WA Industry Link: Support for businesses

The Industry Link Advisory Service (ILAS) helps businesses understand the requirements of the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy (WAIPS). 

ILAS can help your business:

• Find government tenders. 
• Understand the requirements of participation plans.
• Access State and Federal Government financial support and capability building programs. 
• Clarify any WAIPS or related Government procurement policies. 
• Get information on how to update or identify local supply chains. 
• Address concerns related to the design and specifications of State Government supply opportunities to ensure that, wherever possible, they are structured to best use the capability and capacity of local industry.
• Build the capability, capacity and competitiveness of local small and medium sized enterprises and investigate import replacement opportunities.  

Contact the Industry Link Advisory Service:
Telephone: 61 8 6277 2999
Email: industrylink@jtsi.wa.gov.au 

Local Content Advisers (LCAs) provide advice and referral services to businesses in regional areas. They help support regional businesses compete for State Government supply opportunities.

LCAs can help head contractors to:

• Understand how to sell to government.
• Help build supply chain capability and capacity.
• Identify upcoming major contracts.
• Identify other government supply opportunities.
• Identify State and Federal Government financial support programs.
• Understand your rights and responsibilities under the Western Australian Jobs Act 2017 and the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy.

LCAs can help sub-contractors to:

• Understand how to sell to government as a subcontractor.
• Connect with head contractors.
• Identify other government supply opportunities.
• Identify State and Federal Government financial support programs. 
• Participate in productivity and business capability activities.
• LCAs will also raise awareness of import replacement opportunities. This is important in creating more supply opportunities for local businesses and more jobs for Western Australians.

For more information, contact your Local Content Adviser at local.content@dpird.wa.gov.au or alternatively via telephone at:

The Regional Business Engagement forums provide businesses based in regional WA the opportunity to meet with State Government agencies and hear about current policy and initiatives targeted to support small to medium sized businesses.

Hosted by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, the forums include a networking session with agencies, contractors and industry groups providing an opportunity to discuss real time topics, policy updates and upcoming opportunities in their region.

Find out more and view past presentations on the Regional Business Engagement Forum page.

The purpose of the Local Capability Fund (LCF) is to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Western Australia to increase their capability, capacity and competitiveness as suppliers of products, services and works to the Western Australian Government, major projects and other important markets.

The LCF typically provides funding assistance for activities such as planning, improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment and training.

For more information and to see what rounds are available visit the Local Capability Fund page.