Located just 20km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD, the City of Monash has Melbourne’s largest concentration of jobs outside the CBD and is well positioned to grow jobs close to where people live. With a population of almost 200,000 residents, local businesses provide around 130,000 jobs.
Monash is home to the main campus of Monash University, Australia’s largest university in terms of student numbers, and the Australian Government’s premier research organisation, CSIRO. It is also home to the only Australian Synchrotron and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication.
Being located amongst a dynamic and respected business community serviced by world class research facilities, Monash earns its name as ‘First for Business’.
Through its Economic Development Team, Council provides a number of services for the support and development of new and existing businesses in the Monash region. An extensive range of business programs including the Women’s Business Network, Home Based Business Network, Small Business Mentoring, Industry Insight Tours and First for Business e-newsletter are available for local businesses to utilise.
Contact Details:
Economic Development
Sean McNamee – Manager Strategic Planning and Economic Development
Paula Brennan – Coordinator
Rachel Burree – Senior Economic Development Officer
Binh Luong – Administration Officer
Email: ecodev@monash.vic.gov.au OR Phone: 9518 3097