Tag: Manufacturing
Orica and CSIRO sign new five-year alliance to drive technical innovation for increased mine...
Global mining services company Orica and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have signed a new five year research alliance which will aim to...
Hodgett says Victorian defence industry well positioned to capture global opportunities
Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett yesterday presented Victoria’s world class defence manufacturing industry at the opening of Australia’s premier land defence exhibition and a...
Wakeling announces retraining opportunities for automotive supply chain workers
Minister for Higher Education and Skills Nick Wakeling announced on Friday that the new South Eastern Workforce Development Centre in Dandenong and the North...
Salad producer AFS receives government investment to expand operations
Australian Fresh Salads Pty Ltd (AFS), a leading Australian horticultural company, is about to expand its vegetable processing facilities in Maffra thanks to a...
Heavy transport vehicles manufacturer shuts down in Queensland
Approximately 80 jobs have been lost in Narangba, Queensland, as truck manufacturer Mills-Tui Australia slipped into administration last week, according to the Courier Mail.
The...
Exposed: leading Melbourne garment makers accused of workers’ exploitation
An investigation into Australia’s textile industry revealed shocking irregularities and violation of workers’ rights which compare to those of Third World countries, according to...
Santos urges manufacturers to invest in onshore gas projects
Santos' eastern Australia Vice President Peter Cleary told a gathering of plastic and chemical producers that manufacturing companies could alleviate the impending shortage of...
Melbourne-based medicine manufacturer bucks the trend with $15m investment
Specialty medicines manufacturer Hospira has called on Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane to facilitate a multi-departmental Medicines Manufacturing Taskforce to help address challenges faced by...
Academia joins industry and government to drive innovation in the chemicals and plastics sector
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Craig Ondarchie has announced the start of the “Chemicals and Plastics Innovation Network and Training Program” at the start...
Holden tight-lipped on reports for engineering job cuts in Victorian plants
Holden has refused to comment on speculations that hundreds of engineering jobs in Victoria will be lost before the end of the year but confirmed...
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