UNSW to launch new naval architecture degree

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra will create a new naval architecture degree to ensure the future of Australia’s shipbuilding needs will be met.

The new program, which will commence in 2022, follows an agreement between Defence and UNSW Canberra. Key academics from the university’s Sydney and Canberra campuses will together develop the new curriculum and course offerings.

Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, said naval shipbuilding is a key Defence priority for the federal government.

“This program will enhance our university sector’s ability to support this important industry, by providing world-class education and training to future Navy, Australian Public Service (APS) and defence industry staff,” she said.

“UNSW Canberra’s co-location with the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) makes it the ideal place to prepare young Australians for future work in our shipbuilding industry.”

Once established, each year the Naval Architecture program will see up to 15 Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture) students at UNSW Canberra undertake a specialised stream of courses in their third and fourth year of study.

Naval architecture is a specialist engineering role working at the forefront of high technology areas to design, develop, evaluate and calculate complex data to enable Navy vessels to operate effectively in a range of maritime environments.

UNSW Canberra rector Michael Frater said that the new Bachelor of Engineering: Naval Architecture program will continue UNSW’s long history of educating naval architects, but in a refreshed context in Canberra that is responsive to the future needs of the country.

“This new program is planned to be offered from 2022 and will support the current Defence White Paper, the continuous naval shipbuilding policy and the requisite foundational skills development in the discipline,” he said.

“UNSW Canberra has been educating members of the Australian Defence Force for over fifty years, and this program is the next step we are taking in developing capabilities in this important Defence sector.”

The Naval Architectural program at UNSW Canberra is planned to run in parallel with Mechanical Engineering for the first two years.

“What this means is that students who satisfy the requirements of the first two years of the Mechanical Engineering four-year degree program, having studied at any Australasian tertiary institution, may be admitted into 3rd and 4th year of the proposed program leading to the award of a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Naval Architecture,” Professor Frater said.

“This is exciting as it means the very first students who will be admitted to the degree, and form the first graduating class, are already studying and have begun their career towards contributing to this ship design, production, maintenance and operation capability.”

UNSW has had a long and successful history in delivering Naval Architecture as an engineering discipline on the Kensington Campus (at UNSW Sydney) since 1962.

Resources exports on track to reach almost $300bn

Resources and energy exports are on track to reach nearly $300 billion this financial year, $18 billion more than the previous record despite the impact of the coronavirus.

Some of Australia’s largest resources companies and industry groups together with the Australian government have united during over discussions on how to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Resources, water and Northern Australia minister Keith Pitt said it was important for companies to prioritise workers’ health and safety and keep jobs to put the industry in a good position for recovery.

“It’s critical that resources operations continue and new projects commence as planned wherever possible and we are working with resources companies to ensure they can get workers in and out of regional and remote areas in accordance with health and safety requirements,” he said.

The government has committed to working with mining, oil and gas companies to ensure businesses continue to operate under changing circumstances.

“The resources sector has already shown great resilience to be in such a position of strength as we head into this current health crisis,” Minister Pitt said.

“It will be key to Australia’s economic recovery once the global COVID-19 pandemic has passed.”

Round table participants included the Minerals Council of Australia, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority  (NOPSEMA), BHP, Rio Tinto, Newcrest, Woodside, Shell, Santos and Senex.

Chemical industry expands domestic production

The Australian chemistry industry has expanded domestic manufacturing to meet demand for a range of products facing shortages.

Chemistry Australia CEO Samantha Read said the sector manufactures and supplies raw materials and other products to 108 of 114 industries, which are crucial to supporting and preserving the health of Australians.

“Many of our chemical manufacturers are being approached to adapt their manufacturing facilities to meet the unprecedented demand for a broad range of products, including sanitiser and PPE,” she said.

“However, this additional capacity will be lost if they are forced to close under new rules.

“It is vital that any new measures are coordinated and well-focused to increase and diversify critical manufacturing capability, not prevent it.”

Inputs by the chemical industry include key materials for manufacturing medical equipment, sanitisers, disinfectants and cleaning products.

It also supplies and distributes and distributes water treatments and packaging that enable crop protection, fertilisers and irrigation.

“The industry is doing all it can to assist state and federal governments by leveraging capability,” Read said.

“We ask governments to continue to engage with us and our members so that we can provide advice on the implications of any new proposals.”

The chemical industry, which is the third-largest in Australia, has warned against shuttering the sector as new rules to prevent non-essential activity come into effect.

Qld rum distilleries to produce hand sanitiser

Australia’s oldest distillery Beenleigh Rum and Bundaberg Rum will begin producing hand sanitisers for schools and frontline workers.

About 100,000 litres of ethanol, the key ingredient in hand sanitiser, enough to fill 500,000 bottles, will be supplied to the Queensland government.

State development, manufacturing, infrastructure and planning minister Cameron Dick said the government was prepared to work with and support more manufacturers.

“This is the time to think laterally and broadly about how you and your business can adapt and contribute to our state’s COVID-19 coronavirus response,” he said.

“You might think it’s a long shot, but innovation is critical right now, and when it comes to manufacturing there’s no state more innovative than Queensland.

“We are talking to manufacturers from right across Queensland who are willing and able to transition their production into essential health care supplies and other necessities.”

Existing production lines and staff at both plants are focused on the immediate production for supply hospitals, schools, stores and supermarkets.

Managing director of Bickfords Group and owner of Beenleigh Distillery Angelo Kotses said the idea of producing hand sanitisers came from the need to keep their workers safe.

“We originally planned a small run of only 1500 cartons, but when the Queensland Government approached us we were more than happy to help by providing hand sanitiser for essential needs throughout the state,” he said.

Managing director of Bundaberg Rum’s parent company Diageo Australia said the company had a duty to support the needs of the community.

“At a time like this we will always step up and contribute when Australians need it most,” he said.

The government will continue to identify issues in supply chains with manufacturers, suppliers and producers and investigate ways to keep businesses open.

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