EDITORIAL: The message from the last 12 newsletters has been that manufacturing continues to decline with regular reporting of factory closures and moves offshore. Underpinning this has been the losses in the automotive sector culminating with the 2016 closure of Ford and the continuing rhetoric from Holden that reduced labour costs are essential to any […]
ISSUE 12, May 2013 EDITORIAL: This edition, issue 12, of the Vernier Newsletter signifies a year for the society attempting to promote the message that a vibrant manufacturing industry is vital to the future of Australia. In the first edition the editorial subject was the introduction of the carbon tax. 12 months on it seems […]
The Australian Automotive Industry Paper 2 Automotive industry is vital to Australia’s future – but it requires a whole new mindset! Yet another announcement of job cuts at Holden has lead to ex Ford leaders announcing that further reductions will inevitably create a domino effect on the supply base as it tries to fight the […]
ISSUE 11 – April 2013 EDITORIAL: Last month’s Renishaw presentation certainly demonstrated why there is so much belief in innovation being the solution to Australian Manufacturing malaise. Mike Brown’s presentation on Renishaw’s latest product in additive machining gave a very good insight into why there is so much interest in this new and emerging technology. […]
The Labour Government’s “Plan for Australian Jobs”. The Prime Minister has announced the promised “Plan for Australian Jobs” that follows the report of the Non – Government Taskforce issued in September of last year. The PM announced the plans at a visit to the Boeing Facility in Melbourne, one of the few successes of component […]
ISSUE 10 – MARCH 2013 EDITORIAL: Last month’s Futuris presentation certainly demonstrated that there are success stories out there for Australian Manufacturing and so this month’s edition, with its updated format (if a new format is good enough for the AGE) I have tried to balance the good news with the bad, although the late […]
ISSUE 9 – FEBRUARY 2013 MANUFACTURING IMPORTANCE TO AUSTRALIA EDITORIAL This month’s main speaker is Dexter Clarke from Futuris. The timing is opportune as the company, maker of car seats and trims, has announced recently that it has doubled, over the last 18 months, its output from its plant in the port city of Hemaraj […]
The position of Vernier in the political spectrum is developing and we will take time to discuss future avenues for expansion. [fancy_title style=”1″ align=”left” heading_style=”h3″ title_color=”#999″ title_lines_color=”#eee”]Event Details[/fancy_title] February 14th 2013 12:00pm Venue: The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club at 489 Glenferrie Rd Kooyong VIC 3142
ISSUE 8 – JANUARY 2013 EDITORIAL Welcome to the first 2013 edition of the Vernier Newsletter. In a period when many manufacturers are enjoying their short summer breaks, we have at least had one good piece of news from the government and that of course is the date for the next election. In the same […]
ISSUE 7 – N0VEMBER 2012 Editorial this month’s newsletter updates members with the latest manufacturing news and also includes three new sections; a book review of Andrew Liviris’s book on how to regenerate America’s manufacturing industry; a new feature identifying Australian companies that are succeeding in this tough global market and a letters’ section that […]
John is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers, with 20 years experience in the public, private and university sectors. His current research and publishing interests include government prioritisation, the objectives and limits of government and the situations in which government intervention is justified. He has worked for ANZ and McKinsey and has a DPhil […]
Richard will talk about his success producing electric auto cooling fans and a host of other new technology [fancy_title style=”1″ align=”left” heading_style=”h3″ title_color=”#999″ title_lines_color=”#eee”]Event Details[/fancy_title] November 8th 2012 12:00pm Venue: The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club at 489 Glenferrie Rd Kooyong VIC 3142