Fitness & Wellbeing
Car buying service launched
If you’re planning on purchasing a new car but don’t have a lot of time or the means to do all the legwork on your own, engaging a car broker or car buying service can be an excellent option.
Scone Golf Course on par with the best
After five months construction, the multi-million redevelopment of Scone Golf Course is on track to be completed by August 2018, weather permitting.
$10 million Harris Farm Markets development for Cooks Hill
The $10 million Harris Farm Markets development at 227 Darby
Street, Cooks Hill is due for completion in August 2018.
New style Green Hills branch for Hunter United
Local customer-owned financial institution, Hunter United, opened its first new look branch in the redeveloped Stockland Green Hills Shopping Centre on March 22.
My Newy Passport supports city centre businesses
Revitalising Newcastle has joined forces with over 130 local businesses to celebrate what’s unique about the city centre and attract customers during light rail construction.
Walkom Real Estate supports HMRI
In March, the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) celebrated its 20th year in operation.
RDA Hunter accepting expressions of interest for 2018 STEMship
RDA Hunter has opened expressions of interest for its 2018
STEMship Program.
Visionary plan to expand Airport to meet community needs
The people of the Hunter and Central Coast can see for the first time how their airport will grow over the next 20 years, to meet the needs of the local community.
Lockheed Martin receives first Australian-made F-35 deployable facilities
Defence technology and innovation company, Lockheed Martin Australia, has welcomed delivery of the first two F-35 deployable facilities manufactured by Tomago-based Varley Group – as part of the Deployable Duty Facility/Deployable ICT Facility Mission System – at a ceremony in Tomago, Newcastle.
New partnership to drive change for Lake Macquarie
Hunter Water and Lake Macquarie City Council have entered into a Partnership Agreement to improve the delivery of services for people in Lake Macquarie.
Faster rail to be developed between Newcastle and Sydney
That the New South Wales Government has been successful in obtaining funding from the Commonwealth to develop a business case under the $20 million Faster Rail initiative.
Newcastle Airport welcomes first flight servicing Adelaide direct
Newcastle Airport welcomed FlyPelican’s first flight between Newcastle and Adelaide – arriving from Adelaide at 10.20am and departing Newcastle at 11.20am.
Coal exports set all-time record in 2017
The latest trade data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates the strength of coal exports in 2017 which were valued at $56.5 billion, 35 per cent higher than 2016.
Mined Land Rehabilitation Conference
The Tom Farrell Institute at the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Environmental Institute are joining forces on 12 April to run the 8th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference at Wests, New Lambton.
Market commentary
Several years ago, towards the end of 2012, there wasn’t
just a decline in the NSW mining market, there was a cliff and
Ampcontrol took a tumble. Like many others in the Hunter
region, the swiftness of the downturn coupled with the almost
immediate cessation of work, meant our business had to take
stock pretty quickly.
Today’s soft skills are the hard skills
Every year, Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, sits down to write a letter… in fact, 400 of them.
Stop trying to be the best and just get better
If we listen to the motivational speakers and the personal development bloggers, we should all be striving to be the best. But the very definition of the word best (first, foremost, premier etc) means we can’t all be the best, only one of us can.
People strategy for the growing business
In almost all situations, business growth generally requires an increase in personnel.
Eight ways to create a dream team in your business
Your team can either make or break your business.
HR and the modern workplace
Business is full of risk and opportunity. No doubt you receive robust reporting on all manner of metrics to aide with decision making in strategic, financial and operational areas. But how
much attention is paid to reporting on the people factor?
Deductions from pay – When they can and can’t be made
Withholding money from an employee’s pay for tax is common practice for employers. Withholding money for other purposes may, however, be a more complicated issue.
Positive caution in vacancies factors
I sat back on the weekend and gazed at the view over Sydney back towards the airport from
my hotel room window, (45) tower cranes!
New Appointments
ENIGMA Callan McKean Creative agency Enigma has added writer Callan McKean to its Newcastle office. Callan previously worked at Ogilvy Sydney, where he worked across some of their most iconic clients. His previous major role includes more than three years at The Monkeys working on accounts such as Blackmores, IKEA and Telstra. He was also…
Remembering to play!
Sitting at my desk at the Dash co-working space, a sudden uproar alerted me.
Hear the fear and do it anyway
We all have our fears. I believe, however, our biggest fear is that we are not good enough, and that we won’t be able to handle it.
Sydney to Hunter Valley flights may be on its way
A new seaplane service may be launched to connect Sydney with the Hunter Valley and Newcastle.
Benefits of taking a vacation
These days it is common for people to not take sufficient vacation time.
Sleeping on the job – an innovative booster?
It’s been going on across the globe for years, a little afternoon downtime.
Further expansion for Eighteen04
Following the December 2017 opening event of their newly renovated facility at Hunter TAFE in Newcastle West, Eighteen04 is expanding their facility beyond Level 1, commencing renovations on Level 2 of the old Great Northern Brewery building.
UON biotech startup sells for $502 million
In what is now one of the biggest biotech transactions in Australian history, Viralytics – an oncolytic virotherapy firm originating from the University of Newcastle based on the work of Associate Professor Darren Shafren and his team, has been acquired for $502 million by world-leading pharmaceutical company, Merck.
Hunter Startups – Anditi
Anditi is a start-up technology company providing data insights via cloud-based software and consulting services across Australia and beyond.
Hunter Startups – Our Tomorrow Projects
Our Tomorrow Projects is a not-for-profit social enterprise start-up.
Uterine cancer could be Stopped in its tracks
Unfortunately, most of us have lost someone or know someone who is going through cancer.
Diagnostic device stroke finder trialled at HMRI
The goal is to put a Stroke Finder Helmet into every ambulance.
Defining purpose is crucial to innovation
Defining the purpose and defining your purpose are crucial to
innovation and they are very different principles, yet very much
aligned.
#HunterInnovate March Edition
Welcome to the first issue of #HunterInnovate, a new regular section within HBR.
Let’s Talk With Melissa Rowe
1. In a few words tell us about your current role. As People and Organisational Excellence Manager for Newcastle Airport I lead a diverse portfolio covering human resources, work health safety and environmental, enterprise risk and organisational development and business excellence. 2. How have you reached this point in your professional life? I completed a…
First National Newcastle supports HMRI
Local Real Estate Agency First National Newcastle City has donated $20,000 to the lifesaving medical research organisation, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).
Refresh for local finance company with national outlook
A small but growing finance company, Funda was founded by Newcastle locals Nathan Wright and Mark Owen in 2012 when they discovered a gap in the business lending market.
Australian industry awarded over $1 billion in contracts for F-35 program
On 13 February the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, announced that Australian industry has been collectively awarded over $1 billion in production for the
F-35 program.