An event was attended on Thursday inaugurating Melbourne Polytechnic’s Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence, which is being built with $50 million of federal and state government support. The site at Heidelberg aims to address Australia’s housing challenges through training that keeps pace with the adoption of new technologies which draw from manufacturing, such…
Sound can help brew beer faster, study finds University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers found playing audible sound (white noise) while making beer can reduce the fermentation process by 21-31 hours without significantly affecting the flavour, the university shared this week. Lead author Dr Parise Adadi, who completed the study as part of his PhD in…
Recipients of grants under Round 5 of the state government’s Supply Chain Uplift Program have been announced, with approximately $800,000 awarded to 11 Victorian businesses. State manufacturing minister Colin Brooks visited Hanwha Defence Australia’s Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) at Avalon Airport on Monday to announce grants to Blueroom Simulations, EnyGy, Lunar Outpost, R&I…
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society’s (IEEE PES) Generation Transmission and Distribution Conference & Exposition Asia will be held in Melbourne. According to a statement on Monday from Victorian events minister Steve Dimopoulos, the event is expected to draw over 3,000 attendees to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in…
Benalla, Victoria’s LS Precast has been selected to make concrete segments for a 16-kilometre section of the Suburban Rail Loop, a transport and urban planning project currently being built in the state. According to a statement from SRL minister Harriet Shing on Friday, the company will supply over 96,000 segments for the section of twin…
Melbourne Polytechnic has signed Memoranda of Understanding with construction leaders, peak bodies and TAFEs on the co-design of a new innovation centre and national hub for training focussed on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC.) The signing was announced by state skills minister Gayle Tierney on Wednesday, and the centre aims to ensure training keeps pace…
The Victorian government has opened the second round of the Skills Solutions Partnerships Program, a $4.75 million initiative supporting industry partnerships with the state’s TAFEs and dual sector universities “to co-design and pilot” short courses addressing skills gaps. According to a statement from state industry minister Colin Brooks on Monday, the program targets priority sectors…
The Victorian government has announced funding of $5.1 million to accelerator programs and the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship, in an announcement they said will support “up to 165 early-stage startups”. According to a statement from minister for economic growth Danny Pearson on Tuesday, the funding will assist startups in accessing “resources, mentorship and vital capital”.…
Industry association the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) has blamed factors including “poor policy, cheap imports, government over-taxing businesses and crippling union agreements” for Dandenong-based architectural glassmaker Oceania Glass falling into administration this week. In a statement on Wednesday, following news of Oceania’s collapse on Monday, SEMMA said it was “shocked” at another manufacturer…
The first of 25 new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains has been built at Ballarat, the state government announced on Tuesday. The first train is part of a $986 million spend on the fleet – which will replace the 1980s-era Comeng trains and travel on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines – as well as major upgrades…