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Victoria: State Government Announces Grant For Geelong LPG Facility Study

Victoria’s state government has announced a $60,000 grant to fund a feasibility study into a proposed LPG conversion centre in Geelong. The news follows a 2013 proposal by Gas Energy Australian and the VACC, announced after Ford, Holden


Victoria’s state government has announced a $60,000 grant to fund a feasibility study into a proposed LPG conversion centre in Geelong.

The news follows a 2013 proposal by Gas Energy Australian and the VACC, announced after Ford, Holden and Toyota revealed they would exit the Australian manufacturing scene by the end of 2017.

By utilising the leftovers from the respective plants in Broadmeadows, Geelong, Elizabeth (SA), Fisherman’s Bend and Altona, the proposal suggested Australia could become a world leader in LPG conversion.

Australia’s abundance of gas fuels was cited as a major motivator, and Ford’s Geelong engine plant has since become the main focus for establishing the facility.

The previous state government in Victoria had already expressed its support for the proposal, and now Victoria’s new state government has followed its predecessor by tipping in some extra cash.

If established, the facility would convert new cars to run on LPG as soon as they arrived in Australia without voiding the carmaker’s warranty, along with researching advancements in LPG technology.

The plant could also absorb some of the employees set to be displaced by Ford, softening the blow that is set to see Geelong’s unemployment figure soar at the end of next year.

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