Factory Space

Haigh’s Chocolates has officially opened a new $120 million production, warehouse and online fulfilment facility in Salisbury South, South Australia, marking what the company says is the largest investment in its 110-year history.

Commercial space will account for 25 per cent of the NSW Government–backed first land release in Bradfield City, with the site planned to be progressively released to the market to support manufacturing-linked industry, education and other employment uses alongside new housing in Western Sydney.

Private investment in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis has reached $34.6 billion, with the Bradfield Development Authority highlighting new advanced manufacturing and technology facilities as part of the region’s growing industrial base.

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for tenancy at the Central Coast Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub, a new facility designed to boost manufacturing growth and collaboration across the region’s food and beverage sector.

The Western Australian Government has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for a new advanced manufacturing facility in Western Australia, aimed at accelerating the delivery of housing and major infrastructure projects across the State.

Global healthcare company Sanofi will become the first tenant of the Translational Research Institute’s (TRI) new ENTRI biomanufacturing facility in Brisbane, the Institute announced, marking what it described as a significant milestone for Queensland’s biomedical sector.

Australia’s manufacturing and commercial property sectors are expected to play a central role in what Savills Australia describes as a $50-billion-plus investment upswing in 2026, driven by renewed confidence, liquidity events and growing demand for industrial spaces. 

Australia’s industrial property market recorded a record 1.49 million square metres (sqm) of gross take-up in the third quarter of 2026, while national vacancy fell to 4.6 per cent, according to JLL Research.

Colliers has listed a freestanding industrial property at Eastern Creek in Western Sydney for public auction, with price expectations exceeding $8.5 million.

Lismore City Council is inviting manufacturing businesses, investors and developers to register their interest in a proposed industrial precinct at South Lismore, with around 21 lots planned to provide opportunities for industrial operations and business expansion in the Northern Rivers.