Briefcase: Business snippets from a cybersecurity partnership to major food award
In this week’s Briefcase, an Adelaide innovation is set to assist the Royal Australian Navy and a major shipment of farming fertiliser is on its way.
- Security firm and bank launch new partnership
- Local tech to strengthen naval surveillance
- Shipments of farm fertiliser secured
- Construction complete on Mount Gambier forestry centre
- Willunga wins Best Food and Wine Town
- Eldercare’s Goodwood facility receives sustainability award
- Rivergum Group relocates to Bowden
Security firm and bank launch new partnership
A South Australian IT security specialist is partnering with Credit Union SA to provide high-level cybersecurity protection.
It comes as fragmented cybersecurity systems have increased compliance costs for small and medium-sized enterprises, with businesses having to pay an average of $39,000 for cyber incidents.
Arxis would assist Credit Union SA to comply with increasing regulatory standards, with the partnership intended to address increasing cyber risk, rising regulatory requirements and the need to modernise its technology environment.
Credit Union SA’s executive manager of IT and security Daniel Kalinovic said his organisation and Arxis were well aligned.
“Partnering with someone who understood compliance, community and our values really set the tone. That alignment was something we struggled to find with other organisations,” he said.
Local tech to strengthen naval surveillance
An innovation by Adelaide-based defence software company Acacia Systems is set to strengthen undersea surveillance capability for the Royal Australian Navy.
Acacia Systems collaborated with Defence Science and Technology Group, Adelaide University, Curtin University and Saab Australia to produce new technology that provides greater precision over a larger surveillance area.
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The project has delivered key outcomes by improving the potential for the automatic detection of undersea threats beyond current capabilities and improving options for more accurate placement of sensors.
The project was supported through the state government’s $1.6 million Defence Innovation Partnership’s Activator Fund to accelerate defence technologies into real-world capability.
“This is exactly the kind of cutting-edge capability we want being developed right here in South Australia, technology that strengthens our national security while backing local jobs and expertise,” Defence and Space Industries Minister Chris Picton said.
Shipments of farm fertiliser secured
The federal government has secured close to 90,000 tonnes of agricultural-grade urea for farmers, producers and the agriculture industry.
The shipment marks the first of the Strategic Reserve initiative as part of the government’s work to assist the agriculture industry in managing the impacts of the ongoing Middle East conflict.
The announcement follows 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser supply from Indonesia, which is expected to provide greater certainty for farmers to make planting and growing decisions, ensuring domestic and export food supply.
More shipments are expected to be secured in the coming weeks.
“Our hard-working farming communities can be assured that we will leave no stone unturned to help secure the inputs needed to keep them moving and produce the best food and fibre in the world,” Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell said.
Construction complete on Mount Gambier forestry centre
The $16 million Forestry Centre of Excellence in the state’s south-east has officially completed construction as the state government looks to deliver stronger forest and timber industries for SA.
The purpose-built facility in Mount Gambier opened in February but has since had its new research lab, remaining offices and meeting rooms delivered and fully fitted out.
The new facility, which was constructed using plantation timber from the region, would support innovation, sustainability and workforce capability in the Limestone Coast’s plantation forest region.
“By investing in projects like this, we are ensuring South Australia remains at the forefront of industry innovation, supporting local jobs, and building a stronger and more self-sustainable economy,” Premier Peter Malinauskas said.
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Willunga wins Best Food and Wine Town
Australian Traveller has released its 100 Best Towns in Australia to Travel To list, with a South Australian town taking out the Best Food and Wine Town award.
Placing seventh on the overall list, Willunga received special praise for both natural beauty and crucial contributions to the state’s wine industry.
Ten other SA towns featured on the list, split between the Food and Wine, History and Heritage, Wellness, and Outback categories.
Australian Traveller Print Editor and panellist Imogen Eveson called SA “unrivalled in its food and wine offering”.
“For me, McLaren Vale is the perfect wine region, blending coast, countryside and character. Willunga is the cute town that captures it all,” she said.
Eldercare’s Goodwood facility receives sustainability award
Eldercare’s $40 million luxury aged care facility in Goodwood has received a six-star Green Star Certification in Building Design and Construction, making it the first SA aged care facility to do so.
Awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia, the achievement recognises sustainability performance in construction and building design.
Eldercare chief executive Jane Pickering said Eldercare was honoured to receive the distinction.
“Our innovative, sustainable design has been built around our model of care to support the health and wellbeing of a rapidly ageing population who expect to age well, remain connected to community and are environmentally aware,” she said.
“Eldercare is committed to corporate and social responsibility, including reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and this is reflected in the design and construction of our aged care home at Goodwood.”
Rivergum Group relocates to Bowden
A new commercial building in Renewal SA’s Bowden precinct is almost complete, with Rivergum Group named the primary tenant.
Once the building opens in the coming weeks, more than 250 workers will be based there, including 100 relocating from Rivergum’s old South Road premises at Mile End.
It is the final all-commercial building to be finished in the precinct, with other tenants to include structural steel business Supaloc, an orthodontist, and a skin clinic.
“Bowden’s accessibility, proximity to the CBD and diverse mix of retail, dining and community spaces make it an ideal location to support both operational efficiency and team engagement,” Rivergum group owner and managing director Victor Said said.
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