April 2015
Radio personality reveals Parkinson’s disease battle
NEWFM breakfast personality and station manager Steve St John is publicly speaking out about his struggles with Parki...
The Mai-wel Group's 5th Annual Gala Ball
Here’s your chance to win a Scenic Tours 13 day South of France River Cruise and support an important local organisati...
Business support for NCAC strengthens local art scene
For the past 25 years, the Newcastle Community Arts Centre (NCAC) has been working closely with local artists, communit...
Newcastle Lights Up in support of Seafarer’s
It started with a simple idea of a lantern walk to raise funds for a local charity. It became a major celebration of Ch...
Trek the Great Wall of China in support of RIDBC
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) is calling on you to help it take fundraising to new lengths – emba...
Hunter Water and welfare groups in historic community partnership
Hunter Water and nine of the region’s most prominent welfare groups have committed to a joint program supporting the Hu...
Scholarship in memory of a local industry great
Walkom Real Estate has partnered with Hunter TAFE Foundation to offer a scholarship that aims to create educational pat...
Greater supports young adults with cerebral palsy
A mentoring, self-development and leadership program to help local young adults with cerebral palsy make the transition...
Hunter United supports local breast cancer sufferers
Hunter United are celebrating their connection to and further promoting the important work done by the Hunter Breast ...
Record $924,500 of Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation grants
A range of not-for-profit groups from throughout regional NSW met in Newcastle on 1 April for the announcement that the...
Australia wide charity still calls Newcastle home
The Hunter born charity, Life Without Barriers, has emerged as a home-grown success story over the last twenty years.
Anzac Memorial Walkway beautified through local collaboration
Trees in Newcastle (TIN) a community-based organisation formed in 1989 by a small group of locals and run mostly by vol...
The good business of strategic partnerships with your local charity
remember once going to a networking event, introducing myself as a fundraiser and as I was explaining the organisation’s...
Boosting your superannuation
For most Australians, superannuation represents their largest single investment after buying their own home.
Beat the clock at tax time
Every year around this time, a window of opportunity opens to help maximise your end of financial year tax strategies.
Meaningful tax reform for small business at last?
The Federal Government's discussion paper released at the end of March is the first step towards a review of the Austral...
Tax planning - are you ready?
The end of financial year is only a matter of weeks away and as it nears many business owners are not as prepared as the...
Newcastle financial businesses
Hunter accounting firm, Urdarov Accountants, has joined forces with an experienced stockbroker and a prominent financial...
Taking your super for a test drive?
When it comes to buying a new car, most of us like to shop around and take our time to find the right one. We’ll do our ...
Employers - your new super contribution obligations
While planning has been underway for quite some time, there are now some looming deadlines with regards to making sure y...
Plans to make Glendale a major regional centre
Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking feedback on the draft Glendale Regional Centre Area Plan.
Entries open for 2015 Excellence in Building Awards
Entries are now open for the 2015 Newcastle Master Builders Association Excellence in Building Awards. Entries close on ...
Property Council releases 2015-17 strategy
The Property Council’s Strategy for 2015-2017 has been released.
Redevelopment of Ocean Baths pavilions
The City of Newcastle is moving forward with tenders for the redevelopment and use of the pavilions at Newcastle and Mer...
Cubbyhole Newcastle under construction
Cubbyhole Newcastle is the first fully customisable workspace estate, encompassing 55 light industrial units sized 20 to...
Newcastle real estate office named one of Australia’s best
A Newcastle business has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading real estate sales offices in a national list of t...
Newcastle A and B grade office space in short supply
The March 2015 Month in Review publication from Heron Todd White has again highlighted the problems with the A and B gra...
Focus required on affordable homes
A new focus on the provision of smaller, more affordable properties is urgently required to meet the needs of thousands ...
Deal or no deal? Omitting work and terminating for convenience
As the economic worm turns and principals become increasingly nervous about entering into long term and high value cont...
How to increase the value of your business before you sell
The goal of every business owner is to maximise the value of their business so that they can achieve the highest possib...
A fish rots from the head!!!!
Are you the owner of your business or the leader of the business? How are you showing up to your team?
Toyne Business Consultants and Bartercard - the smart way to grow profits
When it comes to keeping your finances in shape, is your accountant stacking up?
Putting Lake Macquarie Airport on the map
In March this year the Geographical Names Board announced that the former Belmont Airport, Pelican, has been officially ...
Larger premises for Fitness Junction
After 15 years in the same location Fitness Junction has moved to larger premises just around the corner at 224 Union S...
Local fundraiser named NSW Regional Woman of the Year
Hunter resident Barbara Cowley was announced as the winner of Rex Airline’s Regional Woman of the Year Award on March 4.
Glencore to close West Wallsend mine
Glencore has announced that mining at its West Wallsend underground coal operation will finish next year.
Hamilton resident named Lifeline’s 2015 Steel Magnolia
Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter, are proud to announce that Moira McCabe of Hamilton is the winner of the 2015 Steel Magnoli...
Rock Solid Suicide Prevention Program
Australian workers in mining, oil and gas are being armed with information to help prevent suicide as part of a new part...
Open for business
On 25 March Mortel’s Sheepskin Factory announced the opening of their much anticipated new store at 1 Weakleys Drive, Th...
RDA Hunter leads new initiative to leverage the benefits of high speed broadband
Hunter High Speed Broadband (HHSBB) is RDA Hunter’s new initiative that brings together regional experts in industries i...
Director of local finance company finalist at MFAA
The Hunter based mortgage broking firm CVG Finance has announced the nomination of its director in a national industry a...
Remediation of gasworks site begins
Clean up work has begun at the former gasworks site in Clyde street, Hamilton North.
Hunter Defence Conference
To be held at Fort Scratchley function centre complex on 20-21 May, the 2015 Hunter Defence Conference is supported by N...
Cruise ships contribute $17m p.a. to local economy
By the end of March, Newcastle will have welcomed six cruise ships and more than 12,000 visitors to the region.
2015 Newcastle Architecture Awards
The Australian Institute of Architects announced the winners of its 2015 Newcastle Architecture Awards on Thursday 12 Ma...
Hunter Manufacturing Awards nominations to open
The opening of the 2015 Hunter Manufacturing Awards Inc. (HMA) nomination period will be officially launched on 29 April...
Depot transformed for Jemena
The utility infrastructure company, Jemena, selected Kingston Building Australia to relocate their existing depot within...
Upper Hunter abattoir to remain open
The future of Primo near Scone has been safeguarded with the federal government approving its sale to JBS USA Holdings.
Hunter Water to sell Tillegra Dam land
Hunter Water has announced it is placing 100% of the Tillegra Dam land on the market with sales expected to occur by mid...
Partnership commits to education in the Upper Hunter
A partnership that will enhance the Upper Hunter’s reputation as a regional centre for high quality tertiary education w...
DiG Festival unveils its new theme for 2015
Following two highly successful years interacting ona wide range of eclectic topics, the DiG Festival will be focussing ...
Upper Hunter economic indicators
Although the Hunter Research Foundation’s (HRF) latest Upper Hunter economic indicators record 2014 as the toughest year...
Newcastle researchers develop breast cancer early warning signal
A new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique developed by Newcastle researchers could have the potential to red...
New board leaders announced for RDA Hunter
Boosting the economic capability and performance of the Hunter is a primary focus for Regional Development Australia (RD...
FROM THE EDITOR
The NSW election result was more or less as expected – a return of the Coalition but with a substantial swing back to th...
Hunter Culinary Association: first lunch of the season
With over 100 years of culinary experience between them and each chef having their own unique tie to this event, Robert ...
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