- Value Add Investment Grants to assist agrifood businesses to explore opportunities for expansion, diversification, and growth
- Investments support WA agrifood and beverage manufacturing and processing
- Cook Government committed to diversifying the economy and making more things in WA
The Cook Government is investing in the future of Western Australia's agrifood and beverage sector with funding to help take businesses to the next level.
Eight businesses will share in more than $437,500 worth of Value Add Investment Grants for feasibility studies that support business expansion, diversification, and growth.
Wangara-based iPastai will direct its $24,500 grant towards a consultation project to support expansion plans to capture new domestic and export markets for its handmade fresh and frozen products.
Together with co-investment from the company, the feasibility study will explore opportunities to introduce advanced automation across the operation, from production to distribution, to underpin future capital investment - supporting jobs and local suppliers.
Other feasibility grants will assist WA Salt Koolyanobbing to improve quality standards of its food grade salt, Western Meat Packers to examine increasing capacity, and Tingle Ridge Farm to investigate a multi-species abattoir, while As One Nyitting will look to expand its range of bush tea products.
The feasibility grants will leverage more than $220,000from recipients for studies that will pave the way for future capital investments that deliver employment and economic benefits to metropolitan and regional communities.
The initiative complements the program's Capital Investment Stream, which has seen $23.8 million in grants drive agrifood and beverage investment over the past seven years, attracting $262 million in private capital and generating more than 1,000 jobs.
For more information on the Value Add Investment Grants program, visit: www.dpird.wa.gov.au/businesses/grants-and-support/
As stated by Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis:
"These Value Add Investment Grants will help realise new opportunities in WA's agrifood and beverage sector.
"This sector is a significant employer in WA, and has significant growth potential, particularly in manufacturing and processing.
"The Cook Government is committed to creating local jobs and seeing more things made here in WA - including value-add products from our incredible produce.
"Our investment will help futureproof WA businesses, enabling them to expand their operations and adapt to changing markets to remain internationally competitive."
Grant recipient |
Grant |
Feasibility study |
Region |
As One Nyitting Limited |
$31,546 |
To examine sustainable expansion of Djilz Bush Tea products. |
Metro & Wheatbelt |
WA Salt Koolyanobbing |
$41,800 |
To assess quality standards to support supplies of food grade salt from Lake Deborah. |
Wheatbelt |
Western Meat Packers |
$63,000 |
A study to modernise Western Meat Packers' Parkfield sheep processing facility to significantly increase capacity. |
South West |
iPastai |
$24,500 |
An analysis to expand the iPastai business, which produces fresh and frozen pasta, ready meals, and sauces made from locally sourced ingredients. |
Metro |
Tingle Ridge Farm |
$90,090 |
To investigate the development, design and construction of a multi-species abattoir in Mount Barker to increase supplies of direct sale grass-fed sheep meat and beef. |
Great Southern |
Forest Fresh Australia |
$93,300 |
To examine the installation of a large, automated production line for WA bioactive honey with naturally occurring antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties. |
Metro |
Hawford Sound |
$23,100 |
To evaluate onsite renewable energy options for a new manufacturing site for lupin-based health food and snack products made from WA ingredients. |
Metro |
Whole Green Foods |
$70,000 |
To determine the viability of establishing a dedicated processing facility for whole food ingredients made from WA grains and botanicals. |
Metro |
