Tag: Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre

NSW govt is falling behind on procurement, manufacturers warn

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New South Wales Government procurement reform is needed to target more local manufacturers or risk losing them to other jurisdictions with more favourable policies, a state inquiry heard Wednesday....

WA’s $8m wind turbine component facility run by AMGC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre will drive the Western Australian government’s $8 million plan to boost wind turbine component manufacturing in the state. Formerly operating as one of the...

Manufacturing shows new life, and lessons for the economy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Back in 2016, during the time of the Turnbull Government’s Ideas Boom, the CSIRO Futures team, in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, laid out a vision for...

‘Immense’ impact of manufacturing growth centre

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry Growth Centre set up in 2015 to help revive Australian manufacturing says it is now generating a nine-to-one return on government and industry investment and creating thousands...

Samsara Eco and the breakthrough plastic-eating enzyme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A startup spun out of the Australian National University is looking to solve one of the world’s biggest environmental problems thanks to its plastic-eating enzyme that can make the...

AMGC funds $4.5m robotics capability facility in NT

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
With support from the Northern Territory Government, $4.45 million will be invested through the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre to boost advanced manufacturing skills and technology in the territory. A...

Industry-led research is key to improved economic outcomes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In its short history, Australia has built a proud tradition of research excellence across our institutions. In mainstream commentary we tell ourselves that in research, we “punch above our...

Labor backs an extended run for Industry Growth Centres

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is a signature industry policy of the Coalition, but the Industry Growth Centre program looks like having a more certain future if Labor forms government after the Saturday...

Growth Centre dishes out $9m to manufacturers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The manufacturing growth centre has awarded $9 million in matched funding to a range of local manufacturers. The Commonwealth grants were distributed through the second round of the Advanced Manufacturing...