INDIA NEWS
May 16-31, 2022 - Vol 2, Issue 21
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Springfield region. India House will provide a dedicated hub for community activities, programs and services, and serve as a meeting place for various local Indian community and business associations and clubs. Among the distinguished guests at the gathering, besides Milton Dick MP and Shayne Neumann MP, were Australia India House (AIHCF) President Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda OAM; Australia India Business Council Ltd. National Chair Dr Jim Varghese AM; AIBC Qld Chapter President Nik Senapati; and Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland (FICQ) Australia Advisor Dr Ram Mohan.
Springfield City Group Chairman Dr Maha Sinnathamby is generously donating the land for the India House building, among the other donors.
Labor promises to invest $12.5 million in Springfield BioPark
Labor Party announced on May 16 that an Albanese Labor Government will invest $12.5 million in the Springfield BioPark site to facilitate the advanced manufacturing of high-value medicines in Ipswich and Greater Springfield and boost local jobs. This could be a real game-changer for this region and will also support up to 500 direct jobs and up to 1,000 indirect ongoing jobs, once complete. Thanks to Springfield City Group and their General
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Manager - Health Dustin Welch for championing this initiative and other innovative hightech projects,” Labor’s Shayne Neumann MP shared on his Twitter and Facebook timelines. “This announcement is part of Labor’s commitment to bring skilled manufacturing jobs back home and build a future made in Australia, including here in the Ipswich region,” he further wrote.
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