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16/10/2026

Blue Mackerel is heading to Gippsland and Hastings this month for a series of supplier engagement sessions, and local businesses are invited to join.

The sessions will help you understand the opportunities emerging across the offshore wind supply chain. Attendees will be able to:
🔹 Meet the Blue Mackerel team
🔹 Learn about future procurement opportunities
🔹 Understand the capabilities the project is seeking
🔹 Start positioning their business for Victoria's new offshore wind industry

First Nations businesses are encouraged to attend.

Session dates:
🔹 Hastings – Thursday 22 October
🔹 Leongatha – Tuesday 27 October
🔹 Traralgon – Wednesday 28 October
🔹 Sale – Thursday 29 October

Visit the Blue Mackerel project page on Gateway by ICN to find out more: https://gateway.icn.org.au/projects/15778/

15/10/2026

Last chance to grab a seat at the General Market Update!

Where is your next contract coming from? Next week, our Industry Advisers will brief you on 20+ live and pending projects across Victoria, including:
🔹New Melton Hospital
🔹The Fox: NGV Contemporary
🔹Marinus Link HVDC Cable System
🔹Public Housing Towers Redevelopment
…and many more across transport, renewables, construction and housing, manufacturing and health.

You’ll come away knowing where the demand is building, which work packages and supply chain opportunities are ahead, and what Local Jobs First could mean for your business.

You’ll also get to network with decision-makers and potential collaborators.

Date: Thursday 22 October 2026
Time: 7:00AM – 10:00AM
Location: Pinsent Masons, Melbourne VIC
Ticket price: $69 + GST

Tickets are almost gone. Secure yours before it’s too late!

🔗 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/general-market-update?c=socials

11/10/2026

Meet your new offerings sidekick!

The AI Offerings Assistant is live in - describe what your business does and where you do it, in your own words, and it handles the rest. Skip the forms, save time.

We built it by listening closely to feedback from suppliers across the network, and its available to everyone on Gateway right now.

🔗Check it out here: https://gateway.icn.org.au/offerings

09/10/2026

What a day in Swan Hill!

Our first event in the region, the Major Project Showcase – Swan Hill, sold out and brought local suppliers face to face with the decision-makers behind the region’s major projects.

Across the day, attendees heard from project leads and procurement teams working in water, logistics, infrastructure and agriculture. They learned what buyers are looking for, when opportunities are coming, and how to position their business to win work. The supplier success panel shared practical advice, and the networking breaks were full of great conversations and new connections.

A huge thank you to:
🔹 Swan Hill Rural City Council for hosting us
🔹Our sponsor, Spot On Civil, for making it all possible
🔹Our speakers from Swan Hill Rural City Council, VHM Limited, Industry Capability Network - NSW, Murray Industrial H**p, Lower Murray Water, Nicholson Construction, Qube Logistics and Goulburn-Murray Water
🔹All our exhibitors, and every local business that came along

Swan Hill is a growing regional investment hub, and local capability is ready to help deliver what’s next. This is just the beginning.

07/10/2026

Victoria’s growing data centre sector is creating new opportunities for local suppliers—could your business be part of the supply chain?

Demand for AI, cloud services and secure digital infrastructure is driving rapid growth across Victoria's data centre sector. While some componentry will rely on offshore expertise, they also present a major opportunity to build stronger local capability across construction, power, cooling, cabling, fire safety, manufacturing, commissioning, operations and maintenance.

Our Data Centre Capability Connect event will bring together data centre owners and developers, major contractors, government, procurement leaders and capable Victorian suppliers.

At this event you'll:
🔹Hear about current and upcoming data centre projects and their supply chain needs
🔹Find out where local businesses fit, from civil construction, steel and transport to power, cooling, cabling, renewables, battery storage, fire safety and specialist services
🔹Learn the credentials, standards and procurement expectations buyers look for
🔹Meet potential project partners and put your capability in front of buyers

Event details:
Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Time: 3:30PM – 7:30PM

Hear from keynote speakers and a panel discussion, explore the industry showcase and build valuable connections—all in one afternoon!

