Modern Manufacturing

Modern manufacturing includes both advanced design, engineering and metal manufacturing, and food product manufacturing. Both are key sectors of employment and one of the largest industry value-add contributors to the local economy. Livingstone Shire is home to growing manufacturing companies, specifically, food product manufacturing companies (Keppel Brand and JBS Meatworks).

The future of manufacturing is in highly specialised products and processes in areas such as automated farming / ag-tech, agri-business, biopharmaceuticals, mining and processing technologies, aerospace and defence. In Livingstone Shire specifically, the future of manufacturing depends on capitalising on these emerging sectors, particularly in agri-food, modern machinery and equipment manufacturing, maintenance and repairs. These modern manufacturing activities rely heavily on new and emerging skills as well as the capacity for firms to innovate in order to grow.

Livingstone Shire Council, working with the other tiers of government, education providers and industry is committed to strategies which address skills gaps, new technology uptake, innovation and critical research.