholders listed below. We are ready for business.

CONTACT DETAILS OF KEY REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS Department of Innovation, Industry City of Moreland Melbourne Airport and Regional Development Contact: Manager Economic Development Contact: Head of Property Contact: Regional Manager Phone: +61 3 9240 1177 Phone: +61 3 9297 1162 Northern & Western Fax: +61 3 9240 1186 Fax: +61 3 9297 1717 Metropolitan Region Web: www.moreland.vic.gov.au Web: www.melair.com.au Victorian Business Centre City of Whittlesea NMIT Department of Innovation, Industry Contact: Director Economic Development Contact: Director Programs and Regional Development and City Marketing Phone: +61 3 9269 1223 Phone: +61 3 93261233 Phone: +61 3 9217 2278 Fax: +61 3 9269 1202 Fax: +61 3 93261561 Fax: +61 3 9217 2111 Web: www.nmit.vic.edu.au Web: www.dsrd.vic.gov.au Web: www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au Northpoint Enterprise Park NORTH Link/NIETL Kangan Batman TAFE Contact: Development Director Contact: Executive Director Contact: Industry Training Manager Phone: +61 3 9832 4010 NORTH Link/NIETL Phone: +61 3 9254 3025 Fax: +61 3 9822 7886 Phone: +61 3 9479 3337 Fax: +61 3 9375 2726 Web: www.northpoint.net.au Fax: +61 3 9467 8310 Web: www.kangan.edu.au Web: www.melbournesnorth.com.au RMIT University La Trobe University City of Darebin Contact: RMIT Research Contact: Director of Public Affairs & Development Contact: Manager Economic Development Phone: +61 3 9479 2316 Phone: +61 3 9925 7498 Phone: +61 3 9230 4465 Fax: +61 3 9479 1387 Fax: +61 3 9466 9980 Fax: +61 3 9478 1866 Web: www.latrobe.edu.au Web: www.rmit.edu.au Web: www.darebin.vic.gov.au MAB Corporation Business Parks Urban Regional Land Corporation City of Hume Contact: General Manager, Business Parks Contact: Chief Operating Officer Contact: Director City and Phone: +61 3 9804 8995 Phone: +61 3 9664 8444 Economic Development Fax: +61 3 9827 0993 Fax: +61 3 9662 1666 Phone: +61 3 9205 2351 Web: www.mabbusinessparks.com.au Web: www.urlc.vic.gov.au Fax: +61 3 9205 2362 Web: www.hume.vic.gov.au Yarra Valley Water Contact: Key Accounts Manager Phone: +61 3 9874 2122 Fax: +61 3 9872 1353 Web: www.yarravalleywater.com.au

NORTH Link/NIETL and the other stakeholders gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development and the Victorian Business Centre at Moonee Ponds in the production of this document.