The new state government has said it will increase funding to the Made in Queensland grant program by $5 million per year. According to its website, MiQ has been running since 2017 and currently provides matched funding worth $50,000 to $2.5 million per grant. “Make it in Queensland” was allocated $25 million in the June…
The Queensland government has invested $25 million in debt and equity – with a further $40 million contributed from an unnamed UK investment firm – which it says will see Energy Storage Industries – Asia Pacific (ESI) establish the nation’s first grid-scale battery factory. According to a statement on Tuesday, ESI is building the plant…
Transport company Knorr-Bremse has been awarded a contract worth approximately $30 million to build 520 climate control systems that will be aboard the upcoming fleet of trains built by Downer. According to a statement from Queensland manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher and others on Tuesday, the contract under the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) will see…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) AIM Defence opens new anti-drone laser factory Laser-based anti-drone system maker AIM Defence has expanded into a 4000 sqm facility to support the manufacture and export of AIM’s Fractl Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) laser. The new facility will house a skilled…
The Queensland government has opened nominations for the second Women in Manufacturing Apprentice Awards, with winners to be announced on March 7 at an event to coincide with International Women’s Day. According to a statement from state manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher on Friday, the annual awards “celebrate Queensland’s leading female apprentices who demonstrate strong leadership…
Mackay-based tray and truck bodies manufacturer Macs Engineering was recently awarded $200,000 as part of the Queensland government’s Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program, which has led to five new hires by the company. According to a statement on Monday from the state’s assistant Minister for train manufacturing, Bruce Saunders, Macs purchased and installed a Bystronic Xpert…
A new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Training Facility and Advanced Manufacturing Skills Lab at Bohle TAFE, collectively representing $18.29 million in new investments, have been officially opened by Queensland premier Steven Miles. According to a joint statement from Miles and three state ministers on Wednesday, the new facilities at the Townsville campus would help meet…
The Queensland government has announced what it says is $25 million in new funding for manufacturing programs in the state budget, handed down on Tuesday. Treasurer Cameron Dick announced $52 million for existing and new grant programs in the budget, the last before the October 26 election and the first with Steven Miles as premier.…
The Queensland government has said it has allocated $2.8 billion in funding to support up to 600 more homes including modular homes in its budget next week. Premier Steven Miles made the announcement on Monday at the QBuild Rapid Accommodation and Apprentice Centre in Eagle Farm, where modular homes are currently being built for delivery…
The Queensland government has announced $2.5 million dedicated to a new solar panel recycling pilot program, which it says is the first in the nation, and comes alongside $3 million dedicated to renewable industry association grants. In a statement on Friday, the state government said that “thousands of solar panels” from the state’s homes, businesses…
