Design Victoria together with Design Institute of Australia, Australian Graphic Design Association, Industry Capability Network and Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry are pleased to invite you to attend the Design Ready seminar The Truth and Nothing But the Truth…

Seminar overview
What does your brand stand for and do your customers feel what you feel?

Successful brands are more than marketing tools. Sure, brands identify and differentiate, but they also ‘speak’ - powerfully. In this first of three part seminar series (with supporting workshops) from Design Victoria we look at how brands speak and what brands say from two perspectives - authenticity and tone of voice.

Seminar details
Tuesday 21 October 2008
10.00 am – 12.00 pm
Treetops, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton

Registrations
This is a free event. Bookings are essential.
Please register by Friday 17 October 2008
To register, please book online at: www.designvic.com

Please direct enquiries to David McLachlan on (03) 9925 4195 or events@designvic.com

To download further information, please click here

“Opportunity Scanning and Operational Capability”

With the growth in a global economy and seemingly unlimited export potential and
limited company resources (time, expertise and finances), we discuss the key elements
necessary to enable your business to enter and succeed in international markets.

Workshop will be held on Tuesday 26 August 2008
Venue: La Trobe Technology Enterprise Centre
La Trobe R & D Park
2 Research Ave
BUNDOORA 3083

Agenda
8:30 – 10:00am
Strategy and Operational Capability
James Streeton-Cook
Industry Case Study
- presented by Henselite

Opportunity Scanning
Mike Anderson
Industry Case Study
- presented by Wilpak

10:00 – 10:30am
Followed by Morning Tea

Places are limited, please email d.redmond@latrobe.edu.au by 23rd August 2008 to reserve a place at the workshop.
You can also visit www.melbournesnorth.com.au

^{Backwell IXL, Haines Hunter, The Laminex Group and Multiplex constructions were the winners of an ICN Industry Achievement Award held in Melbourne on the 15th November.}

The ninth annual ICN Victoria Industry Achievement Awards ceremony was attended by Parliamentary Secretary to Premier John Brumby, Luke Donnellan MLA and more than 250 guests from a range of industries including defence, oil & gas, ; building and construction, automotive, aviation and aerospace, bio/nano technology and government.

ICN Executive Director Peter Yates said, "These awards recognise companies that are innovative in taking the next step for local industry – so the winners are really Victoria and Australia".

"This year 17 companies were recognised for their contribution to the local economy – contributing to over $270 million worth of contract wins for Victorian and Australian industry in the past year. This equates to the generation or retention of more than 3000 jobs in Victoria" said Mr Yates.

From an initial selection of more than 100 companies the 17 finalists were assessed by an independent judging panel from the ICN Victoria Board consisting of representatives from the Australian Industry Group, AMWU, Engineers Australia and ICN.

Scan import replacement opportunities for your business in the Commonwealth of Australia Tariff Concessions Gazette

The Gazette is available in electronic format on the Australian Customs website www.customs.gov.au free of charge and updated every Wednesday. 

The AWD Program will provide vast opportunities for Australian and NZ industry with significant work for sub-contractors throughout the country, while helping to ensure the sustainability of the Australian shipbuilding and repair sector.

The ships will require the assembly of approximate 500,000 components and about 1,500 suppliers will be required to complete the shipbuilding task.

The AWD Alliance is delighted to announce the Program's engagement with Industry Capability Network (ICN) and the launch of the new AWD Alliance Suppliers Portal.

The AWD Alliance has been working with ICN to improve the process for suppliers registering their interest with the Program.  It was identified that suppliers wanted flexibility to promote their services, control over their information and the knowledge that AWD Alliance personnel had a portal that allowed for efficient collection and retrieval of data on the thousands of companies that wish to register their interest in the AWD Program.

To this end, AWD will replace its current system of registration with the brand new portal, commencing Friday 16/2/07.

The new portal provides:

• Suppliers with the capability to control their own information, including updating their records. This means AWD will always have access to the most up-to-date information.
• Suppliers with a greater range of information on their organisations’ capabilities making it easier for AWD to determine who can best meet its needs.
• AWD personnel have access to a greater range of industry information and better mechanisms with which to search the data.
• All suppliers in the market ‘a fair playing field’ when competing for work with the AWD Program.
   

This sophisticated supplier registration portal will be hosted by ICN on behalf of the AWD Alliance.

To log your details on the new supplier portal and continue your interest in of one of the most significant shipbuilding projects ever undertaken in Australia, visit www.ausawd.com and click on Supplier Registration. For further enquires please email ausawd@ausawd.com

FIMMA is the peak national food body representing food equipment and machinery manufacturing in Australia working with and assisting Australian manufacturers to substantially increase their share of the food industry machinery market.

FIMMA provides support and access to information through government bodies, a range of consulting services, export assistance and development funding.

Through the new alliance with the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), FIMMA offers a comprehensive package of benefits and services to members:

§          Opportunities to learn from and network with key industry leaders through industry specific forums and events

§          Facilitation of a ‘consortium’ approach to winning bids

§          In association with ICN Victoria, FIMMA members can register at www.icnvic.org.au to gain access to major projects and national business opportunities as well as local suppliers.

The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline is Australia's biggest water infrastructure project, designed to ensure a sustainable future for the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee region of Western Victoria by providing an affordable water supply system for the next 100 years.

Opportunities exist in construction, engineering design, material supply, consulting or other ancillary services to the pipeline project.

For details of the briefing or to register your interest in the project please contact ICN's Northern and North East Regional Manager - John Fullerton on 0407 182 952 or Email jfullerton@icn.org.au You can also visit www.gwmwater.org.au for further information.

The Macarthur Wind Farm project involves a $600 million large scale inland wind farm on land between Macarthur and Hawkesdale. Around 200 wind turbines are expected to be constructed on the site, which is a development by Southern Hydro Pty Ltd, Australia’s third largest renewable energy generator. Southern Hydro also has a number of wind farms either under construction or in development throughout Australia.

Industry Capability Network (Victoria) and Southern Hydro Pty Ltd are organising the briefings to assist local companies learn more about potential contract opportunities emerging from the project, should it proceed.

The project will require a wide range of services and products including earth and foundation works, road construction, concrete foundation work, electrical and communication able laying, office and workshop construction, electrical installation work, transportation, substation and transformer supply and installation.

Derrick Herbert, ICN (Vic) Regional Manager for the South West and Western Regions of Victoria, said “We want to try and achieve at least 50 per cent local content in the Macarthur Wind Farm. Some opportunities will require local small businesses to work together to win the work. Local businesses need to register their interest and capabilities so we can alert them to potential contracts,” said Mr Herbert.

For more information about the project and how to register, please call Derrick Herbert on 03 5222 6137 or Email - dherbert@icn.org.au