Emerging Industries and Advanced Manufacturing
Aviation An RDA Wheatbelt desktop environmental scan for aviation and aerospace in the Wheatbelt showed 56 airports and airstrips in the Wheatbelt. There would be many more private airstrips also. There are active aero clubs at Narrogin and Northam, and a RAAF base at Pearce with an airstrip also in Gingin. There are gliding clubs at Beverley, Cunderdin and Narrogin, as well as Soarability which offers gliding for people with special needs at Cunderdin. The Superlight Aircraft Club of WA operates from Bindoon and White Gum Aviation at York also covers multiple modes recreational aviation. Northam is host to Windward Ballooning. Skydiving operates at Jurien Bay. A common user facility model to develop the drone industry (DroneHub) is being considered for Muresk. It seeks to provide industry, government agencies and researchers cost-effective access to data, prototyping and testing infrastructure necessary to research, design and commercialise drone accessories that enhance the capacity to collect, store and share data. The facility will support applications to fixed wing and rotary drones of all sizes and capabilities. The facility will also provide networked data and expert support for in situ regional testing projects across the state and to corporate headquarters, to defray the costs to industry and government of developing these facilities independently. The DroneHub proposes to host a commercial drone pilot training centre to develop and coordinate state-wide delivery of standardised skillsets required by specific industries and government agencies. A suite of non-commercial drone piloting training programs will be developed and rolled out across WA to improve safety and the user experience as drones become increasing popular among recreational users. WA’s diverse regional markets are the primary opportunity for these technologies during the development and commercialisation phase, including: • Mining; • Agriculture and forestry; • Oil and gas; • Power and utilities; • Geospatial and surveying; • Road and rail transportation; • Tourism; • Medical and emergency services; and • Security and defence. Resources Regional Development Australia Perth – www.rdaperth.org i Recycling and the Circular Economy Australia and Western Australia’s commitment to divert 80 percent of waste from landfill by 2030, along with international import prohibitions on Australian comingled recyclables and regulations driving environmentally sustainable landfilling practices are driving rapid transformation of the waste sector. The potential for government and industry to benefit from investments in regional waste sorting and recycling is significant. Due to the vast scale of WA, returns are available across the regions, increasing as the distance from the metropolitan region grows. Due to the short distances that it is economic to transport low value per tonne and cubic metre cleaned and sorted waste materials, most regional areas will benefit from establishing materials sorting facilities at strategic locations to avoid the high transport and carbon costs shipping materials to Perth.
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