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Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) has extended the deadline for applications to its cluster program.

Those wishing to access matched funding now have until Wednesday, 28 February to apply to FIAL for support.

The Cluster Programme encourages businesses, public agencies, research and educational institutions to work together to build on their competitive advantage and develop solutions they wouldn’t have developed on their own.

FIAL offers matched funding to give new and existing clusters the resources to grow.

A cluster, FIAL says, is a group of businesses, government agencies, research and associated organisations in a defined geographic area that are interconnected and share a common purpose or interest.

"Each contributes to enhancing the innovation, growth and competitiveness of both the region and businesses," the organisation states.

Packaging News

The ACCC has instituted court proceedings against Clorox Australia, owner of GLAD-branded kitchen and garbage bags, over alleged false claims that bags were partly made of recycled 'ocean plastic'.

In news that is disappointing but not surprising given the recent reports on the unfolding Qenos saga, the new owner of Qenos has placed the company into voluntary administration. The closure of the Qenos Botany facility has also been confirmed.

An agreement struck between Cleanaway and Viva Energy will see the two companies undertake a prefeasibility assessment of a circular solution for soft plastics and other hard-to-recycle plastics.