Robert Dougherty

The initiative is part of a partnership between businesses Beca, Copernicus Technology, Aquila Learning, and Catalyst Cloud.

The airlifter safely touched down with the samples in special powered cold boxes as they were transferred from Casey Station to Hobart earlier this month.

Nova has made the move from its Mile End site to a centrally located, newly fit-out, open-plan office located at 169 Pirie Street.

The team of seven aircraft maintenance apprentices and one warehouse logistician trainee joins a 200-strong Sikorsky Australia workforce as part of the Lockheed Martin company’s formal training program in the Shoalhaven region.

The facility will provide support to the RAAF’s six KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft and its fleet of 10 C-27J Spartans.

Flinders University’s Samuel Drake said while there seems to be no immediate threat now, the situation could change without warning.