Gerard Lighting, the lighting arm of Gerard Industries, has just acquired Lighting Australia to become Australia's largest lighting supplier, with a combined annual revenue of almost A$300 million.

The ACT will soon be leading the country in 'green' energy consumption, after the Chief Minister and Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, Jon Stanhope announced the mandatory offering of accredited GreenPower electricity to Canberrans.

Emerson Network Power has launched its own in-house apprentice program in Australia to overcome the lack of skills in its core business areas.

A fresh bout of heightened solar activity has officially begun, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals and even cell phones and ATM transactions.

The Regional Roadshows tour will be traversing South Australia this year from 31 March to 4 April, displaying the very latest in industrial automation, instrumentation and process technology.

Two government inquiries have begun into last November's Yallourn mine collapse.

A discussion paper on the feasibility and nature of an electricity feed-in tariff for the ACT has been issued by the government.

Canberra Stadium will go green next year as part of the government's response to climate change.

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has officially opened the $60 million National Information Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) Laboratory Facility in Canberra.

'Smart' metering — the remote management of utility meters by means of two-way communication with the utility — is expected to boom in the next five years, according to a study from ABI Research.

Siemens and Comcell Switchboards, an Australian manufacturer of low-voltage switchboards, have signed a licence agreement on the Siemens Sivacon Switchboard technology.

The Electrical and Communications Association (ECA) in Western Australia has restructured and re-branded to become part of the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA).

Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has issued a warning to any tradesmen working near metering antenna mounting brackets.

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Bali in December, Philips called for action on climate change, outlining specific steps industry and government can adopt to reduce CO₂ emissions while maintaining economic growth.

The CT-001 Communications and Cabling committee was awarded the Outstanding Committee Award by Standards Australia for its exceptional service and commitment over and above that of any other committee in 2007.