April 3, 2020
The novel coronavirus pandemic has sparked concerns about the adequate supply of ventilators, personal protection equipment and other necessary items.
Now, members of Bendigo’s education, business, manufacturing and local government sectors are joining forces to work on ways they can help meet that need.
La Trobe University, the Bendigo Manufacturing Group, Bendigo Tech School and the City of Greater Bendigo are looking at how the city’s technological and manufacturing capabilities can be harnessed to make such equipment as ventilators, PPE, oximeters and infrared temperature monitors.