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25.01.2022 Late last year, I attended the opening of the BMT Mercury Technology recovery facility in Kwinana, which was officially opened by Environment Minister Steve Dawson (pictured 4th from the left) and BMT Global CEO Robert Jan Dubbeldam (pictured on the left). BMT’s process is important for the oil and gas industry because it takes in and treats their mercury-contaminated waste, thus resolving an increasingly problematic waste storage issue for that large industrial sector. We ...welcome BMT to the Kwinana Industrial Area and to the numerous industrial input and output product exchanges with existing industrial operations (industrial symbiosis) that it can connect with. #FremantleOuterHarbour #KwinanaIndustriesCouncil #KwinanaOuterHarbour #NewPortinKwinana #LithiumValleyinKwinana #WesternTradeCoast #IndustrialSymbiosis #KwinanaIndustrialArea #BMTWestportTaskforce
23.01.2022 #NewLookNewNormal
22.01.2022 High school student youth art is alive and well! Kwinana Industries Council’s annual Youth Arts Awards ceremony was held last night. There were 120 exhibits in several categories including Visual Art 2 and 3-D, Digital Media, Metal and Woodwork, Fabric Fashion and Accessories, and Design and Technology. Receiving their awards in front of an audience of 250 parents, teachers, siblings and industry folk, the participating students were from eleven of the 17 high schools who are... members of the KIC Education Partnership. What a fabulous night and congratulations to all of the winners. A big thank you to the Event Partner Synergy and sponsor Coogee Chemicals, and to the performance dancers from Safety Bay Senior High School and from Warnbro Community High School. Get along to the Gary Holland Centre in Rockingham to view the pieces if you can, they’ll be on display for a week, and you’ll be amazed at the quality! See more
22.01.2022 These 5 students have now gained their apprenticeships! Congratulations! #KICMetalsandEngineeringProgram
22.01.2022 On 14 November, 14 students graduated from the KIC iDIVERSITY Project. During the 6 day program, the students with special learning needs visited industrial sites in the #KwinanaIndustrialArea and met employees in a wide range of roles who spoke to them about their career pathways and offered the students advice about entering the workforce. The students also participated in workshops including; producing a professional resume, interview skills and techniques, health and we...ll being, social media and personal presentation skills. The program was proudly supported by #CovalentLithium and KIC is very appreciative of their generous support and participation in this years program. #kwinanaindustry #kiceducation #kicidiversityproject
19.01.2022 We would like to again, Congratulate all the participants, runner ups, and the winners of the KIC Youth Art Awards 2020!. Here are the lists of winners. We are very proud of you! A big thank you to the Event Partner Synergy and sponsor Coogee! See you again next year!
18.01.2022 The Bright Sparx Club is an after school club focused on sparking an interest in STEM to Year 9 students. The Club runs weekly during Term 2 and Term 4. We cu...rrently have 20 Year 9 students on the program. This is the 6th week of the program and yesterday students did a full day excursion which included a visit to #Tronox (Kwinana) site for a tour and to meet the staff. Students then visited Murdoch University South Street Campus where they had the opportunity to do a workshop in facial reconstruction and EV3S Lego Mindstorms thanks to the Outreach Officers at #MurdochUniversity. Students will graduate at a ceremony being held in December.
17.01.2022 Yesterday I took our 34 iMEN (year-10) boys on a 90 minute bus-tour of the Western Trade Coast. Photos included. Yes it was a windy day, and some rain. I explained to them what goes on in the industrial area, what products are made and where they end up, what new industries are coming, and I showed them where the new port will eventually go, and lots more. Many of these boys will enter our Certificate ll TAFE courses and ultimately join the ranks of industry employees. We also run a similar course for Year-10 girls (iWOMEN), well two per year actually. If anyone wants to know more about these courses (and we’re putting around 250 kids a year through them each year now), check the programs out under the education tab at www.kic.org.au Go on, do yourself a favour, grab a coffee and ‘take 10’ to have a squizz.
17.01.2022 After working very hard on this project, we are proud to launch our new website. It holds a lot of information about the Kwinana industry, the Western Trade Coast, and how it can develop into the future. We showcase members, projects, issues, and opportunities, and share our information under our extensive ‘Library’ tab. It holds informative videos, maps, reports, and papers for your use and information. I welcome any feedback you may have. Click here to visit our new website...: www.kic.org.au Happy exploring! #NewLookNewNormal #KwinanaIndustriesCouncil
15.01.2022 Our visit takes us throughout the heavy industry core which is the Kwinana Industrial Area, Rockingham Industrial Zone, Australian Marine Complex, Latitude 32, and more. Here's our website link if you like to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcgtpKZ
15.01.2022 On behalf of the Board and members of the KIC we wish the members of this community a safe and happy Christmas holidays. It’s a stressful time in the lead up to the break, so a little more tolerance will go a long way toward everyone being happier and safer. To the workers in industry, we thank you for your efforts over the past year. There has been some tough stuff going on, but while we’re not out of the woods just yet, there is certainly the scent of optimism on the bre...eze. Remember to keep a watchful eye on your workmates at this time of the year, because some can be doing it pretty tough for all sorts of reasons. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all, and let’s look forward to 2020 being a great year for this region.
