Yearly Archive: 2022

GMC industry sponsor, timber processor AKD Softwoods, is undertaking an upgrade of its Colac dry mill facility to improve recovery and productivity, allowing it to supply more structural-grade material to satisfy robust demand. AKD is the largest softwood sawmiller in...

Anxiety over rising energy costs have replaced concerns about skills and talent attraction for Geelong manufacturers, as we head into the second major election for this year, the Victorian State election on 26 November. GMC invited views from 20 CEOs...

Defence opportunities  Expressions of interest are invited to participate in the Australian industry delegation to the Vietnam Defence Expo 2022, held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 8-10 December 2022. EOI are invited until 11:59pm AEDT Sunday, 30 October 2022. Submit EOI...

Census data available this week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals an extraordinary story about Geelong manufacturing. Manufacturing employment in the Geelong and Colac regions grew for the first time in recent memory. The Geelong Manufacturing Council has been...

GMC member Worley recently invited the GMC’s Girls Leading Advanced Manufacturing (GLAM) and Geelong Future Leaders of Industry (GFLOI) participants to learn more about their organisation and careers in engineering. The Worley team, through their STEM in Schools program, were...

In Victoria, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as sprains and strains, chronic pain and hernias, are one of the most common type of workplace injuries. In 2021 and 2022, MSDs made up almost 36% of all WorkCover claims.  The average cost...

As the digital nature of every aspect of business increases, organisations need to ensure their staff are suitably skilled. The Victorian Government’s Digital Jobs for Manufacturing Program offers grants of up to $5000 to assist manufacturing businesses adapt to a...

2022 Community Legend Ambassador and former Cats champion Cameron Ling with Geelong Refinery Executive General Manager Dale Cooper Last night, at an awards ceremony at GMHBA Stadium, Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt announced the winner of the 2022 Community Legend...

Programmed Skilled Workforce ensures the greater Geelong business community can navigate the current global talent crunch through access to a flexible, on-demand workforce. Despite pay rates up as much as 25% from pre-COVID-19 levels and businesses struggling to find suitable...

GMC member Surdex Steel will throw open the doors on a spacious new 6,000 square metre distribution facility in Corio next month to service continually growing demand in the greater Geelong area. Account manager Frank van Dyke tells GMC the...