Yearly Archive: 2022

At the final GMC Connect for the year (& AGM), members & guests were treated to an “In Conversation” with Rob McGavin, Co-founder & Chair of Cobram Estate Olives Limited. McGavin shared the business’ origin story (he and friend Paul...

Geelong Manufacturing Council is pleased to advise that existing Board members were re-elected unopposed at the recent AGM. Board members for 2023 are: Lyn George, OAM, Corporate Director and Co-owner of Austeng GMC Chair Lyn graduated from the University of...

Victoria’s transition to net zero emissions will require components to be made at scale to support the shift to renewable energy and lower emission processes. This provides an opportunity for local manufacturers to grow, generating economic activity, securing well-paid jobs,...

The GMC has today made further representation to the Federal Government, including urgent appeals to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles & Minister for Industry & Science Ed Husic, to exclude the manufacturing industry from the Secure...

Geelong Manufacturing Council was this week among industry bodies lobbying decision-makers in Canberra over proposed changes to industrial relations rules. Over 430 pages of comprehensive reforms in the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill moved quickly through the House of Representatives...

Participants of GMC’s 2022 Geelong Future Leaders of Industry (GFLOI) and Girls Leading Advanced Manufacturing (GLAM) programs graduated recently, in front of an audience of almost 100 attendees. Professor Nick Birbillis, Executive Dean of Deakin’s Faculty of Science, Engineering &...

GMC Member, Direct Recruitment Geelong, has successfully provided staffing services to the business community for more than two decades and says recognition is emerging that it is a local specialist in manufacturing. Business Development Manager Adrian Henry tells GMC the...

GMC members are invited to express their interest to participate as ‘Geelong Industry Partners’ in an invitation only City of Greater Geelong / Geelong Defence Alliance exhibition opportunity at the 2023 Avalon Airshow, from Tuesday 28 February – Friday 3...

GMC Director, Thys Heyns, has been formally appointed to the Barwon Regional Partnership by Minister for Regional Victoria, Harriet Shing. My Heyns, who is GMC Deputy Chair, takes up the voluntary position as Business and Community member of the Barwon...

Process improvements delivering savings as high as $400,000 and a new product line with projected revenue of $35 million were among projects implemented by graduates of the 2022 GMC Leadership for Manufacturing Excellence (LfME) program. Last week 18 participants graduated...