Australian fresh market and ingredient solutions company Austchilli is kicking off a clean, green future for Bundaberg, with a new laboratory set to provide biofuel made from sunflower and mustard seeds. “We’re trying to be sustainable and reduce our carbon-footprint,” Austchilli managing director David DePaoli said. He said small-scale production had already started, and would be ramped up in coming months. Queensland Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones will visit the operation, bringing with her a rebate cheque for A$53,000 (US$47,000) from the Bligh government's ecoBiz program. “This latest rebate will help Austchilli recover costs for the construction of an on-farm, fully containerized oil-seed crushing plant, complete with pre-treatment and dry wash system to produce biodiesel for on-farm machinery,” Jones said. (August 30, 2009)