Tag: Victoria
Geoff Hayes named Engineers Australia’s Victoria Division President
Engineers Australia has welcomed the appointment of Melbourne-based mechanical engineer Geoff Hayes to the position Victoria Division President for 2014.
In a media release issued...
Orica reviews all options due to dreary manufacturing environment
The gloomy Australian manufacturing environment has forced explosives maker Orica to consider all possible options and review its $1.2 billion-a-year industrial chemicals business.
According to...
Cootes’ rough patch continues as Shell cancels fuel supply contract
Victorian trucking company Cootes Transport has lost its contract to supply Shell service stations following the involvement of one of the company’s fuel tankers...
SPC Ardmona to stir up divisions in the Government ranks
Senior Government members have raised their concerns regarding the way the economic rationalists are handling the situation with struggling SPC Ardmona and their stubborn...
CRC for Future Aviation proposed by RMIT receives grant from Victorian Coalition
RMIT University has received a $30,000 grant from the Victorian Coalition Government for the proposed Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Future Aviation which will...
Australia’s dairy industry looking to increase its breeding value
The Australian dairy industry is looking to improve its fertility and return by urging dairy farmers to provide as much mating data as they...
Manufacturing union proposes plan to minimise impact of Holden closure in Victoria
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has submitted a plan to minimise the job losses in Victoria which would follow the impending closure of Ford...
OPT announces funding agreement with Australian Government for A$66.5 million grant
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT) has announced that Victorian Wave Partners Pty. Ltd (VWP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Power Technologies, Australasia (OPTA),...
Victorian Coalition calls for nominations to Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2014 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards.
Victorian Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett called on the State’s manufacturers, both companies...
Victorian Coalition Government announces 36 red tape reforms
Acting Premier and Minister for State Development Peter Ryan and Treasurer Michael O’Brien have announced 36 red tape reforms to increase productivity and reduce...
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
