Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston launches the inaugural Austmine WA METS Digital Mining Export Hub in Port Hedland, putting Western Australia’s Mining Equipment, Technology and Services sector in the spotlight.
The virtual hub will enable the State to build export capacity, knowledge and opportunities between regional, remote and metropolitan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
This launch featured the first of a series of outreach activities designed to engage with the 1,700 METS businesses throughout the State.
This includes mapping the SMEs’ METS capabilities in WA, developing an Austmine export strategy, capability-development programs and promoting WA METS to the world.
The virtual hub aims to initially provide services in Port Hedland, Karratha, Newman, Kalgoorlie and Bunbury.
METS businesses are a vital part of the resource sector supply chain and contributed an estimated $27 billion to the WA economy in 2018-19.
The WA Government has committed $350,000 and in-kind support worth $50,000, through Invest and Trade WA, to establish this initiative.
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