The Queensland state government will expand Townsville PPE warehouse to store a reserve of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and critical health supplies for the state, as part of its new critical supply strategy that has been recently announced. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services Steven Miles said the implementation of … Continue reading PPE warehouse expansion for Townsville →

Australian manufacturers keen to play a role in NASA’s Moon to Mars mission can now access over $25 million in grant funding as part of the federal government’s Supply Chain Capability Improvement Grants program In late 2019, the federal government announced a $150 million funding package to help ensure Australian companies are involved in the … Continue reading Launching Aussie businesses into the space supply chain →

As part of its $800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan, the federal government is asking more Australian small businesses to digitise, so they can compete, succeed and create job opportunities as the country emerges from the COVID-19 crisis. This includes an expansion of the Australian Small Business Advisory Service (ASBAS) Digital Solutions program. Minister for … Continue reading Federal gov urges small business to go digital →

NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee has launched an Expression of Interest process for industry and universities to partner with TAFE NSW in the design and delivery of its Digital Technology Centre of Excellence at Meadowbank. The NSW Government is investing $154 million to transform TAFE NSW Meadowbank into the first digital … Continue reading Call for industry to partner TAFE NSW following $154m investment in Meadowbank campus →

New South Wales based company, Electro Optic Systems (EOS), has been awarded a $94 million contract to supply 251 Remote Weapon Stations to increase the lethality of the ADF’s protected mobility vehicles. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said this investment delivers on the Morrison Government’s commitment to accelerate capability initiatives that … Continue reading NSW company to deliver new remote weapon stations for ADF vehicles →

Nanollose Limited, a leading biotechnology company commercialising scalable technology to create fibres and fabrics with minimal environmental impact, is pleased to announce that the Company has made a $200,000 strategic investment to acquire a 20 per cent holding in CelluAir Pty Ltd, an Australian company developing an advanced filtration technology (AFT) based on nanocellulose. the … Continue reading Strategic investment in advanced filtration technology company →

Rockingham is set to house a multi-million-dollar downstream processing facility supporting Western Australia’s growing battery minerals industry, with the signing of an agreement between DevelopmentWA and EcoGraf. EcoGraf has signed an option to lease on two lots in the Rockingham Strategic Industrial Area (SIA), with plans to develop a graphite processing facility in two stages. … Continue reading $98 million graphite processing facility planned for Rockingham →

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has signed a 10-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) that will halve its carbon emissions from electricity, a significant step towards achieving net-zero emissions across its operations. Through the Agreement, signed with ZEN Energy, 26 CSIRO-managed research sites in ACT, NSW, and Victoria will be supplied by renewable generation from … Continue reading CSIRO to cut emissions through renewable power →

NSW manufacturers of critical Personal Protective Equipment can now apply for a share of almost $5 million in grants to support local jobs and protect local communities against COVID-19. NSW Treasury executive director, Trade Kylie Bell said a limited number of grants were available, of between $100,000 and $500,000 each. “NSW has seen firsthand the challenges of ramping up supply of … Continue reading Grants now open to NSW PPE manufacturers →

BAE Systems Australia welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP to the Osborne South Naval Shipyard today to mark the important progress that has been achieved towards delivering a sovereign and continuous naval shipbuilding industry. BAE Systems’ subsidiary ASC Shipbuilding is now in the final stages of the formal handover of the yard from Australian Naval … Continue reading National shipbuilding endeavour takes important steps forward →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has co-funded an industry project with Queensland based biotechnology start-up Provectus Algae. The project aims to develop and scale-up the commercial manufacture of algae used to produce various compounds for a variety of sectors. Closely followed as an exciting breakthrough, the biotechnology company uses precise control of algae growing … Continue reading AMGC backs biotech start-up to develop commercial manufacture of algae →

Researchers from RMIT University have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which all but eliminates corrosion. Concrete corrosion and fatbergs plague sewage systems around the world, leading to costly and disruptive maintenance. But now RMIT engineers have developed concrete that can withstand the corrosive acidic environment found in sewage pipes, while greatly reducing residual lime that … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop cement-free concrete that beats corrosion and fatbergs →

A UNSW student is building one of the world’s most advanced robotic hands for use on construction sites. A UNSW Master’s student has designed the world’s first soft robotic hand that can pick up, put down, paint and hammer with greater ease than current models in the workforce. “Industrial robots are so dangerous the way … Continue reading Betty and Arnold gets a hand from an inventive UNSW student →

The release of the Government’s Low Emissions Technology Statement was announced by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, during his National Press Club address and this was welcomed by the Australian chemical sector. The Low Emissions Technology Statement provides an important focus for the development of future technologies that will enable Australia … Continue reading Chemistry Australia welcomes low emissions roadmap for future industries →

RMIT and Siemens have announced the establishment of an ‘Industrial Digital Innovation Hub’ to help drive workforce transformation for Industry 4.0 in the Australasian region. The hub includes a significant hi-tech industrial software grant from Siemens, the largest industrial software company in the world. The announcement comes alongside news from Federal Minister for Education, Dan Tehan that the … Continue reading New Industrial Digital Innovation Hub to connect RMIT with global industry →

Ansell is sharing manufacturing expertise with qualified manufacturers in the US and Canada so that other companies can begin to produce the PPE that is needed most. The company is providing detailed toolkits with step-by-step instructions, patterns and informative videos to manufacturers with the right capabilities in the US and Canada, to guide them through … Continue reading Ansell helps manufacturers produce protective clothing against COVID-19 →

An $18.34 million package has been unveiled by the Western Australian state government to help build a pipeline of skilled workers for manufacturing. The funding will support upcoming defence projects to WA and enhance the state’s capacity to secure future defence work, which is expected to be valued up to $75 billion nationally over the … Continue reading WA government announces $18m to develop skilled workers for manufacturing →

The Victorian Government and the University of Melbourne have struck a partnership that will see Victorian secondary students will train for the jobs of tomorrow in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at a new specialist centre. Minister for Education James Merlino and Minister for Training and Skills and Higher Education Gayle Tierney today announced … Continue reading Centre to deliver STEM studies for students →

Austal Limited is pleased to announce Austal Australia has delivered the seventh Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The Australian government gifted the vessel, PSS President H.I. Remeliik II, to the Government of Palau during a handover ceremony at Austal Australia’s Henderson shipyard, which was attended by the Australian Minister for Defence Industry, … Continue reading Austal Australia delivers 7th Guardian-Class patrol boat →

A DART rocket carrying a Defence payload has launched today from Koonibba Rocket Range in South Australia, marking the first commercial rocket launch to the edge of space from Australia. At just 3.4 metres long and weighing 34 kilograms, the DART rocket is a fraction of the size of rockets launched by NASA and SpaceX. … Continue reading Air Force’s first space payload launch from Australia →