About Indigo Shire Council Indigo Shire Council is located in picturesque North East Victoria, amongst Australia's most significant collection of historic towns, with offices in Beechworth, Yackandandah, Rutherglen and Chiltern. Blend your career with a regional lifestyle by enjoying the food, wine, history, natural landscape, sporting and hobbies on offer. Indigo Shire Council provides a supportive workplace with great opportunities to make positive impacts to our rural community. We provide ongoing professional development opportunities and workplace flexibility. About You We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated and experienced Horticulturist to join our Parks and Garden Team. You will:
• Support the Coordinator Trees and Parks by providing guidance and technical expertise to Parks and Gardens teams across the Shire.
• Enhance and improve Council’s gardens, public green spaces including parks and reserves and ovals under the control of Council.
• Ensure consistency and safety in work programs across the Shire and be able to work with staff to improve productivity, efficiencies, and effectiveness within existing resources.
• Provide high level gardening and maintenance services to parks, gardens and open space reserves including cleaning and minor maintenance work on urban streets and business precinct areas.
• Assist with the implementation of scheduled programs across Yackandandah and the Shire to ensure towns, town entrances and public areas are kept safe, clean and tidy, functional, and well-presented at all times to maintain a positive image and sense of pride.

About The Role
The key objective for this position is ensure towns, town entrances and public areas are kept safe, clean & tidy,



functional and well-presented to create a positive image and sense of pride for the Indigo Shire region.
• Employment type/hours: Full time, 76 hours per fortnight with an RDO.
• Proposed commencement date: Monday, 11 January 2026.
• Starting

location:
Can start from Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen or Yackandandah Depot
• Work as part of a team to create a positive image for the Indigo Shire community Mandatory Checks And Pre-employment Requirements
• 2 x Reference Checks
• Current Driver's Licence
• National Police Check
• Functionality Assessment Interested? For further details, refer to the position description attached or contact David Tyler
- Coordinator Parks & Treesfor a confidential discussion on 03 5728 8000. Here's some more information about our beautiful region : www.explorebeechworth.com.au To Apply Please submit your resume, cover letter and a separate document addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria questions, this can be found on the last page of the Position Description. Applications close 4pm, Sunday 29 November 2026 at 5pm
- shortlisting may commence before the close date. Indigo Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value diversity and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage you to inform us through your application or email [email protected].



Why Choose Indigo Shire Council? Our workplace thrives on flexibility and our work is highly dynamic, allowing you the opportunity to shape your professional journey according to your unique needs and aspirations. We are commitment to our Corporate values of honesty and integrity, respect, and professionalism and teamwork. We understand the importance of a great work-life balance and we actively support our employees in achieving it. We ensure that your efforts are recognised and your wellbeing is paramount so

we offer
a large range of benefits to enhance your overall experience as part of our team,

We offer
• Flexible Working Arrangements– We recognise that flexible working arrangements can assist employees in maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Versatile working arrangements offered to our staff include, revised starting and finishing times, part time hours, working from home and time in lieu.
• Training, Development and Career Progression Opportunities
- We provide training opportunities for career growth through internal and external programs.
• Parental Leave
- Permanent full time or part time employees are entitled to generous parental leave provisions including primary, secondary and grandparent leave.
• Social Club Membership
- The Social Club creates opportunities for staff to interact with each other. Employees can join the social club and enjoy access to a wide range of social and recreational activities and discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program
- A free confidential offsite counselling program is available for employees and their immediate family members (living in the employee's household) to use at any time during or outside work hours.

📌 Senior Horticulturist (Beechworth)
🏢 Indigo Shire Council
📍 Beechworth