Industry investment opportunities

Features of our health care and social assistance sector

• Home to the Northern Hospital, Northpark Hospital and the new Northern Private Hospital.
• Home to RMIT Bundoora and Northern Centre for Health Education and Research.
• Proximity to Austin Biomedical Alliance Precinct and La Trobe University.

 Get key industry and location-specific data

For more information about how your business can be part of this sector contact our Investment Attraction and Business Growth team within our Economic Development department at invest@whittlesea.vic.gov.au or call 03 9217 2170.

You can also download our health care and social assistance brochure(PDF, 2MB).

Features of our manufacturing sector

• One of the most productive industries in the municipality.
• Home to the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market.
• Supported by established manufacturing clusters across Thomastown and Epping.
• Access to Melbourne’s North Advanced Manufacturing Group, RMIT University, Melbourne Polytechnic and Northern Centre for Health Education Research.
• Availability of rapidly growing, skilled and experienced local workforce.

The region also offers easy access to:

• Melbourne Airport (20 mins)
• Port of Melbourne (35 mins)
• National Road Network (M80 Ring Road and Hume Freeway)
• Metro trains (eight stations every 20 mins on weekdays).

 Get key industry and location-specific data

For more information about how your business can be part of this sector contact our Investment Attraction and Business Growth team within our Economic Development department at invest@whittlesea.vic.gov.au or call 03 9217 2170.

You can also download our manufacturing industry brochure(PDF, 2MB). 

Features of our food and beverage sector

• Melbourne Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market (estimated $2 bn produce sold annually).
• Proposed Melbourne Food Innovation and Export Hub at Epping.
• RMIT University’s Food Research and Innovation Centre.
• Melbourne Polytechnic’s School of Food, Plant and Animal Industries.
• Proximity to La Trobe AgriBio Centre.

 Get key industry and location-specific data

For more information about how your business can be part of this sector contact our Investment Attraction and Business Growth team within our Economic Development department at invest@whittlesea.vic.gov.au or call 03 9217 2170.

You can also download our food and beverage industry brochure(PDF, 2MB).

The City of Whittlesea is home to state-significant waste and resource recovery facilities at Wollert and Cooper Street West.

Learn more about how we support businesses to become more sustainable

Our municipality is the ideal location for transport and logistics businesses, with direct access to major transport routes to the Australian eastern seaboard via the Hume Freeway.

We also have plans underway for the Beveridge Intermodal Precinct (BIP.)

Find out more about the BIP