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ITECA: 2023 Budget needs to back apprentice recruitment
The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) believes that this year’s federal budget needs to make a meaningful commitment to fund apprentice and trainee recruitment, retention ... -
ETU: Energy Security Corporation a huge stride forward
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) believes that NSW Labor’s commitment to creating a public body to accelerate investment in pumped hydro, community batteries and renewables turns the ... -
SunWiz 2023 report: Residential PV drops off, industry as a whole grows
SunWiz, an Australian solar consultant, has released its annual Australian PV Report for 2023, finding that the residential solar industry has dropped off while other sectors ... -
NSW reform on EV chargers reinforces state as leader
The NSW Government’s commitment to have 30,000 EV chargers operational by 2026 underscores the state’s status as one of the best places to own and drive ... -
One step closer towards Australia’s first commercial-scale concentrated solar power plant
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has approved $65 million in funding to Vast Solar to construct VS1, a first-of-a-kind 30MW/288MWh concentrated solar power (CSP) plant ... -
WorkSafe Vic charges two companies over apprentice death
WorkSafe Victoria has charged two companies with multiple health and safety breaches. The charges follow the fatal electrocution of a 21-year-old apprentice electrician who was performing ... -
ESV concerned with rise in residents cutting service lines while gardening
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is urging people carrying out gardening activities to keep clear of powerlines following a series of incidents involving service lines being accidentally ... -
ABB invests in OKTO GRID to digitise, extend electrical assets
ABB has invested in Danish startup, OKTO GRID, to advance the development of technology that will extend the useful life of aging electrical assets in order ... -
Free short course at TAFE to keep machines moving
TAFE NSW Ultimo is providing students with the skills to service a little-known component of technology that plays a part in most people’s lives. The fee-free ... -
Amokabel acquires Euro-Tech Cables with long-term plan for Australian production
Amokabel, a Swedish specialist cable producer, has acquired Euro-Tech Cables, a Sydney manufacturer of signal and communication cables. The move was made to establish local production ...
