A message from Jens Goennemann

The Northern Territory is dear to AMGC for a variety of reasons, including that it is the first non-federal government we collaborate with through our Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund and otherwise.

We were chuffed to return there recently for October Business Month and to meet the new executives in the Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations.

AMGC is unwavering bipartisan in its approach since we believe there aren’t Labor or Liberal policies but only policies that work and those that don’t. The signs are that we will see as healthy a relationship with the Northern Territory CLP, voted in in August, as we did with their predecessors.

We look forward to continuing to demonstrate the merits of the Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund to the new administration and helping them hit the ground running when it comes to implementing their industry agenda.

I am typing this from Western Australia (WA), where we have formed a partnership with another State government to strengthen their manufacturing community. Our business on this trip has focussed on the State’s wind energy supply chain participation program, which we are in the final stages of co-designing with the WA government and will soon turn into delivery mode this side of Christmas.

We have been meeting with capable OEMs, gathering intelligence on where manufacturing opportunities exist regarding wind energy. We visited a wind farm that has been turning its blades since the early 2000s. One of the reasons why was to better understand the maintenance, servicing, part replacement, decommissioning, and other needs attached to the different phases of such a site’s life cycle.

Then it was down from Geraldton to Bunbury at the Regional Entertainment Centre for the first Innovative Industries of the Future Conference. Tuesday, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on Australia’s potential as a producer and exporter of renewables and hydrogen. While our focus in is notionally wind energy, the link is apparent when you think about where the green electrons to split hydrogen from oxygen might come from.

Back east, we have recently held discussions with federal independent Ms Dai Le MP, Member for Fowler and NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, The Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong. We continue to work with whoever cares about the role manufacturing has in bettering the lives of their constituents, regardless of location or political hue.

Like our advocacy for manufacturing? Thank you – and if that’s the case, then please consider continuing our joint effort when renewing your annual AMGC membership or getting on board to sign up here.