Work begins on new Cannaponics medical cannabis facility in Collie, WA

Cannaponics Limited has broken ground on its new medical cannabis production facility in Collie (200 kilometres south of Perth). 

The company announced the development of the production facility a few months ago, but contractors have now started working on the site. The production facility will be massive once it's finished, as it will include a 2,000 square metres manufacturing facility and a 3,600 square metre greenhouse housed on Cannponics' 160-acre property. 

Local contractors are building the medical cannabis facility. The earthworks contract went to Collie-based T&R Contracting who has partnered with Donnybrook Civil Earthmoving Contractors, and the building contract went to WA-based Ballpoint Construction Group.

In a recent announcement, Western Australia's government said that the project should create 50 jobs for the 12 months of construction. The project will also have "flow-on effects" for the local economy. 

The project is expected to become a multi-million dollar enterprise, with flow-on effects to benefit Collie's economy. Future states of the project are planned to increase production and create more local jobs.

The Cannaponics facility is a pet project of WA's government as it was awarded $2 million from the Collie Futures Industry Development Fund. The facility will produce 7,000 kilograms of dried cannabis flower annually once it's up and running.