industry & investment > EAST GIPPSLAND GO ON > HEAD EAST. www.discovereastgippsland.com.au 1 < GO ON > HEAD EAST BEACH, BEACH HAPPY & MORE BEACH. DAYS. HOME to AustRALIA’S Longest beach (90 MILE Beach) AND YEAR ROUND LARgest INLAND wateRwaY TEMPERATE CLIMATE (THE GIPPSLAND LAKES) TOWNS & COMMUNITIES. 8 MAJOR towns AND AROUND 40 INDIViduaL COMMUNITIES 30 PRIMARY, 6 secondaRY SCHOOLS & ACCESS to TERTIARY education LocaLLY MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE $230,000* HOME to ONE OF THE LARgest FISHING PORts IN AustRALIA ALIVE WITH NATURE & WILDLIFE. ONE OF THE LARGEST AREAS OF NationaL PARKS IN AustRALIA – 1.5 MILLION hectaRES ONE OF THE LARgest PER TRAIN: MELBOURNE capita boat owneRSHIPS to BAIRnsdaLE 3 IN AustRALIA TIMES daiLY (3.5 HOUR JOURNEy) * SOURCE: BAIRNsdaLE, RP Data, MARCH 2014 > 2 welcome > EAST GIPPSLAND HEAD EAST & EXPERIENCE > A better work/life balance > A more relaxed lifestyle with time to enjoy our diverse natural wonders > Affordable housing so you can spend more money on the things you want > A chance to further your career in a thriving and vibrant community > Excellent educational facilities for your children to help deliver a bright, successful future welcome to Home to tranquil lakes, pristine beacHes and tHe rugged beauty of tHe HigH country. east gippsland WHETHER YOU HAVE A LIFETIME, A MONTH, A WEEKEND OR A daY, THERE ARE MANY Reasons to EXploRE THIS MagiCAL CORNER OF VICtoRIA. Our relaxed regional lifestyle means that you can forget about traffic jams and get home on time to enjoy everything the region has to offer. Spend time with family and friends or head outdoors for some quality “me” time. East Gippsland is clean, green and beautiful, with significant natural and ecological advantages, large areas of national and state reserves and Australia’s largest inland water system – the Gippsland Lakes. We have colourful fishing and boating villages, turquoise lakes and rivers, high-country grandeur, isolated beaches, rugged coastal outcrops and an easy-living temperate climate. But lifestyle is about more than our famous natural beauty. East Gippsland’s affordable housing, strong employment, quality healthcare, good education infrastructure including tertiary options, and plentiful land supply add to our competitive advantage. The region also caters well for families by offering a broad range of childcare and developmental services. East Gippsland is eastern Victoria’s major economic region with a diverse population and industry profile, growing economy, stable labour force and an abundance of primary produce and natural resources. We have more than 20 towns and villages with around 18,000 jobs throughout East Gippsland. There’s a diversity of jobs available across a range of industries including healthcare and social assistance (13.5%), retail (12%) and construction (10%). 3 < GO ON > HEAD EAST local employment VEGCO WITH A POPUlation OF Based in Bairnsdale, Vegco is the largest AROUND 45,000, East salad fresh cuts factory in Australia and part of one of the biggest and most GIPPSLAND OFFERS A innovative produce companies in the stable woRKFORCE, country. It is also the home of LoveBeets, low UNEMploYMENT, an exciting new range of beetroot A stRONG INDUstRY products. 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The diversity of job The primary hospital servicing East minded professionals who are looking opportunities for both trade-qualified Gippsland, Bairnsdale Regional Health to gain experience with a leader in and professionals in the region is one Service employs more than 700 people fresh produce. of East Gippsland’s real advantages. across a range of sectors. As well as WWW.ONEHARVest.COM.AU About a third of the region’s workforce medical roles, including nursing, medical is either a manager or employed in a imaging, and allied health, the health professional role. East GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL service offers non-medical opportunities in support services such as administration, Representing the needs of around 45,000 accounting, health information, human residents across an area of 21,000 resources, information technology and square kilometres, East Gippsland Shire hotel services. Council employs around 350 people across a range of disciplines. 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WWW.PATTIES.COM.AU > 4 local employment > EAST GIPPSLAND FIND A JOB IN East GIPPSLAND EMploYMENT TYPES IN East GIPPSLAND East Gippsland has a range of local SOURCE: AustraLIAN Bureau OF StatIstICS, 2011 recruitment providers to help you find Not stated 1.9% the perfect role to meet your career and Labourers 13.6 % lifestyle goals. Managers 15.7% Machinery Operators The largest employment service provider & Drivers 6.5% in East Gippsland, Workways Australia Ltd offer tailored employment assistance to jobseekers. The not-for-profit community Sales 8.9% services organisation now operates from Professionals 15% 35 sites across Victoria and NSW listing employment opportunities, working with local businesses to recruit staff and assisting people to gain employment. 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Job-seeker websites such as Some of the family were a little “I didn’t realise Bairnsdale was such WWW.SEEK.COM.AU reluctant at first but soon fell in love a hive of activity!” WWW.CAREERONE.COM.AU with the area. Finding appropriate A milder climate in East Gippsland WWW.MYCAREER.COM.AU disability services to cater for their has also contributed to a more active WWW.YOURGIPPSLANDJOBS.COM.AU eldest child, Sebastian (23), who lives lifestyle for them all. with Down Syndrome, was a huge Employer websites such as factor in determining whether the East Gippsland Shire Council family could move. WWW.eastgippsland.VIC.GOV.AU or Bairnsdale Regional Health Service WWW.BRHS.COM.AU 5 < GO ON > HEAD EAST quality education paynesville primary scHool provides SECONDARY a supportive and inclusive learning environment for cHildren. East Gippsland has a diverse and innovative Secondary School sector, providing access to education throughout the entire region. The schools are all closely linked to their local community, and students are encouraged to engage with industry and tertiary institutions to develop strong career pathways. Importantly, our schools recognise the different needs, abilities and interests of individual students and develop curriculums that encourage and enhance learning. Being situated in a regional area, East Gippsland schools realise the potential