Yearly Archive: 2023

GMC is proudly partnering with the Melbourne Business School to deliver a CEO retreat and program in 2024.  The CEO program will cover pressing issues for our most senior leaders in manufacturing including: Creating a world class enterprise Digital disruption,...

Message from the CEO, Jenn Conley If you’ve ever reflected on how it was possible that colonial railway systems in Australia were built to three different gauges, any other lack of cooperation nationally may not surprise you. To this day,...

The Australian Government’s new migration strategy shows signs that it may help to address critical skills shortages currently faced by manufacturers. One of eight key actions outlined in the strategy is to target temporary skilled migration to address skills needs...

The Government has signed contracts with Hanwha Defense Australia to deliver and support 129 locally built Redback infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Army. The total value of the project is approximately $7 billion dollars, representing the single largest investment...

Give Where You Live Foundation and GeelongPort are leading fundraising efforts for Northern Futures, a community organisation which has delivered high quality and much-needed employment support addressing generational disadvantage in Geelong’s northern suburbs.  GMC members have been strong supporters of...

Geelong’s JR Laser has produced an order of bespoke steel aerial vehicle brackets for major GMC sponsor Hanwha Defense Australia. In another example of Hanwha actively engaging with local suppliers, JR Laser recently delivered the first order to Hanwha’s Truganina...

We are pleased to announce our 2023-2024 Board members and office bearers were elected at the GMC AGM this week. Thys Heyns was elected as Chair, with Rob Backwell elected as Deputy Chair. Thys has 35 years’ experience in the...

One of Australia’s leading plantation and carbon management and woodfibre export companies, Midway Limited, recently announced it has entered a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CHS Broadbent. Under the agreement, Midway will sell a section of its North Shore...

On 27 November 2023, the Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science, launched the Industry Growth Program. The Industry Growth Program is now open, with startups and innovative small and medium businesses able to apply for expert advice...