Manufacturing Queensland

Inside Advanced Manufacturing registrations are now open! 💡👷♀️ The event returns this 2-13 September as a truly state-wide showcase, with 21 leading manufacturers and 10 manufacturing support organisations from every region set to open their doors. Participants will visit some of Queensland’s most innovative manufacturers for expertly guided tours of their industry-leading facilities and learn about the cutting-edge manufacturing equipment, processes and practices that transformed their business. For more info and to register visit https://lnkd.in/dfax_sK This will book out, so get in fast. 📷 Participants at manufacturer visits held as part of Inside Advanced Manufacturing 2023.

☀️ Cracking start to the second day of the National Manufacturing Summit, hosted by Weld Australia and The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work! Our Director-General Linda Dobe presented to attendees this morning, sharing Queensland’s experience in renewable energy, including how we’re working to support local manufacturers supplying renewables and to prepare for a low emissions and net zero future. Thanks to all who came along. We’re pleased to have sponsored this important industry summit, which brought together thought leaders from both the manufacturing and energy sectors to talk about Australia's transition to a sustainable future.

Super proud of our Women in Manufacturing team who helped to deliver the first ever EmpowerHER Collective event this month, bringing together 70 amazing women from a variety of professions, including manufacturing, across the Greater Whitsunday region! EmpowerHER Collective events aim to create personal and professional networking and leadership development opportunities for women in the region. It was brilliant to see this first event doing just that 🎉 It wouldn’t have been possible without the teamwork that brought this dream to life – with Regional Development Australia Greater Whitsundays leading the way in collaboration with Kickass Women, The Just Saying Project, Fierce Signage and our team. Congrats to all involved, we look forward to the next event!

🍃 Ready to talk renewables energy, Net Zero emissions and the future of clean energy in manufacturing? If you’re headed to the 2024 National Manufacturing Summit in Brissy from 31 July – 1 August, we’ll see you there! We’re proud to be a sponsor of the summit which will delve into the practical aspects of making the renewable energy revolution a reality in manufacturing, and highlight pathways to drive Australia's transition to a sustainable future. Hosted by Weld Australia and The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work the summit will bring together industry leaders from both the manufacturing and energy sectors. You can catch our Director-General Linda Dobe on Thursday 1 August as she speaks about Queensland’s experience in renewable energy, including how we’re working to support local manufacturers supplying renewables and to prepare for a low emissions and net zero future. Comment below if you’re coming along. Learn more about the Summit via: https://lnkd.in/giwr_bm

🎉🎉🎉HUGE NEWS! We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Australia’s biggest manufacturing event will be coming to Queensland in 2026! Our team and Queensland manufacturers have been heading south to attend the event for years, so we’re incredibly proud and honoured to be working with AMTIL to bring Australian Manufacturing Week to Brisbane and our great state for the very first time. The 2026 event will showcase more of our thriving local manufacturing sector from across the state than ever before. Thousands of delegates and more than 150 exhibitors are expected to flock to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre for the weeklong celebration. It’s another big win for the sector as we continue to prove why Queensland is the place to be for manufacturing. 📷 Queensland manufacturers and our manufacturing team at Australian Manufacturing Week 2024, earlier this year.

At the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) in Mackay this week? Our Queensland Manufacturing Hub team member Deb Allan will be there, ready to talk all things manufacturing and the future of the industry. Stop by and say hello! More info: https://lnkd.in/gD5uSzC

⏳ Calling Whitsunday, Mackay and Moranbah manufacturers – our Pathway to Net Zero workshops are coming to you in August! If you’re ready to become cleaner and greener to reduce costs, remain globally competitive and continue to grow, this workshop is for you. Sustainability experts from The Ecoefficiency Group will help you: 💭 understand the importance of sustainable manufacturing and how decarbonisation applies to your business 📝develop a list of GHG emission sources within your own site (Scope 1, 2 and 3) 🍃 learn how to calculate your GHG emissions and ways to reduce them 💡start a high-level Action Plan that sets out goals and a strategy to reduce emissions on your journey to Net Zero. Find out more and register now: 📍 Moranbah, Mon 5 Aug 5:00pm-8:30pm - https://bit.ly/3zIAytv 📍 Mackay, Wed 7 Aug 8:30am-1pm - https://bit.ly/3WynX5f 📍 Whitsundays, Thurs 8 Aug 9:15am-1pm - https://bit.ly/3VXM4Ze

Happy snaps of future manufacturers getting their first taste of the industry as part of the Young Engineers Australia Queensland (YEAQ) Program in Central Queensland over the school holidays! Students in Year 3-9 participated in the program covering future industry skills including coding and STEM topics. The program develops students engineering abilities, and gives them the opportunity to immerse themselves in hands on learning using modern technologies and Lego® to solve real world problems relevant to Queensland’s manufacturing industry. Workshops were held in Cannonvale, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Tannum Sands, Bundaberg and Maryborough and supported by our Queensland Manufacturing Hubs. We’re proud to be helping shape the next generations of Queensland manufacturers.

Celebrating NAIDOC week 2024! 🔥 This year's theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud, which honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations communities and cultures. We are proud of our department's contributions to recognising and celebrating First Nations people and cultures across our state, whether we're engaging with traditional owners to manage water resources, connecting with the next generation of manufacturers or supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led initiatives in regional communities. Over the next few days (and beyond) we celebrate the spirit of NAIDOC week, and all we have learned and continue to learn, as we build on the collective efforts that support partnerships, knowledge sharing and mutual respect with First Nations people through our work. #NAIDOC2024

📍 Mackay, Isaac, Whitsunday manufacturers – check out this networking event especially for female employees put together by our Women in Manufacturing team in collaboration with Regional Development Australia Greater Whitsundays, The Just Saying Project, KICKASS WOMEN, and Fierce Creative.