Bega Cheese has executed a smooth CEO transition with CEO of six years Paul van Heerwaarden standing down to be replaced by COO Pete Findlay (pictured). Van Heerwaarden has presided over an extraordinary period of growth of the Australian-owned manufacturer, doubling turnover as he executed takeovers of the Mondalez Grocery business, various Reckitt businesses, the…
Solving sustainability problems, protecting healthcare providers from Covid-19, and using technology to train next-gen pilots are among the achievements of award-winning STEM innovators recognised at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering’s (ATSE’s) annual Awards, held tonight in Sydney. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) President Hugh Bradlow said the award winners…
The nation’s peak industry bodies have welcomed the Federal budget’s initiatives but said it does not go far enough in addressing Australia’s structural productivity problems. The Ai Group, Business Council of Australia, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have warned that while the budget is a positive first step it did not act…
“A better future for Australia must mean a future made in Australia,” Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the launch of the latest budget. The 2022 budget delivered a series of wins for Australian industry, targeting the creation of a better foundation for future STEM students, a commitment to cleaner and cheaper energy, and an eye…
Science and future students will be major winners under the new 2022 budget, as the government focuses on building Australia’s future STEM and manufacturing capabilities, however, support for research has fallen short. Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, said the Albanese Government has a goal of rebuilding manufacturing capacity, in part by widening…
Western Australian workshop products manufacturer Tradesales has begun moving production equipment into a new manufacturing plant in the Avon Valley Industrial Park, located just outside Northam in regional WA. The new plant (pictured) is 12 times the size of the company’s current factory in Cunderdin, with the expansion coming on the heels of healthy demand…
Rare earths producer Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has produced its first metals at its subsidiary metals manufacturing plant in Korea. Writing in the company annual report, chairman Ian Gandel said Phase 1 commissioning was now complete of new buildings and production equipment installed in the past year. Gandel said: “Installation and commissioning of Phase 1…
Wine industry still suffering from China tariffs The Australian wine industry is still suffering from China’s punitive tariffs, with Wine Australia reporting a 92 per cent fall in exports to China in the year to September 30 to just $21 million. Exports in the corresponding period to China were $1.3 billion. Wine producers have been…
By Peter Roberts The federal treasurer Jim Chalmers tonight delivered a prudent budget that better targets the needs of industry and manufacturing. In a budget speech laden with words such as sensible and responsible, Chalmers said: “The budget implements our commitments to the Australian people to deliver cheaper child care, fee-free TAFE, cleaner and cheaper…
Passive radar manufacturer Silentium Defence has launched a new, world-first ‘observatory-in-a-box’ capability for improved Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management. Designed and built in Australia, the deployable observatories combine Silentium’s MAVERICK S passive radar for detection and tracking of objects in Low-Earth-Orbit, with custom built, off-grid cabins for rapid, covert surveillance of space, at…
