Tag: Courtney Houssos

Govt procurement gets electric bus maker moving

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Electric buses will be manufactured on the NSW South Coast at a new facility announced by Australian-owned bus maker Foton Mobility Distribution on Thursday. It follows a state government...

Houssos demands more from NSW govt’s $42b spend

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government’s devolved procurement framework will be reshaped into a hub and spoke model next year as part of Minister Courtney Houssos’s sweeping changes to how the state...

NSW Treasurer to deliver 2024 Awards keynote

Posted on   |  by David McClure
New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will deliver the industry keynote address at the gala dinner for the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence in Sydney on October 30. From...

‘More work to be done’: NSW procurement tightened again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
All nine recommendations from a NSW procurement inquiry will be supported by the Minns government, including more consideration of retained economic benefit and an easier path for small suppliers...

Dodgy suppliers to be banned in NSW procurement overhaul

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW procurement accreditation system will be reviewed and dodgy suppliers banned in response to repeated warnings that the state’s buying framework is failing and agencies are “marking their...

NSW flags reforms after consulting blowout

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Minns government will consider further moves to reduce the state’s reliance on consultants in next month’s Budget after analysis found they were being engaged at a rate of...

NSW pumps $275m into clean energy manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will make $275 million in clean energy manufacturing grants available to local businesses in a bid to grow the state’s renewable energy supply chain....