Townsville

The Queensland government opened the Townsville Manufacturing Hub on Monday, September 9. The Hub aims to help boost manufacturing and productivity in the city and surrounding region and is located at the TAFE Queensland Bohle campus. Townsville manufacturing businesses contributed $840 million to Queensland’s economy in 2017-2018, according to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure … Continue reading Townsville hub provides local connection to advanced manufacturing →

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 consortium funding the project. The Queensland government signed an agreement with Imperium3 – an international joint venture led by Boston Energy and Innovation, Magnis Resources and Charge CCCV … Continue reading Townsville $2b lithium-ion battery factory gets a boost →

The Queensland government has reportedly invited 29 startups under the second round of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Hot DesQ initiative. Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch said the entrepreneurial teams were selected from more than 180 interstate and international applications. “The number (of applications) indicates a real appetite for startups wanting to … Continue reading Advance Queensland initiative attracts new wave of global entrepreneurs →

Townsville has been highlighted as a potential manufacturing hub, particularly for solar panels and renewable energy projects. At a recent Business Advisory Council meeting of the Palaszczuk government, council member Neil O’Sullivan from Noja Power Switchgear brought up the idea. “Manufacturing and in particular advancement in manufacturing… perhaps that should be looked at in Townsville,” … Continue reading Townsville’s potential as a manufacturing hub →

The Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI) Consortium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Townsville City Council to investigate the financial viability of building a 15GWh battery manufacturing plant in Townsville. Once in full production, the 15GWh manufacturing facility will produce either 250,000 car batteries per annum (up to 400km range), one million home … Continue reading Potential for Townsville battery manufacturing plant →