Using Port Kembla steel to manufacture buses, trains and other infrastructure should be part of the NSW government's new push for domestic manufacturing, according to Wollongong MP Paul Scully.
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said last week he would push for a return to domestic manufacturing to create jobs and boost the economy.
As part of that Wollongong MP Paul Scully wants to see a local steel mandate for renewable energy products.
"I secured a commitment for a local steel mandate for renewable energy projects in late 2020 and it's time the NSW government finally delivered it," Mr Scully said.
"Most people would be stunned to find out that there is virtually no locally produced steel used in renewable energy infrastructure projects like solar and wind farms in NSW."
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
