This year’s Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards honoured women veterans of the industry.
Minister for Industry and Employment Ben Carroll presented the inaugural Woman Manufacturer of the Year
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Grants available to help small businesses get a kickstart
Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman said during a visit to students at Warrigal Road State School that the latest round of small business grants will help local businesses to thrive
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QLD gov to boost manufacturing support
The Queensland state government will reinvigorate the policy agenda to support manufacturing in Queensland as part of the government’s response to a Queensland Productivity Commission report into the
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Austal acquires metal tech company ElectraWatch
Austal USA announced this week that it has acquired privately held ElectraWatch, Inc. in an all cash stock purchase. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings and the business
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Aussie-first trial will create drinking water from air using solar power
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced an Australian-first trial of drinking water systems that produce clean drinking water drawn directly from the air using solar power.
On behalf
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New defence industrial plan outlines capability priorities
The first ever Defence Industrial Capability Plan has been released, outlining Australia’s long-term vision and objectives for Australia’s defence industry, and how the government and defence will
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Vic gov offers auto factory $1.5M transition grant
The Victorian government has announced a $1.5 million support fund to Holden Special Vehicles in Clayton South, which will help the company transform its operations.
The state minister for industry and
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NSW companies announced for CeBIT Australia
A NSW company that designed the cockpit of Titanic director James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenger has been selected among eight firms being showcased on the NSW Government stand at CeBIT Australia 2018.
Department
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Sydney ranked Asia Pacific #1 for startup connections
Sydney has been ranked as the number one location in the Asia Pacific, and one of the world’s top ten, for “Local Connectedness,” in the largest-ever conducted global survey of startup ecosystem.
The “
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Harbour Energy greenlight to pursue Santos acquisition
US based Harbour Energy has confirmed that Santos Limited (Santos), Australia’s thrid largest energy producer has agreed to grant Harbour access to due diligence pursuant to Harbour’s non-binding
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USYD & NTU Singapore engineers join forces
Engineers from the University of Sydney (USYD), Australia and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) are collaborating on research in diverse areas ranging from artificial intelligence
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Benalla manufacturer to get help from Vic gov
The Victorian state government is helping a family owned Benalla manufacturer manage its energy costs, boost its productivity and secure local jobs.
Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford and
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Hydro electricity storage feasibility explored in Bendigo
The Victorian state government has announced that it is calling for expressions of interest to investigate the viability of using pumped hydro to store electricity in Bendigo’s empty mineshafts.
A pre-feasibility
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NSW-Israel R&D Tech Innovation Program grants for NSW businesses
The NSW government has announced that NSW businesses can now apply for NSW Government grants of up to $250,000 under the NSW-Israel Research and Development (R&D) Tech Innovation Program.
The program
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Boost for startup skills and services from Vic gov
The Victorian state government has stated that it will invest $2.9 million in educating thousands of Victorian startups though the state’s startup agency, LaunchVic.
Sixteen service providers have been
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Arbon Equipment announces new showroom and training centre
Arbon Equipment is expanding its offerings in Australia with an all-new showroom and training centre at Laverton North in Melbourne’s west. As the Australian service and distribution arm of Rite-Hite,
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Rittal Australia to partner APS Industrial
Rittal Australia has announced a new national distribution partnership with APS Industrial, a specialist electrical industrial and automation equipment distributor of market‐leading, globally recognised
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Victorian infrastructure investment reached $4.7b over last six months
The Victorian government has reported that its economy is strong, growing and well equipped to meet current and future challenges according to their 2017‑18 Mid‑Year Financial Report. Net infrastructure
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Austal delivers ferry to Germany’s FRS Group
Australian shipbuilder Austal announced the delivery voyage of a new 56 metre high speed passenger ferry, for Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS Group) of Germany.
Hull 418 departed Austal Philippines shipyard
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CSIRO, QinetiQ to collaborate on submarine tech
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is collaborating technical and engineering services company QinetiQ to test an advanced crystal technology called metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for use
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