2017 media releases

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    Business Bus wraps up for 2017

    21 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    2017 has been a huge year for the NSW Government's Business Bus, which has covered more than 56,000 kilometres in the last 12 months — that’s almost one-and-a-half times around the world — providing specialist advice to local small business owners throughout the state.

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    Startup helps cancer patients breathe well during radiation treatment

    21 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    The quality of cancer treatment could improve worldwide thanks to technology developed by Sydney startup company, Opus Medical, with support from Jobs for NSW.

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    19 jobs as NSW Government backs award-winning digital agency

    21 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    The NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW is assisting award-winning digital agency AFK to grow its Australian software development team and expand its innovation lab with a $300,000 loan.

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    NSW expertise drives defence Trusted Autonomous Systems research centre

    20 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    NSW research centres, universities and companies will play a significant role in the development of next generation defence technologies as part of a new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Trusted Autonomous Systems.

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    NSW food retailers set for a bumper Christmas

    19 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    NSW food producers and retailers are set for bumper sales over the festive season as consumer demand increases for premium food products.

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    NSW Government announces racing appointments

    19 December 2017
    Minister for Racing

    The NSW Government has appointed George Souris to the board of Racing NSW for four years, with current board member Kevin Greene reappointed for a further year.

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    World champion fights for Indigenous health

    18 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    World champion Indigenous kickboxer Nick Ariel and his wife, former Australian Jillaroo’s rugby league player Julie Ariel, are transforming the lives of Indigenous children with a new health and fitness program.

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    NSW startups explore Israel R&D opportunities with $2 million program

    13 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    NSW startups gathered today to learn about the NSW-Israel Research and Development and Technological Innovation Program which is offering matched grants of up $250,000 to support joint R&D projects with Israel.

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    Virtual real estate now a reality

    13 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    Sydney company Inspace XR is using virtual reality to revolutionise the real estate industry allowing customers to step in and inspect a home, a shopping centre, an office or an industrial site before it even exists.

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    'Wireless Zoo' set to revolutionise vet care

    12 December 2017
    NSW Department of Industry

    Wollongong company Alpha Vet Tech is aiming to revolutionise the global animal health and performance industries after developing lifesaving wearable devices to monitor the vital signs of animals and stream the data to the cloud.