interesting artical in the Geelong addy

[Jason[98.EL]]

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/...1318_news.html

GEELONG'S manufacturing sector remains the major driver for the region's economy.

Figures released yesterday by City Hall show the manufacturing sector contributing the most towards Gross Regional Product last year.

The sector contributed $1.7 billion to GRP, followed by rental, hiring and real estate services ($1.2 billion) and health care and social assistance ($929 million).

This is despite the number of employees shrinking dramatically.

The number of workers at Ford is now a fraction of what it was 30 years ago, while other manufacturers such as International Harvester and Pilkington have disappeared in that time.

Manufacturing is still one of our major employment sectors, coming in third behind heath care and retailing

one of the reasons why we need Ford in Geelong / Melbourne if that is what it brings in we need it it to be suported big time ( those numbers are for Geelong only so can only imagine what it is to melb )

Look at the artical for the whole thing

Jason