Please note: this is an old article
It was published in June 2014, so the information may be out-of-date.
The GV Young professionals are a networking group supported by Greater Shepparton City Council and organised by a committee of volunteers from various business in the Greater Shepparton region.
Developed in 2009, GV Young Professionals aims to give young people in the GV region the opportunity to meet in an informal setting and get to know more about others in the region.
Local businesses have been keenly supporting the group since its inception, as it gives their new team members a greater connection with the region. In doing so, it encourages those new to the area, to stay longer in the region, which allows for employers and the region overall to benefit from those skills over a longer time frame.
Not only well supported by local business, GV Young Professionals are also linked with the highly successful business networking group, GV BRaIN a business networking group that meets four times each year featuring a high profile speaker.
GV Young Professionals also have over four events for the year, which are always well attended, by a mix of people from varying industries. Given the nature of the group, which encourages the development of social and business networks, these are usually a mixture of informative style seminars, such as one recently conducted at Noble Monks by the facilitator of the Digital Enterprise Program Ailsa Page on getting your business online and other more social and informal activities, such as trivia nights, progressive dinners and barefoot (lawn) bowling.
Throughout the year there are other casual catch up opportunities - usually on a Friday, either for an informal dinner or a Friday night drink at a local bar/pub. This allows members to mix and mingle in a more informal setting. Notice for these is usually sent out via their Facebook page.
Should you wish to become involved in supporting the group, or simply if you wish to encourage your employees to come along to events, contact Rohan Sali at Greater Shepparton City Council. Rohan will arrange for your email addresses to be added to the send out list, or of course your employees are welcome to just turn up to the next event!