February 2015
Golden Door launches Corporate Wellness Program
For over 21 years, Golden Door Health Retreat & Spa – Elysia, Australia’s largest and only purpose built health retreat,...
Mindfulness: the best people investment for 2015
Mindfulness is no longer considered the weird thing it was a couple of years ago, and how could it be when the smartest...
Exercising on a busy schedule
For those people who lead extremely busy lives, one of their greatest tools is the power to organise.
App for gym users
Celebrity chef and nutritionist Zoe Bingley-Pullin has partnered with Balance Health Club to launch Newcastle’s first sp...
Cardiovascular disease and risk factors
The Heart Foundation of Australia and Deakin University have released a comprehensive set of statistics about cardiovasc...
Stand up for your health!
Being seated for long periods is emerging as one of the unhealthiest behaviours of our modern lifestyles.
The top six misconceptions of chiropractic
There are a number of misconceptions out there when it comes to the chiropractic profession and the role of chiropractic...
Property to drive economic growth in 2015
Australia’s property industry is emerging as the main driver of economic growth and increased employment in the transiti...
New bill helps tradespeople work across state borders
New laws that make it easier for licensed tradespeople to work across state borders and promise to cut red tape for smal...
Subdued end to 2014 for construction
The national construction industry contracted at a slightly steeper rate in December, with the Australian Industry Grou...
Changes for Arena project
Stronarch Property has applied to scrap the hotel component of the Arena project at Newcastle Beach and replace it with ...
Technology and a global workforce
According to a Greer Institute Workforce and Talent study, the 2020 workforce is both “the most educated and culturally ...
Rapid growth for Pinpoint cloud services
Pinpoint Computers has reported rapid growth of their Cloud Services and Solutions division, with the number of customer...
New banking technology for The Greater customers
The Greater Building Society has announced several new digital projects to provide customers faster, more convenient acc...
The changing technological landscape: Cloud technology
In only a few years, cloud technology has altered the IT landscape and changed the way both large enterprises and small ...
Viatek launches scanning as a service
The way in which the key participants of a business interact has enormous implications for the viability and longevity o...
Businesses lagging in cybersecurity
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report, which examines internet for the Hunter both threat intelligence and cybersecurity...
Australia falls in global internet speed rankings
According to the latest Akamai's State of the Internet report, Australia has fallen to 44th in the world in terms of ave...
Additional 4GX mobile internet for the Hunter
Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin has announced that Telstra will extend their 4GX service to cover 25 Hunter suburbs and...
New premises for Telligence
Telligence opened their doors at their new bigger and brighter premises 14/56 Industrial Drive, Mayfield East, on the 5 ...
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Imagine if you could go back in time when you were starting out as a leader or entrepreneur. What advice would you give...
What happened last year and how to improve this year
We see, hear and witness almost every week failure of businesses around us.
Are you prepared for the unforeseeable incidents?
In December 2014 the Lindt Café was under siege in Sydney,where patrons and workers were taken as hostages.
Do you know how valuable intellectual property is for your business?
Intellectual property (IP) is an extremely valuable asset and one that is at the core of almost every business.
Newcastle CBD office vacancy rates crash to record low
The Property Council of Australia’s latest Australian Office Market Report shows that demand for office space in Newcast...
$155,000 funding from The Greater
Three charities received a welcome start to the New Year, sharing in $155,000 in additional funding from the Hunter-base...
Varley employee celebrates 50 years of service
Varley Group reached another significant milestone in its 129 year history on 2 February, with local employee Dennis Bev...
Attracting more international students to the Hunter
RDA Hunter has welcomed the NSW Government’s support of its new initiative, Study Hunter, which is a collaboration with ...
ANNIVERSARY - 25 YEARS
Anglomoil, the 100% Australian owned and operated manufacturer of premium “Extreme Performance” lubricants, is celebrati...
Global demand for NSW coal continues to grow
Data released by Coal Services Pty Ltd reveals that in 2013-14 NSW coal exports increased by nearly 8%, from 155 million...
Rebuilding NSW invests $6 billion in regional infrastructure
The Hunter’s roads will benefit through the state government’s $20 billion Rebuilding NSW plan with a commitment of $6 b...
Hunter Coal Festival draws near
The Hunter Coal Festival is being held on 12-29 March.
Wickham Transport Interchange contract awarded
The main construction contract to design and build the Wickham Transport Interchange Project has been awarded to Laing O...
NCC sells buildings to Catholic Church
Newcastle Council has sold two buildings to the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic diocese.
Hunter firm features in Australian Accounting Awards
Hunter based accounting and financial firm, Prosperity Advisers had major successes at the 2014 Australian Accounting Aw...
Fort Scratchley gun fired for first time in 100 years
A gun capable of hitting a boat 4km from land was fired at Fort Scratchley on 22 January for the first time in 100 years...
Newcastle Financial becomes Rethink Financial Planning
Newcastle Financial Planning, which has been around since 1979, is being transformed to Rethink Financial Planning and ...
Glencore applies to extend life of Mount Owen
Glencore has applied to the NSW Government to extract an additional 92 million tonnes of coal from the Mount Owen comple...
The Port of Newcastle achieves another record trade year
A record 164.3 million tonnes of trade was handled by the Port of Newcastle in 2014, marking another record trade year.
Tourle Street Bridge upgrade progressing
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, The Hon Warren Truss MP has announced a ...
Downer EDI signs $1 billion deal with Pacific National
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) has signed a Locomotive Maintenance Agreement (Agreement) with Pacific National Pty Ltd (Pac...
Hunter business helps Vanuatu teenagers compete in Surfest
During Surfest 2015 there will be many young people from around the globe hoping to reach the highest levels of this int...
Westpac Rescue Helicopter wins major contract
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Chairman, Cliff Marsh, said that he believed the community, and particularly volunteer...
HVTC Skills Centre providing specialised training for power industry apprentices
HVTC Skills Centre welcomed 27 new power generation and mining industry apprentices as they began their careers at the c...
Training the builders of the future
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has announced the roll out of the 2015 Build Your Future scholarship program.
FROM THE EDITOR
The time has well and truly passed for Newcastle to get over its fixation with the removal of the heavy rail line from W...
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