Ashburton Aboriginal gains $145,000 grant towards development of biodiesel business in Australia

In Australia, Brendon Grylls, Western Australia’s Regional Development Minister, announced a $145,000 grant to develop the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation’s biodiesel manufacturing business. The $877,000 project of recycling waste to produce biodiesel was financed by the Pilbara Regional Grants Scheme as well as Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation (A.A.C.), the Community Development Employment Project, Aboriginal and Economic Development and Rio Tinto .

A.A.C.’s project will create six new jobs and fuel for or heavy machinery and power generation. The company also made an arrangement with the Shire of Ashburton to be their preferred biodiesel supplier.

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