The Ford transition funding package for Melbourne’s north has delivered a $1.2 million investment to Lakeside Packaging for a new pulp and paper manufacturing plant in Campbellfield.
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, Victoria’s Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett and Ford Australia’s government affairs director Ian Mearns last week announced the latest project to be funded as part of Melbourne’s North Innovation and Investment Fund (MNIIF).
The Campbellfield-based carton maker and packaging company has plans to invest $2.9 million in paper production, coating and machinery conversion so it can meet market demand for specialty-coated paper.
It hopes to double its workforce to 32 employees and, along with 35 employers and support organisations, will showcase its job opportunities today to workers at Ford’s Campbellfield Jobs Fair.
