Council bans men from applying for ‘exciting job’ – sweeping streets

The council, in the advert, explains that it is focused on "achieving a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects our community" and wanted to remove barriers: "We are actively identifying some positions, in recognition that some groups are underrepresented in areas of our workforce." The move, the council explains, constitutes a special measure under the Special Measure Provision of the Equal Opportunity Act. The Act aims to "foster greater equality". The street sweeping job, on the day street cleaning team, is described as an "exciting position". "As a Street Sweeper operator, you will make a positive contribution to maintaining a high level of cleanliness and general appearance of Council’s footpaths, nature strips, roads, car parks and right of ways," the advert reads. [caption id="attachment_288038" align="alignnone" width="1460"] Screenshot of the advert taken from the Darebin City Council website[/caption] "The focus of the day shift group is to clean and mechanically sweep residential streets, shop fronts, hard waste pick up, dumped rubbish collection, and laneway cleaning."