The partnership between Brimbank council and Victoria University will continue to grow with the two organisations committing to continue to work together.
The two parties met on Thursday night to sign a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding to work together transparently and cooperatively for the benefit of the wider Brimbank community and Melbourne’s western region.
With two of its campuses situated in Brimbank, the Sunshine Campus and the St Albans Campus, Victoria University is an integral stakeholder in the municipality.
The MOU affirms the commitment of both organisations to improving outcomes in relation to employment, education, community health and wellbeing, caring for country and climate action, and to building strategic partnerships to achieve impact in uplifting communities.
Brimbank Mayor Bruce Lancashire said Victoria University is a valued partner and important contributor to the Brimbank community, both in terms of educational opportunities and in providing important opportunities for research and collaboration for positive action.
“The Memorandum of Understanding provides Victoria University and Brimbank City Council with the opportunity to raise aspirations and combine efforts in new and mutually beneficial ways to achieve impact in uplifting communities,” he said.
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker they are delighted to grow their partnership with Brimbank council.
“As long-standing advocates for this region, Victoria University shares the pride in Brimbank as it is now – and in what it can become,’ he said.
“Together, we are making a real and tangible impact for the benefit of the whole community as well as for our students, staff and researchers.”
