Economic Strengths
Hume is located only 20 minutes from the Port of Melbourne. The city is linked to the Melbourne CBD and suburbs by a comprehensive road network with direct links to the Hume Highway, Tullamarine Freeway, Calder Freeway, Western Ring Road, CityLink and the Princess Highway.
Somerton Intermodal Terminal
The Somerton Intermodal Terminal (SIT) provides business with an ideally located terminal for import and export of freight by rail into the Port of Melbourne and other Australian ports. The Somerton Intermodal Terminal (SIT) is strategically placed to improve efficiency in transporting goods along the Hume corridor. The site, north of Melbourne's CBD, is ideally positioned within close proximity to many of the major food retailers in regional Victoria furnishing opportunities for maximum weight capability of import and export containers by rail mode into and from the Port of Melbourne and other Australian Ports.
Business Parks
Hume City has a number of award-winning business parks, offering well serviced land in allotment sizes to meet client needs, or custom-built modern factory/office/warehouse premises.There are five major business parks and other significant industrial subdivisions in Hume City. Each are ideally located with close links to specific industry clusters as well as air, road and rail links. Additionally there are Business Parks designed for a range of business types to work efficiently together.
Northcorp Industry Park Broadmeadows
The award-winning Northcorp Industry Park is located in the heart of Melbourne's manufacturing and transportation hub at the crossroads of the Hume Highway and Western Ring Road. MAB Corporation's vision of providing business with a new standard in concept, design, access and amenity has been realised at Northcorp Industry Park. The park offers sites from 1,800 m2 to 10 hectares.
Visit www.mab.com.au/business-parks/northcorp
Global Business Park Tullamarine
One of Melbourne's premier business parks, Global Business Park is situated at the gateway to Melbourne with a kilometre of frontage to the Tullamarine Freeway, opposite Melbourne Airport. Global Business Park is home to The Age newspaper's state-of-the-art $220 million Print Centre, one of many businesses attracted by the strategic location of this business park.
Visit www.mab.com.au/business-parks/global
National Business Park Campbellfield
National Business Park is a joint venture project between MAB Corporation Business Parks and The Ford Motor Company of Australia. It is situated adjacent to Ford's manufacturing plant, one of Australia's largest. Positioned on the Hume Highway, National Business Park offers excellent access to the Western Ring Road, CityLink and Melbourne Airport. For companies in the automotive industry, National Business Park also offers the opportunity for suppliers to have a direct link with Ford's in line vehicle sequencing process.
Melbourne Airport Business Park Tullamarine
On 250 hectares of airport land at Tullamarine, the Melbourne Airport Business Park offers businesses the opportunity to establish an on airport presence by designing and building to their own requirements.
Austrak Business Park Somerton
Developed by Austrak and situated in Somerton adjacent to the Somerton Intermodal Terminal and between the Hume Highway and the National Rail Network This park provides direct access to the inland port, major arterials, , Melbourne and Essendon Airports, and is located less than 20 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD.
Workforce, Training and Education
Businesses have access to a trained local labour force and excellent post-secondary and tertiary training and education providers in Hume City.
Hume City is home to Kangan Institute, a multi-discipline TAFE institute, offering hundreds of courses from short courses, apprenticeships and traineeships to advanced diplomas. Kangan Institute is Victoria's major training provider for the automotive, aerospace and polymer industries and the largest provider of trainee and apprenticeship training. Its Aerospace Industry Training Centre (AITC) is Victoria's largest purpose-built training facility for the aviation industry. The AITC offers courses in pilot training, avionics, airframe, and engine and aerospace engineering, as well as composites welding and aircraft-type training.
In addition, more than 50 local government and independent primary and secondary schools can be found in the city.
Housing and Lifestyle
Hume City offers a wide range of housing options to suit all lifestyles. The areas geography means there is a range of rural settings or well serviced suburban communities to choose from.
Broadmeadows Shopping centre features over 200 specialty shops along with major retailers, cinemas, and food court and al fresco dining areas.
The Sunbury Town Centre is the primary retail and commercial centre in the Sunbury region. It serves a predominantly convenience shopping role which is complemented by the presence of higher order services and retail outlets to meet needs beyond a convenience role
Conferences, Conventions and Hospitality
A diverse range of quality function and convention venues are available in Hume. From 5 star conferences and events venue Aitken Hill, to Victorian era mansion Rupertswood, and everything in between, Hume has everything you need for your next function.
Call us on 9205 2200 to find out more information about conference and event facilities available in the region, or for any other enquiry realting to the economic strengths of Hume City.
The Hume Economic Development Strategy 2030
The Hume Economic Development Strategy 2030: Action Plan 2012 - 2013