Founding Sponsors

Japanese founding sponsors

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution to its founding by the Japanese Government and the following companies and organisations:

Mr Ueda, Ambassador of Japan, Professor Durant, Director of Questacon, Mr Grahame Cook, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, and Mr Masaaki Ono, Ambassador for Science and Technology Cooperation cut the cake to celebrate Questacon’s 18th anniversary

• Association of Tokyo Stock Exchange Regular Members
• Brewers’ Association of Japan
• Communications Industry Association of Japan
• Electrical Industries Association of Japan
• Federation of Bankers’ Association of Japan
• Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association of Japan
• Japan, Australia, New Zealand Society, Incorporated
• Japan Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, Inc
• Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
• Japan Chemical Fibres Association
• Japan Coal Association
• Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
• Japan Federation of Construction Contractors Incorporated
• Japan Foreign Trade Council Incorporated
• Japan Gas Association 
• Japan Iron and Steel Federation
• Japan Paper Association
• Japan Sugar Refiners’ Association
• Japanese Shipowners’ Association 
• Keidanren, the Japan Business Federation
• National Association of Sogo Banks
• Petroleum Association of Japan
• Regional Banks Association of Japan
• The Cement Association of Japan
• The Federation of Electrical Power Companies
• The Life Insurance Association of Japan
• The Marine and Fire Insurance Association of Japan Incorporated
• Trust Companies Association of Japan

Australian founding sponsors

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution to its founding by the Australian Government, the Bicentennial Authority and the following companies, organisations and individuals:

• Advertiser Newspapers Limited
• AMCOR Limited
• Australian Guarantee Corporation Limited
• The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited
• Bundaberg Sugar Company
• CSR Limited
• Coles Myer Limited
• Delta Hydraulics
• F H Faulding & Co Limited
• Mr T B Finn
• James Hardie Industries Limited
• Mrs Barbara R Hardy AO
• Hayes Group
• Institution of Engineers Australia
• Mr S B Myer
• National Australia Bank Limited
• National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Pacific Dunlop Limited
• The Ian Potter Foundation
• The Pratt Foundation
• Norman & Susie Rockman Trust
• Mr W J Rourke AO
• Smorgon Consolidated Industries