🔗Secure your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/data-centre-capability-connect?c=socials

06/10/2026

Swipe to meet the experts briefing you on Victoria’s project pipeline

On Thursday 22 October, ICN Victoria’s Industry Advisers will share their latest insights into more than 20 live and upcoming projects across transport, renewables, construction and housing, manufacturing, health and more.

Together, they bring decades of hands-on experience spanning high-voltage substations, heavy manufacturing, modular construction, automotive engineering and commercial building.

They work every day with major projects and the businesses that supply them, so they know where demand is emerging and which work packages are coming up.

Meet the team:
🔹Lisa Maro, Renewable & Strategic Infrastructure
🔹Matthew Fletcher, Construction
🔹Christian Saunders, Northern Victoria
🔹Peter McCracken, Geelong Region
🔹Lindsay Rattray, Building Equality Policy

At the General Market Update, you’ll learn where opportunities are emerging, what procurement and supply chain activity is ahead, and what Local Jobs First requirements could mean for your business.

Stay afterwards to connect with decision-makers and potential collaborators.

Date: Thursday 22 October 2026
Time: 7:00AM – 10:00AM
Location: Pinsent Masons, Melbourne C*D
Ticket price: $69 + GST

🔗Places are limited—secure your spot now: https://events.humanitix.com/general-market-update?c=socials

05/10/2026

On Wednesday 14 October, don't miss our VMC session - Local Jobs First reporting for agencies!

This training session covers the end-to-end workflow of VMC with a demonstration of how to review supplier reporting data for the Local Jobs First policy.

This session is designed for current and potential Government Agency users where their tender has:
🔹Local Jobs First tendering requirement to submit a Local Industry Development Plan
🔹Local Jobs First inc. Major Project Skills Guarantee (MPSG) reporting requirements

We will cover how to review data submitted on the VMC, how to offer a resubmission opportunity to a supplier, and how to approve a completed reporting cycle.

🔗 Register here: https://streamyard.com/watch/kaYVRSKGQGVq

04/10/2026

Haven't tried our AI Offerings Assistant yet? There's no better time!

It takes just a few minutes to go from a new profile to a full filled out view of your business capabilities — and a person always has the final say, so nothing is locked in without your review.
🔹Log in to your Gateway Business Profile
🔹Select Use the Offerings Assistant instead of the manual form
🔹Describe your business and let it do the rest

🔗Try it today: gateway.icn.org.au

02/10/2026

On Wednesday 7 October, don't miss our VMC session - Local Jobs First reporting for industry!

This training session covers the end-to-end workflow of VMC with a demonstration of the reporting required by Industry for the Local Jobs First policy.

This session is designed for current and potential suppliers to Victorian Government where the purchase or procurement has:
🔹 Local Jobs First tendering requirement to submit a Local Industry Development Plan
🔹 Local Jobs First inc. Major Project Skills Guarantee (MPSG) reporting requirements

It is suitable if you are new to ICN VMC (or) need a refresher.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gQdWHBwZ

01/10/2026

New on : SUEZ in ANZ.

Operating across Australia and New Zealand, SUEZ is a global leader in water and waste management, partnering with government, utilities, industrial customers and infrastructure operators to deliver essential environmental services and support the transition to a circular economy.

SUEZ in ANZ is seeking capable suppliers across a range of areas, including:
🔹 Civil construction and maintenance services
🔹 Mechanical and electrical trades
🔹 Plant, equipment and vehicle hire
🔹 Engineering and technical services
🔹 Environmental and laboratory services
🔹 Facilities management and site services

This Gateway page supports ongoing supplier engagement rather than a single project, with SUEZ reviewing supplier information as operational needs arise across its national footprint.

If your business has the capability to support SUEZ's operations, now is the time to register your interest through .

🔗 Learn more and submit your Expression of Interest: https://gateway.icn.org.au/projects/20728

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370 Little Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000

Telephone

+61398646700

Website

https://linktr.ee/icnvictoria

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