15.01.2022 Thanks for your appreciation. There is so much to see regarding industry in Kwinana that folk dont realise.
14.01.2022 This week I attended the KIC iWOMEN Students Graduation Ceremony. It was great to see so many students that will progress to greater opportunities, hopefully within the local area. Thanks to the KIC Partners Mineral Resources and Alcoa and the Sponsor Coburn Cement.
14.01.2022 A series of annual KIC iProjects have been developed to promote career pathways into industry. All iProjects include industry site visits and provide an opportunity for students to further explore possible career pathways available in the Kwinana Industrial Area.
14.01.2022 Amazing who you meet when donating blood. #redcross, #kicindustry,
12.01.2022 It is sensational that we now have a strategic plan for Perth’s metropolitan port infrastructure and logistical needs, and one which will serve the needs of the State and its industry for many decades. #kwinanaindustrialarea #kicindustry #Westport
12.01.2022 We were very proud to attend the Welcome Event for KIC Female Engineering Pre-Apprenticeship 2021 intake at the South Metropolitan TAFE on Monday. The Girls are from a number of different schools both public and private. They formally applied for the KIC Female Engineering Pre-app commencing in 2021 which is a 2 yr program. There is a set selection criteria they must meet min C grades across all school subjects, high attendance and parental support. Monday was the first ti...me the 15 girls came together and met each other. During the 5 day course at #TAFE, they will do their White Card, Working at Heights, and Communicating in the workplace units. The KIC program commences in February next year The highlight of their day was being presented with welding helmets proudly sponsored by #CrushingServicesAustralia.
11.01.2022 #KwinanaIndustrialArea #KwinanaIndustriesCouncil #WesternTradeCoast #WesternAustraliaEconomicDevelopment
11.01.2022 2020 Kwinana Industries Youth Art Awards exhibition opens to the public on Thursday 12 March and closes on 18 March. This year's participating schools are Peter Carnley Anglican Community School, Kolbe Catholic College, South Coast Baptist College, Gilmore College Kwinana, Safety Bay Senior High School, Baldivis Secondary College, Emmanuel Catholic College, Richmond Senior High School, Tranby College, Warnbro Community High School, Living Waters Lutheran College We are happy ...to announce that the Partner of the 2020 KIC Youth Art Awards is Synergy. The #KwinanaIndustriesYouthArtAwards provides a fantastic opportunity to feature student artwork from a number of secondary schools in the region. Art awards featured work across the categories of Visual Art, Digital Media, Fabrics, Woodwork and Metalwork.
10.01.2022 Congratulations! Cassidy Dunn, Malibu School won the KIC Scholarship for a 5-day voyage on the Leeuwin in February 2020. #kiceducation
09.01.2022 Thank you, Rockingham Kwinana Chamber of Commerce
08.01.2022 It gave me great pleasure to welcome our next cohort of 14 Certificate ll in Metals and Engineering trainees on Monday, 24 February. This course is a partnership between Gilmore College Kwinana and #KIC, and has been running for 24 years now. Over that time around 98% of the students progressed straight into apprenticeships in industry, so it’s a very successful course. Watched by parents, teachers and industry folk, the trainees in their full PPE gear received welding helm...ets and toolboxes donated by sponsoring industries #Tronox and Mineral Resources. Hearty congrats to all!! #CareerGoals #KwinanaIndustry #KICEducation
06.01.2022 Happy New Year!
04.01.2022 I took these students to our famous industry tour in the Kwinana Industries Area. Congratulations! Special thanks to Solenis Australia for sponsoring this program this year!
02.01.2022 KIC is an integrated entity which unites the resources of its member companies so that they work together to strive to be good neighbours within the surrounding communities, and to seek to better their regulatory requirements for environmental protection. #KIC #WhoIsKIC
02.01.2022 Congratulations to these students!
01.01.2022 Collaboration is vital in making STEM fun and accessible to everyone. Educational institutions teach the students critical STEM skills while industry plays a role in highlighting real-world occupations and workforce needs and expectations. Congratulations to all graduates and Thank you to our partners for your continuous support. #MurdochUniversity #Tronox #KICEducation
01.01.2022 High school student youth art is alive and well! Kwinana Industries Council’s annual Youth Arts Awards ceremony was held last night. There were 120 exhibits in... several categories including Visual Art 2 and 3-D, Digital Media, Metal and Woodwork, Fabric Fashion and Accessories, and Design and Technology. Receiving their awards in front of an audience of 250 parents, teachers, siblings and industry folk, the participating students were from eleven of the 17 high schools who are members of the KIC Education Partnership. What a fabulous night and congratulations to all of the winners! A big thank you to the Event Partner #Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation) and sponsor #Coogee Chemicals, and to the performance dancers from Safety Bay Senior High School and from Warnbro Community High School. Get along to the Gary Holland Centre in Rockingham to view the pieces if you can, they’ll be on display from today until 18 March and you’ll be amazed at the quality! #kwinanaindustriescouncil, #kiceducation
