Former Western Australian MP Clive Brown has been appointed Chair of the South West Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Hub (SW AMTECH) steering group. Brown would provide independent advice to the state government via regional development minister Alannah MacTiernan, according to a statement from MacTiernan’s office on Saturday. Bunbury-Geographe presented the opportunity to establish a manufacturing…
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Biological sample tracking technology company Bluechiip has been awarded a $787,810 grant under the federal government’s Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, which will cover half the cost of a new semiconductor dicing and packing operation. The company announced on Friday that it was one of 18 grant recipients under the program, which offers grants between $50,000…
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The federal and NSW Governments have signed a 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills shortage and deliver Fee Free TAFE and more vocational education places in the state. The $319 million agreement will deliver a significant boost to the NSW skills and training sector, supporting approximately 120,000 Fee Free TAFE and vocational education…
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EMVision cashed up from three government and non-government grants Medical imaging company EMVision Medical Devices expects to receive $8.8 million in funding from three grant programmes in the current quarter. The company received in November $1.2 million in milestone payments from the Australian Stroke Alliance which is funding its development of a system utilising microwaves…
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By Peter Roberts The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved to demonstrate he is serious about acting to cut ballooning electricity prices before Christmas – as he has promised – with feelers put out to the states for price caps to be applied to coal and gas. It is about time because all the months…
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By Peter Roberts Few remember the time when Australia had an extensive wool processing, spinning and weaving sector, but producers have begun eyeing the possibility that those days may yet come again. Part of the textile clothing sector, the wool value chain was decimated by cheap Chinese competition, but also by predatory trade policies that…
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Welding industry peak body Weld Australia announced the winners of the Victorian and Tasmanian Welding Excellence Awards at an event on Thursday evening. The awards highlight world-class work performed by welders, fabricators and educators in the industry, according to Weld Australia. “This year’s Victorian and Tasmanian winners feature businesses and people committed to the pursuit…
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Building products group Adbri has accelerated the review of the ballooning cost of its $199 million investment in upgrading its Kwinana cement plant in Western Australia. The project will consolidate Adbri’s two existing cement production sites into a single operation serving the WA market, however it is being reviewed following the appointment of Interim CEO…
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Graphene and battery technology group Sparc Technologies has progressed plans to commercialise its graphene based additive products. Sparc Technologies Managing Director Mike Bartels said that all equipment for the graphene based additives manufacturing facility had been delivered to site and construction was now underway. Bartels said: “This will enable Sparc to supply our global customer…
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