Human Resources
Motor businesses join forces
McCarroll’s Volvo Renault and Hunter Viking Car Care Centre have agreed to join forces
Charlestown Bowling club installs 384 panel solar system
Charlestown Bowling Club has installed a new solar panel system that will save around $30,000 in annual electricity costs.
That’s a wrap
As it came to a close the 2014 Hunter Innovation Forum was declared a success.
A cultural feast
Singleton art & music lovers will have the opportunity to celebrate 4 significant cultural events this July.
How innovative is your business?
RDA Hunter has created a survey to collect info on Hunter businesses’ uptake of innovation in the last 3 years.
Newcastle Airport terminal expansion a step closer to reality
On 11 June the Minister for Planning and Environment, Pru Goward, announced Hansen Yuncken as the successful tenderer for the construction of the impending Newcastle Airport terminal expansion, following a highly competitive tender process.
For Hansen Yuncken – when one door closes, another one opens
Hansen Yuncken’s regional construction team in Newcastle handed over the new $15.15 million GP Super Clinic HealthOne Raymond Terrace in June.
Airport architects for over 10 years
Schreiber Hamilton Architecture have been architects to Newcastle Airport for over 10 years.
Is your information protected?
Technology and globalisation are making the world a smaller place for fraudsters.
Exposing yourself can be risky
Understanding and identifying how certain events/risks will impact on your circumstances and then taking steps to deal with these impacts.
Insuring your most valuable business assets
For many businesses, your most important asset is not the obvious physical assets but the key person or persons, and this includes you.
Small business risk management
“Risk is like fire, controlled it will help you; if uncontrolled it will rise
up and destroy you”
It’s advice that matters, not price
To protect ourselves, we insure ourselves, our houses, cars, other possessions, and our businesses.
Plans lodged for UoN’s city campus
The University of Newcastle is making progress with their $95million city campus, NeW Space with plans now lodged with the State government.
Light rail route annouced
The Newcastle Light Rail route has been decided with an announcement made at the end of May.
Affordable housing development to go ahead in Newcastle
Development of the old Empire Hotel site has been announced with plans underway for a 14 storey apartment block that will include 25 affordable housing units and 16 units designed for residents with disabilities.
Activating the CBD
Newcastle NOW is a non-profit business improvement organisation, with its main role being activation of public spaces.
Newcastle must aim high
Newcastle is now in a competition with regional cities across the Asia Pacific for the capital which attracts and accommodates smart growth.
Renew Newcastle celebrates 5 years
In the first 12 months of operation Renew Newcastle assisted a total of 29 creative retail and studio projects to open and negotiated the introduction of free wi-fi in Hunter Street Mall.
Newcastle courthouse developement
Local consultancy APP Corporation is managing the construction of the $89.7 million new Newcastle Courthouse
Port lease delivers $1.75 billion to state
The successful leasing of Newcastle Port earlier this year has secured funds needed to revitalise Newcastle.
$36m mixed use development at Honeysuckle
Plans have been released for a $36 million development to be built next to the NIB building on Honeysuckle Drive.
HDA gets work underway at harbourside park
Work has started to double the size of Worth Place Park at
Honeysuckle to 8,000 square metres.
Redevelopment brings major business to eastern CBD
Opened in early 2014, Watt Street Commercial is well located on the corner of King and Watt Streets, at the east end of Newcastle CBD.
People, sensors and things: Newcastle on the world stage
A revolutionary landscape computing project on Darby Street, “Kaooma”, is currently the frontrunner in the Internet of Things global CISCO challenge
Call me Lucky
Due to open in August, the old Lucky Country hotel situated on the corner of Crown and Hunter Street, and originally built in 1860, has been transformed and renamed as simply The Lucky.
Newcastle Post Office awarded to Awabakal Land Council
The Land and Environment Court has ruled in favour of the Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council claim over the Newcastle Post Office.
Property Council identifies over $1 billion in Newcastle CBD projects
The Property Council’s Hunter Division has identified over $1 billion in Newcastle CBD projects and has growing confidence in the future of the city.
Urban Growth NSW
Truly great cities know who they are, where they are going and how they want to be positioned in relation to other cities.
Newcastle poised to become a world class city
In 2030 Newcastle will be a smart, liveable and sustainable city.
Digital Disruption – Adapt or Die!
Facebook’s wide adoption by the masses is an example of how we will inevitably gravitate towards the convenience afforded to us by the Digital world to make our lives more efficient and comfortable.
In today’s economic environment, cost containment is key
A recent study found that 62% of responding Accounts Payable (AP) departments use a minimal amount of automated invoice data capture, meaning they manually enter invoices.
Nominations open for NEWi Awards
Nominations are open until 1/09/14 for the NEWi Awards for Digital Creativity which highlight the very best of Australian online talent.
Unified Communications services market continues strong growth
The Australian Unified Communications (UC) services market, encompassing managed services, cloud based UC and hosted UC services, grew by 8.3% in the 2013-2014 financial year despite a cautious market.
TECHNOLOGY
ENTRY-LEVEL APPLE iMAC Apple has released a new entry- level 21.5-inch iMac featuring a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 2.7 GHz, Intel HD 5000 graphics, 8 GB of memory and a 500 GB hard drive. All iMac models include 802.11ac Wi-Fi, two Thunderbolt ports and four USB…
Are you protected?
Does having a company or trust as your business structure protect you personally?
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment amendments now in force
Amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (‘the Act’) have commenced.
Privacy protection overhaul – make sure you get on board
This year has marked a new focus on privacy regulation in Australia.
FUNNY BUSINESS
A fisherman from the city was out fishing on a lake in a small boat. He noticed another man in a small boat open his tackle box and take out a mirror. Being curious, the man rowed over and asked, “What is the mirror for?” “That’s my secret way to catch fish,” said the other…
Managing insurance within super
If you were to do any research on insurance, you would soon see that having ‘adequate’ insurance cover is a common topic.