Tag: Ballarat
SEM Fire and Rescue wins contract to build 20 new fire trucks for CFA
Renowned designer and manufacturer of special purpose vehicles, SEM Fire and Rescue, has won a contract to build 20 new fire trucks for the...
Alstom’s Ballarat plant to stay open – Victorian Government orders 30 train carriages
Alstom’s factory in Ballarat will remain open thanks to the purchase order by the Victorian Government for 30 new Xtrapolis train carriages.
With the government...
$3.9bn investment for 170 new trains in Victoria – if the Coalition Government is...
If re-elected, the Victorian Coalition Government has promised to invest $3.9 billion for the purchase of 170 new trains and trams, announced Premier Denis...
Concerns over manufacturing jobs in Ballarat
Concerns are rising over jobs in Ballarat, following reports train manufacturer Alstom has lost out on a bid to build metropolitan trains.
According to the Illawarra...
Mars Australia’s expansion secures Ballarat jobs
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine visited Mars Australia’s Ballarat site on Friday and reported that the company’s $52 million expansion is progressing well.
The expansion to...
Ballarat manufacturing suffers another blow as precision tool maker Mapal announces plant shutdown
Precision tools manufacturer Mapal Australia has announced that seven people will be losing their jobs as it shuts down production at its Ballarat manufacturing...
Australian Manufacturer of firefighter trucks to cut workforce in Ballarat
Specialised in the design, manufacture and service of special purpose vehicles, SEM Fire and Rescue, has announced they will cut jobs after demand was waning.
General...
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Can AI reshape safety for Australia’s steel mills?
Over the past decade, more than 1,850 workers have lost their lives to traumatic injuries in Australian workplaces. Even more alarming, over 1.1 million workers have filed serious compensation claims for injuries resulting in more than a week of lost work time. That is approximately one in every 12 workers facing significant workplace injuries.
