A factory fire at the weekend in the Newcastle, NSW suburb of Lambton is being treated as suspicious by police.
The
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Plastics factory fire hospitalises two
Two men were hospitalised due to a factory fire at Auburn, in western Sydney, yesterday.
A reported 100 or so were evacuated from the plant on Highgate Street and its neighbouring businesses. Paramedics
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Coffs engineering firm to bid aggressively for submarine work
Coffs Harbour engineering firm W.E. Smith has said it will big aggressively for submarine work, following a difficult period that saw it put in administration.
The ABC reports that the company recently
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Blackmores growth causing noise issues, say Warriewood neighbours
18 timber workers lose jobs, forestry policies blamed
Australian Solar Timbers has laid off 18 workers, with a lack of access to good-quality timber blamed by the company.
The ABC reports that the 97-year-old Kempsey, NSW-based hardwood company claims the
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Onshoring Orica booster supply “great result” for regional manufacturing
Chicken processing plant fined $30,000 for waste overflow
Chicken processing plant Supreme Poultry and Chickens has been issued a $30,000 fine by the NSW EPA for having overflowing effluent ponds at its Mangrove Mountain prem
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Federal, state governments “have a lot to answer for” on Electrolux closure: Orange mayor
The mayor of Orange has praised the contribution of the Electrolux factory to the community and said that state and federal governments could have done more to keep doors open.
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Electrolux Orange factory to end production today
More than seven decades of manufacturing history will come to a close today when Electrolux shuts its factory in Orange.
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Unhappy banks urged to cooperate with Arrium administration
Bankers for Arrium, which entered voluntary administration yesterday, have been urged by the South Australian government not to take legal action.
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Manufacturing jobs to matter in upcoming election, says Xenophon and Calare NXT candidate
Senator Nick Xenophon has visited the electorate of Calare with his party’s candidate, and said local jobs – including in manufacturing – would be important in the upcoming federal election.
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EPA fines Century Batteries for non-compliant transportation of dangerous goods
The NSW EPA has issued a $4,000 fine to Century Yuasa Batteries (Century Batteries) for the transportation of dangerous goods with false or misleading documentation.
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Sydney simulator start-up readies for takeoff
SynFlyt is preparing to take its product to regulator CASA for approval this month. Brent Balinski spoke to founder Ross Maclennan about his flight simulator start-up.
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Vacant central coast site to rise again as Tip Top factory, create 100 jobs
Tip Top has announced that it has purchased and will re-open the former Kellogg’s Australia site at Charmhaven, creating as many as 100 new jobs.
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Orica to increase ammonia manufacturing
The NSW Department of Planning has approved Orica’s proposal to increase the levels of ammonia at its Kooragang Island facility.
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Food and grocery manufacturing booming in western Sydney
The food and grocery sector in western Sydney is “booming” according to research released today.
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Labor wants senate inquiry on steelmaking industry and supply chain
Federal Labor MPs in the Illawarra are pushing for a senate inquiry into the future of steel manufacturing, which would report back in June next year.
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Files for 3D printed guns banned in NSW, carry maximum 14-year penalty
Laws were passed in NSW last week outlawing the possession of plans to 3D print a firearm.
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Bluescope steel workers vote for job losses and pay freeze
Workers from Bluescope’s Port Kembla steel plant have voted to accept an enterprise agreement which will see 500 of them lose their jobs and those remaining face a three year pay freeze.
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NSW govt cops criticism over Bluescope handout
Bluescope does not deserve the assistance it received from the NSW Government and the company should improve its operations on its own, according to a former senior public servant.
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