What it does: City of Parramatta plays a major role in revitalising the local government area, providing more than 40 services to improve the quality of life for its residents and to make Parramatta a great place to live, work, play and invest.
Mission: Creating vibrant neighbourhoods and precincts, managing growth and transport. promoting green spaces and the environment, and creating a strong economy with a strong city centre.
Size and presence: The City of Parramatta Estimated Resident Population for 2020 is 260,296, with a population density of 3,108 persons per square km. The City of Parramatta is located in Sydney's western suburbs, about 24 kilometres from the Sydney CBD.
Best known for: Managing neighbourhoods and city centres including parks and open public spaces. Operating childcare centres and libraries. delivering a vast range of social services such as Meals on Wheels and Neighbourhood Aid and environmental initiatives. Running a diverse events program as well as arts and cultural initiatives.
The good bits: Flexible work arrangements. City of Parramatta Council believes that employee's private and professional life should be well balanced.
The not so good bits: I would not hesitate to recommend Parramatta City Council as an employer of choice. Definitely work life balance, Flexi time and supportive staff and environment.
The City of Parramatta Council’s Research and Collection Services team provide you with access to research, archives and cultural collections relating to Parramatta’s Local Government Area. Our professional team consists of a Research and Collection Services Coordinator, Archivist, Cultural Collections Officer and a Research Lead facilitating a genealogy and local studies team.
The Research and Collection Services (RCS) team is passionate about gathering, preserving and sharing the history and heritage of our dynamic river city at the centre of global Sydney – that is Parramatta. We collect and care for council and community archives, civic and cultural objects, archaeological artefacts and a collection of mixed media material. Our Research Library houses a broad range of books, newspapers, reports and microfilm.
On 12 May 2016, the Government announced that Parramatta City Council would form a new Local Government Area (LGA) called the City of Parramatta. As a result, boundaries changed and increased from 64km2 to 81km2. This also meant that an additional 35,719 residents are now part of the City of Parramatta community.
Despite these increases, some things remain the same. The City of Parramatta Council continues to be responsible for a broad range of services which include: managing neighbourhoods and city centres including parks and open public spaces, operating childcare centres and libraries, delivering a vast range of social services such as Meals on Wheels and Neighbourhood Aid and environmental initiatives, a diverse events program as well as arts and cultural initiatives, maintaining many facilities such as town halls and community centres, administration of economic development initiatives, development applications and strategically plan for the future development of the city and maintaining essential services such as waste collection and road maintenance
The City of Parramatta Council's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Brett Newman. For more information about City of Parramatta Council contact our Customer Contact Centre on 1300 617 058 or visit us at Ground Floor 126 Church Street, Parramatta. Prior to colonial settlement, Parramatta was home to successive generations of Aboriginal peoples for thousands of years. As Australia’s first inland European settlement, Parramatta is often described as the ‘cradle of the colony’. Successive waves of migration and historical movements have helped to shape Parramatta’s rich and compelling history.
It is an exciting time for culture, arts and entertainment in the City of Parramatta. We are experiencing a period of dramatic change and transformation. Our City is rapidly growing, building and evolving. We are on a fast-track to becoming Sydney’s central city. A smart global city that sets the vision for great Australian cities.
Our new Cultural Plan will prepare our City for the opportunities and challenges that unprecedented growth brings. Culture invites us and others to celebrate Parramatta as a cosmopolitan global city that is rich in diversity and history. It showcases what we are passionate about, what we value, who we are.
Central to our vision for an activated global city are the people – the artists, creative thinkers, communities, volunteers, participants, players, producers, creative enthusiasts and audiences.
A complete guide will continue to be rolled out with the Recruitment Training for managers.
Recruitment and selection at Parramatta Council is delegated to managers from Level 4 to Level 1 and can be administered by a delegated person. See Interim Delegations Policy. This policy provides the necessary information for delegated persons to recruit the best person for the role. The role of the Human Resource Department is one of support and expertise which the line manager can access to enhance the overall process.
Parramatta Council is committed to a consistent and professional approach to recruitment and selection practices. This ensures that we identify suitable candidates, and select those who best “fit” into roles which utilize their skills, and provide the potential employee with an opportunity for personal satisfaction and challenge.
Each stage of the recruitment process must be carefully considered and decisions should be based on best practice and Parramatta City Council's guidelines.
As a hiring manager, you need to be aware of legal as well as ethical and moral considerations. Please refer to PCC’s EEO policy and Code of Conduct.
City of Parramatta’s business programs and events support the City’s new and existing businesses, its entrepreneurs and its growing workforce. With access to quality seminars and workshops by leading training organisations and industry professionals, our programs introduce important business development tools that make starting or growing a business easier.
Our diverse resident population and workforce are offered opportunities for professional upskilling, improving their employability and giving them a pathway for further development. Council’s support of business events in Parramatta helps ensure our business community is provided with opportunities for networking, connecting, recognition and reward.
The average salary for Parramatta City Council employees in Australia is AU$86000 per year.
The Parramatta CBD Contributions Plan (Amendment No.5) applies for land in the Parramatta Central Business District. This Section 7.12/94A Contributions Plan calculates fees for development that needs consent with a cost of works of $250,000 or more. The development cost must be calculated by a suitably qualified person as part of a DA or CDC application. This requires an accompanying Cost Summary Report for applications valued up to $3 million, or Quantity Surveyors Report for applications valued above $3 million. The contribution fee is levied at three percent (3%) of this amount. For more information, please view this Section 7.12 contribution plan online.
From Monday 20 September 2021, the City of Parramatta (Outside Parramatta CBD) Contributions Plan 2021 applies for all other land in the City of Parramatta LGA excluding the Parramatta CBD and Sydney Olympic Park Authority land. This Section 7.11/94 Contributions Plan replaces eight (8) former contribution plans which used to apply to this area. Instances where development contributions do not apply are listed in Part 1.3 of this plan. This plan calculates contributions fees on the net increase of new residents, workers and visitors of for various types of development uses in the Parramatta Local Government Area.