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190 jobs to go at Downer as Waratah trains delivered
Downer EDI announced this week that it would cut 190 jobs at its Cardiff operations as work to deliver 78 eight-carriage Waratah trains is completed.
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QLD manufacturing jobs up, overall decline unimportant: economist
A study by a Melbourne University labour economist has found that Queensland’s share of manufacturing jobs has grown.
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Auto suppliers need assistance to continue
Representatives from automotive suppliers met with Ford executives at fair organised by the car company at Geelong yesterday.
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RBA boss says bad headlines don’t tell the whole story
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor, Glenn Stevens, has said that it’s not all bad news for the country’s manufacturing sector.
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Carbon fibre demand could see 300 hired in Geelong
Carbon Revolution, a maker of carbon fibre wheels and the first winner named in a program aimed at helping Geelong’s manufacturers adapt.
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Carbon Revolution gets $5 million grant for Geelong facility
The first successful applicant for a grants programme to strengthen Geelong’s industrial sector has been announced.
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New Holcim factory opens in Ipswich
Ipswich’s manufacturing sector has grown with yesterday’s opening of a new Holcim plant.
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BAE Systems warns of 1000 job losses in Melbourne
One of the country's largest defence contractors is warning of 1000 job losses at its Melbourne shipyard unless the government funds new projects.
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VACC seeks funding for LPG conversion plan
The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce has put forward a plan which it claims will generate 500 car industry jobs.
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Company slugged with $50K fine for pressuring workers to sign new contracts
Toyota Material Handling has been fined almost $50,000 for pressuring three workers to sign workplace contracts.
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Interface opens Minto factory, backs Australian manufacturing future
Modular carpet maker Interface Australia has rebuilt following the July 2012 fire that destroyed its Picton factory, opening a premises in Minto, south-west of Sydney.
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Geelong braces for job losses at Alcoa, Shell
Geelong is preparing for the impact of the Alcoa Point Henry smelter's closure.
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Geelong can recover from Alcoa closure
A current and a former Victorian premier have backed Geelong’s ability to bounce back, following yesterday’s Point Henry Alcoa smelter announcement.
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Carbon tax “not a factor” in Point Henry closure: Alcoa
The carbon tax has not been given by Alcoa as a reason it chose to close down its Point Henry aluminium smelter.
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Point Henry smelter to close, 1,000 jobs to go
Speculation about the future of the Point Henry Alcoa smelter in Geelong has ended this morning, with news that the 50-year-old site will close in August.
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Impact of Toyota closure ‘not material’: BlueScope
BlueScope Steel has said it expects the flow-on impact of Toyota’s exit from Australian manufacturing to be minimal.
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What the departure of Toyota, Holden and Ford really means for workers
What lies ahead for Australia's automotive manufacturing workers at Ford, Holden, and now Toyota?
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Bluetongue Brewery to close
This morning 64 employees at the Warnervale Bluetongue Brewery site were told the site will be closed down by the end of the year.
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Goodman Fielder denies second bid launched for Frankton site
Goodman Fielder has denied a formal bid has been made for its Hamilton meat business as 125 jobs at the facility remain in jeopardy.
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