Immediate acceptance and flourishing activity at Lionsgate – the repurposed former Holden automotive factory at Elizabeth – signals an unexpected but welcome surge in business confidence for a region that is swiftly re-inventing itself and reviving its fortunes. Designed to serve as a new industrial hub for Adelaide’s north, the 122ha Lionsgate site has been […]
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From a nondescript warehouse in Thebarton in Adelaide’s western fringes is a global company that has quietly worked away on spectacular flame effects watched by millions worldwide. FCT Flames has been behind the man-made flame effects on show at every Olympic Games ceremony since 2000, and despite the international reach and presence of the company,
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Adam Williams began his first full-time job as an apprentice toolmaker at Holden’s Elizabeth factory at the age of 19. Fast forward more than two decades and instead of cars coming off the production line it’s home battery systems. After almost two decades working at Holden in various roles including leadership and management positions, Adam
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South Australia has won the bid to host the Australian Space Agency, which will oversee the nation’s burgeoning space industry. The agency will be established at the old Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) site, now known as Lot 14, by mid-2019 and will initially employ 20 full-time equivalent staff. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement
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Ethical fashion designer Anny Duff is championing the use of hemp fabrics to create her contemporary clothing designs with minimal environmental impact. Her South Australian-based ethical and sustainable fashion label Good Studios features clothing and homewares made from luxurious hemp linens and hemp organic cotton blends woven in Adelaide’s sister city of Qingdao, China. Industrial
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Defence and shipbuilding in South Australia will not be a “boom and bust” industry, but will support secure long-term jobs and opportunities. That’s according to Andy Keough, former Defence SA chief and current managing director of defence and security company Saab Australia. Andy, a former submariner, played a key part in lobbying for Australia’s $50 billion Future Submarines to be
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