Tag: Victoria
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...
Victorian research capitalises on therapeutic foods market
A new government-supported research could help boost Victoria’s export economy by capitalising on the growing trend toward therapeutic foods.
Elizabeth Ross, a bioscientist with the...
Victorian Coalition supports Kagome Australia with significant investment
The Victorian Coalition Government has committed its support to Kagome Australia’s $21 million expansion plans that will create 20 new jobs for Victorians.
The country’s...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
