West is Best: Living and working in Western NSW

Living and working in Western NSW opens a world of adventure, new experiences, closeknit and supportive communities and important purposeful job opportunities.

The Western region offers the perfect mix of an active or laid-back lifestyle, affordable property and housing and a true sense of community – making it the perfect place to call home.

That’s why West is Best.

Career opportunities in Western NSW

For better balance

The Western region of NSW is one of the most unique places in Australia, and the world.

It is the gateway to the Australian outback, boasting wide open spaces, unique and beautiful landscapes; from rolling sand dunes to the mighty Darling River and is home to important historical and cultural sites, national parks and an abundance of wildlife and important eco-systems.

For Erlina, living in Western NSW and working at Western Local Land Services, means she can live the life she wants to.

For making a difference

Western Local Land Services covers around 40% of NSW and supports farmers, landowners and the wider community of Western NSW, to make better decisions about the land they manage and assist rural and regional communities to be profitable and sustainable into the future.

Western Local Land Services offers meaningful career options across a number of areas of expertise, whether you are looking for the next step in your career, ready for a change or new opportunity, or just at the beginning of your working life.

Create the career you want and find your purpose– from customer service to biosecurity, veterinary to agriculture and land management, natural resources to emergency management, as well as Project support, HR, Finance, Administration and General Management. The opportunities are endless.

For Andrea, Natural Resources Officer, at Western Local Land Services, West is Best for meaningful work.

For a family adventure

The Western region offers the perfect mix of an active or laid-back lifestyle, affordable property and housing and a true sense of community – making it the perfect place to call home.

Western Local Land Services offers excellent working conditions, competitive salaries, a flexible and supportive work culture and extensive development and promotion opportunities, allowing for better work life balance.

For Charlie, Western NSW is the perfect place to raise his young family.

For living the life you want to live

With flexible working options, more time to do the things you love, and more affordable housing, living in Western NSW means living the life you want.

You can look forward to creating a meaningful career, meeting new friends and ticking off a bucket list of experiences and landscapes like nowhere else in the world.

For Brooke, working and living in NSW has given her security and flexibility without the worry.

For an active lifestyle

From a leisurely sunset walk to an early morning paddle, from just getting out and about, to joining the local team – Western NSW has so much on offer for an active or outdoors lifestyle.

And with no bustling traffic jams and everything at your fingertips you also have more time to do those things you love.

For Alana, being just minutes away from pristine beautiful waterways and bush is just the best.

Working for Western Local Land Services

Interested in working for Western Local Land Services? You can stay informed on upcoming opportunities by:

• adding your name to our recruitment waitlist
• signing up for our monthly newsletter
• following us on the Western Local Land Services Facebook page
• visiting and bookmarking iworkforNSW.gov.au in your browser.

The recruitment process

So you can be prepared, the recruitment process from initial application to job offer and acceptance will generally take around 4 weeks, including interview, reference checks and pre-employment checks, but we will check in along the way.

Even if you are not the successful candidate for the particular role you apply for, we may offer you a place in a talent pool.

If you gain a place in a talent pool, well done! This means you have met the job requirements and may be considered for similar jobs for up to 18 months.

Even if there is no current suitable role available, we encourage you to get in touch to discuss your skills and experience by emailing admin.western@lls.nsw.gov.au

Need support to move regionally?

Read more about “The Welcome Experience” – this exciting new service provides essential government workers and their families with the support they need to move into regional communities, settle in and become one of the locals.