Geelong Manufacturing Council (GMC) is delighted to announce Breakthrough Victoria as a strategic partner for the 2024 Technology and Innovation Summit. Breakthrough Victoria is an independent investment company established in 2021 by the Victorian Government to invest in companies to...
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GMC announces Breakthrough Victoria strategic partnership for Technology & Innovation Summit
Read MoreAnnouncing Government support for GMC’s 2024 Innovation Summit
Read MoreWe’re proud to announce the Department of Industry, Science & Resources (DISR) has joined us as a supporting partner for our upcoming Technology and Innovation Summit in April. DISR enables a productive economy, enriched by science and technology, for all Australians. For further information on...
Supporting Australian businesses to adopt AI
Read MoreA new program to support Australian businesses adopt and integrate Artificial Intelligence safely into their work practices has been launched by the Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic. The Australian Government’s Artificial Intelligence Adopt Program will provide $17 million...
$15b National Reconstruction Fund open for business
Read MoreThe Australian Government’s National Reconstruction Fund opened is open for business. The Minister for Industry, Ed Husic, and the Finance Minister, Katy Gallagher, have published the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation’s Investment Mandate, unlocking billions of dollars in investment finance to...
National Quantem Strategy
Read MoreThe Department of Industry, Science and Resources is consulting on a proposed framework for the Australian Government’s National Quantum Strategy. Quantum technologies present an exciting opportunity to: accelerate Australia’s economic growth support our long-term prosperity. Australia has an established strength...
National Cyber Security Month
Read MoreThe Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) latest Annual Threat Report found that during the 2021-22 financial year, one cybercrime was reported every seven minutes, a 13% increase from the previous financial year. At this week’s GMC Connect, members learned from...
Quickstep signs drone product development agreement
Read MoreGMC member Quickstep has signed a new $1 million collaboration with Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (ISRII) and the Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC) to help solve a key challenge for large scale...
Why manufacturing does matter
Read MoreManufacturing is in Geelong’s lifeblood. A decade ago, the closure of iconic factories and large employers was the equivalent of a heart attack for the city. Uncertainty followed, and, for some of our community, hardship. Once it became apparent manufacturing...
GMC Technology and Innovation Summit Highlights Sovereign Manufacturing Opportunities
Read MoreThe importance of investing in Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capability, clean energy innovations and collaborative, entrepreneurial ecosystems were among the key themes of the 2022 Technology and Innovation Summit in Geelong. Presented by the Geelong Manufacturing Council, a smorgasbord of high-calibre...
Business blooming at Boomaroo
Read MoreBoasting a technologically advanced facility, Lara-based Boomaroo Nurseries grows 400 million seedlings a year. Company director Nick Jacommetti is set to share an insight into Boomaroo Nurseries’ remarkable growth story at the 2022 Technology and Innovation Summit. One of Australia’s...