South Australia

The VEX robotics competition will come to Adelaide for the first time in December this year. In part due to $15,000 in funding from the state government, the competition will be the testing ground for the teams which will go on to take one of 12 spots at the international tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, in … Continue reading National robotics competition comes to Adelaide →

Unions have welcomed reports that full cycle docking of Collins Class submarines will be kept in South Australia. The shipbuilding unions, under the banned of the Australian Shipbuilding Federation of Unions (ASFU), have campaigned outside of the South Australian Liberal state conference, and at the site of ASC Shipbuilding. ASC has recommended that full cycle … Continue reading Union encouraged that Collins Class to remain in SA →

Scania Australia will build 340 buses over 10 years for the Metropolitan Adelaide Bus Network. Local bus manufacturer Precision Buses will produce the majority of the buses in Edinburgh, with 29 of the 34 buses each year to be constructed by Precision Buses. Part of the contract also provides for a demonstration hybrid bus to … Continue reading 290 buses to be built in SA over next decade →

Space and industrial enterprises will be able to access a new font of cybersecurity innovation with the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre. The Centre will be housed at Lot Fourteen, which is already home to numerous space start-ups and advanced manufacturing businesses in what was previously the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The Centre hopes to open by … Continue reading Cyber capabilities grow in space innovation hub →

The South Australian government will provide training for more than 2,600 apprentices and trainees over the next four years. The project will be delivered through the public sector while providing trainees and apprentices to succeed in the workforce at large. The announcement is the latest addition to the Skilling South Australia project which aims to … Continue reading SA public sector takes on apprentices and trainees →

The first advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) in Australia will be built in South Australia, near Strathalbyn. While the basic technology behind compressed air energy storage has been available since the 19th century, the technology has been improved and taken up at a larger scale with the uptake of renewable energy sources which fluctuate … Continue reading Compressed air to be utilised as storage for renewable energy →

An autonomous bus service has now begun operating in the suburbs north of Adelaide. Vehicles built by French autonomous vehicle manufacturer Easy Mile are operating the trial, launched by the state government of South Australia and the City of Playford. The trial will operate a service between the Playford Alive Township and the Munno Para … Continue reading Autonomous bus service begins in SA →

Four collaborative research centres at the University of Adelaide have received a boost in funding from the South Australian government and the University of Adelaide. Both the South Australian government and the University of Adelaide will each contribute $6.77 million in funding for advanced manufacturing, defence, resources, biomedical and agriculture research. Specifically, the organisations that … Continue reading SA and University of Adelaide partner for research infrastructure →

Applications are now open for $5 million in funding for businesses in regional South Australia. Part of the $150 million Regional Growth Fund, the fund hopes to create new economic opportunities for communities across South Australia. “The Regional Growth Fund is a 10-year commitment offering $15 million in grants annually to support projects which unlock … Continue reading Manufacturers supported to submit projects in regional South Australia →

On June 18, the South Australian government delivered its 2019-2020 state budget. Commitments included $12.6 million for six innovation and science research centres as well as $180 million for affordable reliable and clean electricity. The six innovation centres come under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) umbrella and are split into distinct areas. Centres … Continue reading SA state budget delivers for future manufacturing →

SIMEC Energy Australia (SEA), a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s global GFG Alliance, has signed a key strategic partnership with Shanghai Electric for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the Cultana Solar Farm project in South Australia earlier this week. According to the press statement on the GFG Alliance website, the agreement was signed by GFG … Continue reading GFG enters strategic partnership with Shanghai Electric →

Young Aboriginal scientists, engineers, and mathematicians will congregate at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 28 to 29 May for the third annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Aboriginal student congress. STEM engages with more than 500 students from 140 schools from years five to 10 through a range of interactive, challenging, and culturally relevant … Continue reading Aboriginal students developing careers in STEM →

Australian Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Group (ACE-EV) will begin assembling carbon fibre composite and plastic electric vans at the Aldom manufacturing plant in Wingfield, Adelaide. ACE-EV managing director Greg McGarvie said he was determined to bring the electric vehicle industry to Australia. McGarvie said the company has orders for more than 100 electric deliver vans … Continue reading Electric Vehicles recharge Australian manufacturing →

The Space Industry Work Experience Program, an initiative of the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) and the Department of Education’s Advanced Technology Program will now allow South Australian secondary school students to have direct access to the state’s burgeoning space sector with a new pilot work experience work experience program being launched. SASIC will … Continue reading Space work experience program for South Australian students →

South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall has travelled to the United States to attend the Sea Air Space, expo in the US, and met with leaders in the space, defence and cyber security industries in Washington DC and Maryland. Marshall will also deliver the keynote address at the United States, Australia Dialogue on Defence Industries in … Continue reading U.S trip to drive growth in South Australia’s space, defence and cyber security sectors →

The South Australian government has provided $350,000 in funding for the 2019 SouthStart conference. A two-day conference SouthStart, will showcase South Australia’s entrepreneurial and technological achievements through hands-on educational workshops and presentations from keynote speakers. State innovation and skills minister David Pisoni said the $350,000 has been approved through the State government’s Research, Commercialisation and … Continue reading SA start-up conference receives state funding boost →

German energy storage company Sonnen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with TAFE SA  to be the preferred accredited training partner for installers of their battery system and to fulfil local workforce requirements. In September, Sonnen announced it would establish a battery manufacturing facility at the former Holden site in Elizabeth to produce batteries by late … Continue reading Sonnen partners with TAFE SA to deliver battery installation courses →

Canadian energy storage company, Eguana Technologies, has announced it will produce its home battery systems in South Australia, following approval of its application to the state’s Home Battery Scheme and the CEFC’s home battery financing, which provide access to $100 million in subsidies and low interest loans for residential battery storage. Eguana Technologies will invest … Continue reading Canada’s Eguana Technologies to produce battery systems in SA →

Construction has commenced on the Australian Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Osborne in South Australia. Twelve of the OPVs are to be supplied to the Navy. German shipbuilder Luerssen is the prime contractor to supply the 12 new OPVs for the navy, and will work with Australia’s ASC for the building the first … Continue reading Navy OPV construction begins in South Australia →

Ai Group will lead the rollout of the Industry 4.0 Higher Apprenticeships in South Australia, as one of the first recipients of the grants available under the Skilling Australians Fund and the Skilling South Australia Initiative. The apprenticeships program, developed by Ai Group with Siemens and Swinburne University of Technology, will blend vocational and higher … Continue reading Ai Group gets funding for Industry 4.0 apprenticeship program →