• Grants to help SMEs in Victoria keep packaging waste out of landfills are now available.
    Grants to help SMEs in Victoria keep packaging waste out of landfills are now available.
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The past two months have seen many developments in the sustainability space. The November/December issue includes a roundup of these innovations.

Determining how sustainable an item of packaging is requires much more than looking at its recyclability. While recycling is an important piece of the sustainability puzzle, it is certainly not the only one. Tetra Pak commissioned a market-first comparative lifecycle assessment of food and beverage packaging in Australasia, and its findings may surprise some.

Food & Drink Business

One of Queensland’s largest vegetable farming and production companies, Kalfresh, has received a joint $80 million investment from the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and Wollemi Capital to build Australia’s first integrated food and energy precinct.

New research from RMIT University suggests saltbush could help food manufacturers improve protein quality and reduce the reliance on added salt in staple foods. The drought-tolerant shrub has been used as bush tucker by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years.

The Brewers Association of Australia CEO, Amanda Watson, has stepped down from the role. Watson, who became CEO in July 2025, said she was pursuing a different career direction.