By submitting an application to participate in the Business Mentoring Program, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

These terms and conditions should be read in conjunction with any relevant information about the Business Mentoring Program (“Program”), e.g. your application, any information on the Wyndham City Council (‘Council’) website and any Council correspondence regarding the program.

1. APPLICANT

1.1 The person submitting this application on behalf of the business is jointly and severally liable together with the business to ensure compliance with these terms and conditions.

2. ELIGIBILITY

2.1 To be eligible to submit an application, the applicant must be a business that has a current, active ABN that is registered in Wyndham, or have physical presence in Wyndham e.g. a shop or office in Wyndham. 

2.2 Council staff, Councillors and their immediate families are ineligible to apply.

3. ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS

3.1 All applications will be assessed by Council officers.  Applicants who meet the criteria above may be selected to receive mentorship sessions.

3.2 Council reserves the right to request further information from an applicant prior to determining the outcome of their application.

3.3 Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within 20 business days of submission.

4 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

4.1 Applicants who are selected by Council are eligible to receive two (2) free mentorship sessions of at least 45 minutes in length each from one of the Business Mentors in the Program.

4.2 These sessions will be scheduled by the mentors and the mentees at the time that is suitable for both and can be online or in-person. 

5. BUSINESS PROMOTION

5.1 Applicants acknowledge and agree that Council will provide contact details of the applicants to the business mentors. 

6. POST-SESSION EVALUATION

6.1 Applicants acknowledge and agree to complete a post-session evaluation of the mentorship session conducted by the Council.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1   The Mentorship provider agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the Mentee’s business.

7.2   The Mentorship provider will not be in breach of clause 7.1 where Confidential Information is required by law or regulation to be disclosed, provided the party that is required to make disclosure promptly notifies the Mentee’s business to whom the Confidential Information belongs to allow the latter party to assert whatever exclusions or exemptions may be available to it under such law or regulation.

7.3   The Mentorship provider must ensure that its employees or agents given access to Confidential Information agree to be bound by and comply with the confidentiality obligations set out in these terms and conditions.

8. INDEMNITY

8.1 Applicants release, indemnify and continue to indemnify Council, its Councillors, employees, agents and contractors against all claims arising in connection with a breach or potential breach of these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, any infringement or potential infringement of third party intellectual property rights.

9. NO REPRESENTATION

9.1 Council makes no representation as to the content of the mentoring sessions and advice provided by the Mentors.

10. NO RELATIONSHIP

10.1 Nothing in these terms and conditions or in the conduct of the parties creates a relationship of agency, partnership, employer and employee or joint venture.

11. WITHDRAWAL AND CANCELLATION

11.1 Participants may withdraw from the program at any time by notifying Council by email to business@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

11.2 Council reserves the right, acting in its entire discretion, to:

(a) change the time(s) and/or date(s) of a mentoring session;

(b) cancel a mentoring session; or

(c) cancel the program entirely.

11. 3. In the event of a change or cancellation by Council under condition 11.2, Council accepts no liability for any costs incurred by the participants in anticipation of their sessions

12. GENERAL

12.1. Participants must comply with all laws, rules and regulations in connection with the delivery of their sessions.

12.2. Council may amend these terms and conditions at any time, without prior notice.

13. DISCLAIMER

The Wyndham Business Mentoring Program is a peer-learning initiative. Mentors share personal experiences and general insights only and not as professional or financial advice. Participants are responsible for their own business decisions, and neither mentors nor organisers are liable for any outcomes arising from mentoring discussions.