Yearly Archive: 2023

We were proud to take great strides as your organisation this year – a neat reflection of what the sector itself is doing – and these achievements would not be possible without your long-standing support and the enthusiastic newcomers joining...

Family-owned Geelong Bates Pipes and Products is approaching a three-decade milestone of providing a one-stop shop service to large infrastructure clients, including Vic Roads and John Holland. Corio-based GMC-member Bates specialises in reinforced concrete pipes, box culverts and crown units....

The Geelong Manufacturing Council (GMC) has called on the Federal Government to reject controversial elements of the proposed Closing Loopholes legislation because of its severe impacts on manufacturing competitiveness in Australia. “We often hear politicians say that ‘manufacturing matters’ or...

Rising stars of Geelong proved manufacturing’s ingenious ability to adapt during a Geelong Manufacturing Council and Advanced Fibre Cluster event last week, part of the City’s Geelong Design Week. The local audience heard about hydrogen drone production at Quickstep Group in Geelong, and about...

Viva Energy’s CEO, Scott Wyatt, featured this week in the national media highlighting how the company is closing the gender pay gap. The company is also deliberately working towards growing the number of women they employ, including as jet refuellers...

GMC member CMTP is expanding its successful pallet and crate manufacturing business to embrace the growing modular housing sector. Founded in 1976, CMTP is headquartered in Colac and employs around 270 staff across eleven manufacturing sites Across Australia. The family-run...

GeelongPort is pleased to announce it is taking expressions of interest for 35 Crowle Street, North Geelong, a 38,000sqm strategic port parcel which allows occupants to design and build their own purpose-built facility within the GeelongPort site and be co-located...