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From the Executive
Martin Fidler, Director Community Services, recaps a successful quarter for Springvale Community Hub, the Social Connections Day Trips program and Council's shortlisted nominations to the EventEx Awards.
News
Council Plan broad consultation outcomes
The consultation process for the development of the new Council Plan 2021-25 is still underway. On Thursday 15 April we kicked off the community panel component.
Staff Steps Challenge May
Did you miss out on the last challenge? Get in and register for the May challenge.
Ceremonial fire pit unveiled
A ceremonial fire pit and symbolic sculpture has been unveiled in the heart of Springvale. The firepit, titled ‘Waa and Buln Buln Corroboree” is an important focal point of the Springvale Community Hub, and will be used for permitted events and ceremonies.
Aquatic and Leisure Centre Management
Greater Dandenong City Council has decided to create a wholly owned Company to operate Dandenong Oasis, Noble Park Aquatic Centre, Springers Leisure Centre and Dandenong Stadium from 1 July 2022.
Current Jobs
Applications are now open for the following jobs:
Exhibition Operations and Customer Experience Team Leader
Project Engineer
Deputy Municipal Building Surveyor
Drum Theatre Technicians
People News
Find out who has recently joined and departed Council.
Incoming Employees
Pat Cazaly - Open Space Contracts Officer
Alicia Privitera - Conservation Crew Member - WFV
Aiden Walridge-Finlayson - Conservation Crew Member - WFV
Myo Tun - Parks Maintenance Crew - WFV
Majid Salmi - Parks Maintenance Crew - WFV
Tran Tran - School Crossing Supervisor
Jake Thorne - Parking Management Officer
Gregory Bradshaw - School Crossing Supervisor
Kirralea Bridges - Home Maintenance Support Officer
Greg Johnstone - Home Maintenance Officer
Jeff Bradford - Home Maintenance Officer
Liz Bruhn - Immunisation Nurse
Outgoing Employees
Samantha Tran - Project Manager
Nicole Murfitt - Conservation Crew Member - WFV
Neel Parikh - Parks Maintenance Crew - WFV
Kel Salis - Parks Maintenance Crew - WFV
Bec Garnham - Youth Development Officer
Dipping Sauce
Have you caught the Flora exhibition yet? Why not wander over to Walker Street or Heritage Hill on your lunch break (and get your steps up)? Still need convincing? Watch the video below. Flora is on exhibition until Saturday 1 May.
Events
Future of Flexible Working Forum
21 and 29 April
The Future of Flexible working sessions have been set up to gauge the needs of a wide range of business units and activities across Council.
Surface Hub Training Sessions
27 and 29 April
Do you want to learn more about what the Microsoft Surface Hubs can do? Several training sessions are now available for staff to attend.
Web Editors Refresher Training Sessions
Starting 28 April
The web team will be running a round of mandatory in person web editor training sessions for all existing web editors.
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