House of Assembly: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT FUND

186 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (30 November 2010) (First Session). With reference to Budget Paper 4, volume 1, page 2.7, Highlights 2009-10, SA Innovation and Investment Fund—

1. What was the total cost of the activity?

2. How many and which companies were assisted and where are those companies located?

3. How many jobs were directly created from the activity?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business): I have been advised the following:

The South Australia Innovation and Investment Fund (SAIIF) is a $30 million industry development program. The Commonwealth Government is contributing $27.5 million to the program and the balance of $2.5 million is being contributed by the South Australian Government. The following 18 businesses have been awarded funding under SAIIF:

Grantee Location
Australian Advanced Manufacturing Centre Thebarton
Australian Southern Exporters Port Lincoln
Aztec Paints Pty Ltd St Marys
Boart Longyear Lonsdale
Broens Industries Pty Ltd Elizabeth South
Central Diesel Pty Ltd Wingfield
Digislide Holdings Ltd Dry Creek
Ferrocut Pty Ltd Osborne
Intex Holdings Pty Ltd Seaford
Levett Engineering Pty Ltd Elizabeth South
Long Distance Technologies Pty Ltd Allenby Gardens
Manuele Engineers Pty Ltd West Beach
Maxiplas Pty Ltd Elizabeth
Modra Hayes Pty Ltd Warooka
Samaras Group Gillman
The Pipette Company Thebarton
The Weeks Group Pty Ltd Elizabeth West
Vivopharm Pty Ltd Thebarton


The 18 businesses that have been awarded funding under SAIIF are projected to generate 723 new full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.