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Ignition for pizza and renewable energy

What do heat and eat pizza and a universal solar and wind array mounting system have in common?These are the propositions two Cockburn businesses will progress as recipients of City of Cockburn-funded scholarships to attend Curtin University’s celebrated Ignition program for 2021.This is the second year the City has provided the sponsorship to local businesses, following Council approval of $6,500 to fund two places in the 5-10 September Ignition program which helps businesses prepare fresh ideas for the commercial environment.Kerry Street Pear Tree and Woodfired Pizzeria in Hamilton Hill and Cockburn-based Onetide Modular Systems were among 12 local applicants for this year’s sponsorship.Ronald Canty from the Pear Tree hopes to expand a tasty initiative that gained popularity when the café was forced to pivot to a take-away model during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.The café’s already popular woodfired heat and eat pizzas went like hot cakes during Perth’s lockdowns as people showed their support for local businesses meeting takeaway market demand during the restrictions.“Competing against international frozen pizza businesses, we are now the only fully cooked heat and eat pizza in WA,” Mr Canty said.“With the help of this course I hope to create another local business hiring local unskilled labour.“It will help me create a profit margin with room to be environmentally friendly and engage with the community.

City of Cockburn 31 Aug 2021