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The NSW Government has outlined a long-term manufacturing pipeline for the Hunter region, with its planned $12 billion Future Fleet Program expected to support about 550 ongoing jobs across a new state-owned train manufacturing facility and its supply chains.

The NSW Government has opened a new $2 million grant round to help businesses, including manufacturers, develop plans to reduce emissions and prepare for the transition to a net zero economy.

The NSW Government has committed $1.5 million to support apprentices and trainees in the Central-West Orana region as renewable energy projects create new construction and operational jobs.

The NSW Government has opened applications for a new $6 million fund aimed at helping manufacturers adopt new technologies, improve productivity and strengthen local manufacturing capability.

The Australian and NSW governments have announced a combined $2.5 billion investment to support the long-term operation of Tomago Aluminium, with the governments saying the agreement will secure more than 1,000 direct jobs and around 5,000 indirect jobs across the Hunter region.

The NSW Government has announced more than $1 million in funding for 22 startups and small businesses under the second round of the 2025-26 MVP Ventures Program, supporting projects across areas including advanced manufacturing, housing, clean energy and health as businesses work towards commercialising new technologies.

Manufacturing work has begun on the first Tangara train refurbishment at Newcastle’s Cardiff Maintenance Centre, with the NSW Government saying the project marks the start of rebuilding the Hunter’s rail manufacturing workforce and capability.

The NSW Government says it will invest $12 billion to rebuild train manufacturing in the Hunter through a new state-owned production facility and a 15-year rolling stock pipeline aimed at supporting long-term local manufacturing, jobs and supply chains.

Australian industry group Australian Energy Producers has welcomed a decision by the NSW Government to open new areas for gas exploration for the first time in more than a decade, describing the move as a critical step toward strengthening the state’s future energy supply.

New South Wales has expanded its manufacturing capability in advanced therapeutics with the opening of a $96 million RNA research and manufacturing facility at the Macquarie University Innovation Precinct.