Region. Plan to win contracts

The NSW Government has appointed a former Chief of Army and Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, to help target business opportunities for the state's defence industry. He will work closely with NSW Trade & Investment, the Commonwealth and NSW Business Chamber to promote NSW defence capabilities and target contract opportunities. A website promoting the Sydney Aerospace and Defence Interest Group (SADIG) is currently being developed and will be launched in early 2012, following a meeting of the group, organised by the Parramatta-based Regional Development Australia – Sydney, to secure contracts.