A Queensland government grant has helped a North Rockhampton manufacturer continue business operations after COVID-19 interrupted its export trade.
Dobinsons Spring and Suspension received a $581,062 Made
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Qld manufacturing leaders hold first council meeting for 2020
Queensland manufacturing leaders have held the first Ministerial Manufacturing Council meeting to put forward ideas on supporting the sector during COVID-19.
Chairing the online meeting, new Minister for
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Queensland government doubles funding for interest-free business loans
The Queensland government has secured an additional $500 million in funding for its program of interest-free loans for COVID19-affected businesses.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries
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ACCIONA to build 1026 MW wind farm in Queensland
Global renewable energy company ACCIONA has announced will build a $1.96 million wind farm in partnership with the Queensland government’s clean energy generator CleanCo.
The proposed MacIntyre complex
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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,
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Newly leased Qld gas field to supply local manufacturers
The Queensland government has announced that joint venture partners Australian Pacific LNG and Armour Energy have been granted a petroleum lease near Chinchilla in south-west Queensland, with the gas produced
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CleanCo: Queensland’s newest electricity generator
Queensland has a new publicly-owned generator that uses all renewable energy.
Energy Minister Anthony Lynham said the generator will help drive down energy prices and support even more jobs in the
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Apprentices keep Queensland powering ahead
The Queensland electricity distribution industry is getting a boost with 102 apprentices starting their careers with Energex and Ergon Energy over the next month.
Assistant minister of state and member
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Queensland infrastructure delivered using more efficient digital methods
The Queensland government’s infrastructure of the future will now be delivered using more efficient digital methods due to the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) principles.
BIM is
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Queensland launches new India trade and investment strategy
The Queensland Government’s first official Queensland-India Trade and Investment Strategy launched today is set to deliver a $1.5 billion trade boost to the state’s economy.
The state minister for
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Qld gov opens-up Surat Basin gas for manufacturers
The Queensland government has opened-up a stretch of the Surat Basin gasfields, with all gas produced to be supplied to manufacturers.
State energy minister Anthony Lynham announced on Thursday that tenders
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Remondis plans 50MW energy-from-waste plant in Queensland
Remondis, a leading global waste, water and environmental management company, has announced plans to build a $400 million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in south of Ipswich in Queensland.
The proposed
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Queenslanders invited to have their say on VET future
The Queensland government has encouraged stakeholders to share their ideas on how vocational education and training (VET) can remain responsive and ensure workers have the skills needed for the jobs of
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CSIRO’s Data61 projects a million new jobs in Queensland by 2038
A report from CSIRO’s Data61 examines the risks and opportunities for Queensland over the next two decades, a period of expected rapid change fuelled by technological disruption and other social and
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Townsville $2b lithium-ion battery factory gets a boost
A proposed $2-billion lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Townsville has moved closer to becoming a reality with the Queensland government today announcing an assistance agreement with the international
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Made in Queensland grant helps plastics manufacturer expand
Queensland-based plastics manufacturer Evolve Group is upgrading their equipment, creating jobs and aiming to bring work currently done offshore to Australia, thanks to an almost $1 million grant from
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Queensland Government partners with industry to tackle waste
Lighting Council Australia, with support from the Queensland government, is relaunching Exitcycle, an industry-led battery recycling program that seeks to improve the recycling rates of emergency
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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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More financial education, support programs for women business leaders
The Queensland government has announced that registrations are open for women leaders and business owners to access financial education and support programs to help their business to succeed, with the
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Qld gov enters new Boeing partnership, jobs on the way
According to a Queensland Government press statement, the state has entered a new partnership with Boeing. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland will become home to Boeing’s largest autonomous
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