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Victoria to house Opal’s new $140 million advanced manufacturing facility

Opal Group, one of the major manufacturers of paper and fibre packaging in Australia and New Zealand, has allocated $140 million in funding to...

$4.6m training investment and 5 new projects to boost future employment opportunities in Greater...

The Victorian Coalition Government is investing further $4.6 million in training to grow future employment opportunities in Greater Geelong and rolling-out five new projects...

Industry representative ACCI seeks return of retirees to address workforce shortage

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said allowing pensioners to return to the workforce could be the answer to the ongoing staff...

Australian transport and mining companies prepare to axe more jobs

The slowdown in Australia’s mining boom has prompted the country’s logistics and coal-mining companies to cut a combined total of 130 jobs, illustrating the...

WA alleviates migration requirements to attract more workers

The Western Australian government has amended its migration program to attract more skilled workers and foster industry growth.  As part of the initiative, the government...

Retrenched Alcoa workers in Geelong groomed for new prison jobs

The Napthine Coalition Government's prison expansion program — which will deliver hundreds of new jobs across Victoria — may prove to be the answer...

Schweppes expansion to create new jobs in Melbourne

Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett has announced a $17.4 million expansion of Schweppes’ Tullamarine plant that will boost productivity and create 20 new highly-skilled...

EPOC Enviro to create 226 jobs in Iredell County with first US manufacturing site

EPOC Enviro (EPOC), an Australia-based global environmental company, is slated to create 226 new jobs in Iredell County, with more than $4.1 million investment for its first North American manufacturing site in Statesville, Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.

Victoria reveals recipients of Low Carbon Manufacturing Grants Program

Minister for Industry and Innovation Ben Carroll announced the recipients of the latest round of the Low Carbon Manufacturing Grants Program, an initiative designed to help Victorian firms compete in a low-carbon economy while boosting the state’s supply chain resilience.

Vic maintains lowest unemployment rate in Australia— ABS

Victoria has achieved new record low unemployment rates, according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  With a 3.1 per cent figure,...
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Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 to make Brisbane debut

Australia’s leading advanced manufacturing showcase, Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW), is set to return in 2026, marking its first-ever event in Brisbane.