Australian electrical engineering company Ampcontrol has acquired Hunter-based Androck Engineering & Mining to expand renewable energy manufacturing and boost the low-carbon economy transition. 

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has collaborated with Bunbury scrap metal merchants Connop Metal to address the difficulty in recycling by developing what it claims as a world-first method for analysing the chemical compositions of PVC, making it recyclable in Australia. 

The South Australian Government is calling for entries from outstanding food and beverage manufacturers and industry service providers for the 2023 Food and Beverage Industry Awards hosted by Food South Australia in partnership with the Department for Trade and Investment.   

Minister for Communities and Housing Leeanne Enoch announced that the Palaszczuk Government is considering limiting the maximum yearly site rent increases in residential parks and banning market rent reviews to promote fairness for owners of manufactured homes.

Food processing and packaging giant Tetra Pak has appointed Boris Munster as the managing director of its Oceania business, taking the reins from Andrew Pooch who stepped down after 35 years with the company. 

Additive manufacturing company Titomic Limited has inked a reseller agreement with Anywise America, a provider of technology, engineering and consulting services to government clients within the eastern states of the United States of America.

The Australian Workers’ Union is pushing a resolution that would establish a tax on unprocessed exports of critical minerals at the upcoming ALP National Conference. 

Marie Kinsella, CEO of the IEC Group – the organisers of the upcoming Workplace Health and Safety Show – said that with the recently released 10-year Australian Work Health and Safety (WHS) Strategy, employers should prioritise the prevention of fatalities, injuries, and illness as well as the promotion of improved mental health for workers, among other things.

The Armidale Regional Council has sold and shipped approximately 20 tonnes of mixed plastics to Impact Recycling based in Queensland, demonstrating the city’s cutting-edge crate recycling system. 

Canadian clean technology company Loop Industries has secured a potential order from sportswear brand On AG for volumes of 100 per cent recycled virgin quality Loop PET resin.