Conveniently located in Melbourne’s vibrant inner east, the City of Stonnington has an economically and culturally diverse population of approximately 100,000. Covering an area of 25.62 kilometres, the City takes in the suburbs of Prahran, Windsor, South Yarra, Toorak, Armadale, Malvern, Malvern East, Glen Iris and Kooyong.
The City is primarily a residential area with some commercial, industrial, office and institutional land uses. It is well known for its shopping and lifestyle precincts, parks and gardens, leafy streets and historical architecture.
Stonnington boasts world class shopping precincts such as Chapel Street, Toorak Road, High Street and Glenferrie Road and is also home to Chadstone Shopping Centre, Victoria's premier shopping centre.
The City has a variety of parks, gardens and open space including Victoria Gardens, Central Park, the Glen Iris Wetlands and the Urban Forest. The range of recreation facilities on offer includes the Malvern Valley Golf Club, two aquatic centres, numerous tennis centres and myriad bicycle paths.
Council's vision for Stonnington is for it to be a place of community, individuality and business where an environment is created that fosters the hopes, wellbeing and aspirations of all people.
As an innovative and progressive Council, we provide more than 100 diverse services. As a Stonnington employee, you will work on exciting and leading-edge projects in a supportive and challenging environment that make a real difference to the lives of people in our community.
We offer exceptional working conditions and we are focused on providing a workplace that values and celebrates your contribution, cares for your health and wellbeing and fosters a positive work culture.
Underpinning Council's employee ethos are six core values:
- Achievement;
- Accountability;
- Learning;
- Communication;
- Cooperation; and
- Change and New Ideas
