Regional Development Minister, Western Australian government
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Development Minister | Western Australian government | @AuManufacturing (Tue 12 Nov 2024), @AuManufacturing (Tue 12 Nov 2024), @AuManufacturing (Thu 3 Oct 2024), @AuManufacturing (Fri 13 Aug 2021) |
| State Regional Development Minister | Western Australian Regional Economic Development Grants program | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Don Punch. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup: Artrya's $5m placement, Traffic Technologies' $2.8m entitlement offer, Rhythm's R&D tax refund, Hydramech's grant, Orthocell hires, a Standards Australia board election, and Aristocrat's agreed Plarium sale.
Two Peel-region manufacturers, ARYZTA and SDR Engineering, received Western Australian regional development grants — for bakery quality equipment and a move into heavy-equipment spare parts respectively — announced by the state's regional development minister.
Manufacturing roundup: Noizend's grants and UTS work, PPK's planned Li-S share distribution, a Bathurst recycling trial, Aurecon's CETRI role, an ELA regulatory hire, BioPak's OzHarvest support, and ANSTO's reactor restart.
Western Australia's voucher scheme has granted support to 21 small companies, with glue-ear medtech firm EarBuddy and rapid antigen test developer Alcolizer among those named as recipients.