An advanced manufacturing precinct at Narromine that will create more than 250 jobs is among the latest projects to benefit from the Perrottet Government\u2019s $130 million Regional Job Creation Fund.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet and Deputy Premier Paul Toole today announced an additional $55.5 million in funding had been awarded, leveraging $180.3 million in private investment across 69 projects across regional NSW as part of Round One of the Regional Job Creation Fund.
\n\u201cNo matter where you live in our State we are focused on providing the right support to ensure businesses can grow and have the confidence to invest to create and support new jobs,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cThe Regional Job Creation Fund has already funded projects that will create thousands of jobs and the projects now being delivered will help generate thousands more and support work for tradies and suppliers across the State.
\n\u201cThis program will help deliver jobs where they are needed as we recover from the pandemic by helping businesses small and large to get off the ground as well as attracting major international businesses to expand or relocate to regional NSW.\u201d
\nThe Regional Job Creation Fund aims to create more than 6,500 new direct jobs in regional NSW over the next three years.
\nIt provides co-funded grants between $100,000 and $10 million to fast track projects that enable emerging industries, help businesses expand operations or provide incentives for operations to relocate to regional NSW.
\nMr Toole said a $4.8 million grant will help engineering company Simmons Global relocate its operations from Western Australia to Narromine, creating up to 253 full time local jobs and providing a major boost to the State\u2019s advanced manufacturing sector.
\n\u201cThis funding will help deliver an advanced manufacturing precinct that produces everything from unmanned aerial drones to solar UV monitors that tell teachers when students should play in the shade, as well as help upskill local indigenous and youth workers through apprenticeships,\u201d Mr Toole said.
\n\u201cThis will drive the creation of hundreds of new jobs right here in the Central West.\u201d
\nMember for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said the establishment of Simmons Global in Narromine was a great example of what the Regional Job Creation Fund is designed to deliver.
\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to announce we are supporting this global company in expanding its business and creating local jobs for the Central West now and into the future,\u201d Mr Saunders said.
\n\u201cBy setting businesses up for success, we\u2019re helping them attract new customers, which means more people in work and earning a wage that they will spend in local shops, supporting our local economy.\u201d
\nSimmons Global CEO and Group Technical Director David Simmons said the Regional Job Creation Fund grant is providing the company with the opportunity to get ahead, establish its factory and create jobs in regional NSW.
\n\u201cNarromine is the ideal location to establish a manufacturing facility for the wide array of advanced technology devices we will produce and I would like to thank the NSW Government for supporting our group and helping us transition our manufacturing back onshore to New South Wales,\u201d Mr Simmons said.
\nOther companies receiving support in the latest round include storage and production upgrades for a winery in Cudal, an innovative recycling facility in Kurri Kurri and upgrades for a family owned and operated sheet metal manufacturer in Narrabri.
\nRound One of the Regional Job Creation Fund has now closed and Round Two will open in early 2022.
\nMore details on the full list of recipients as part of Round One will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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