GMC member, QA Electrical is finding success hiring female electricians and apprentices. “The trade industry is a predominantly white, male industry so we’re actively looking to try and balance the workforce,” Geelong manager Adam Keilar tells GMC. “Our goal is...
Monthly Archive: April 2023
QA Electrical “evens the ledger” with female trades
Read MoreInnovation fuelling the transition to renewable energy sources
Read MoreInnovative Geelong engineering organisation and GMC member, Austeng, has developed an Australian first hydrogen burner prototype suitable for high heat industrial applications. Minister for Energy & Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited Austeng last week to flick the switch on the prototype...
$6.7m investment in Geelong virtual reality technology company
Read MoreGMC member FLAIM Systems has attracted a $6.7 million Series A capital raise, cornerstoned by an investment of $5 million by Victorian Government’s investment company Breakthrough Victoria. FLAIM has made training safer for firefighters and the environment with its development of the world’s...
Hanwha Defense Australia sponsors GMC in multi-year partnership
Read MoreHanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has increased its commitment to the Geelong Manufacturing Council (GMC) and the wider manufacturing ecosystem with a new three-year partnership. HDA has agreed to contribute to the GMC at Major Sponsor level, joining fellow GMC significant...