Innovation In The Hunter
Australian Deaf Games heads to the Hunter
More than 1,000 athletes will converge on Lake Macquarie and Newcastle for the 2022 Australian Deaf Games following the success of a joint bid by the two cities to host the prestigious multi-sport event.
Enter the 2018 Hunter Manufacturing Awards
The 2018 Hunter Manufacturing Awards will be held on Friday, 19th October 2018 at Wests City (NEX).
New workshops to help tourism businesses
A new program of workshops has been announced by Destination NSW to help tourism businesses advance their product offering.
Green light for new Honeysuckle hotel
A new hotel will start construction in Honeysuckle in coming months, with Hunter Development Corporation (HDC) welcoming the approval of Doma Group’s Development Application (DA) for a 140-room hotel in the city’s evolving west end.
Rail upgrade for Port Waratah Yard
Producers and consumers in the Newcastle region and as far away as North West NSW could benefit from the NSW Government awarding of $3.3 million to upgrade the Port Waratah Yard configuration.
MARTIN-BAKER AUSTRALIA Sets up workshop at Williamtown Aerospace Centre
Martin-Baker Australia is the newest arm of the world’s leading ejection seat manufacturer
From the editor
The release of the IMD (International Institute for Management Development) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2018 in May made thought provoking reading.
Downer awarded long-term maintenance contract
Downer has been awarded a four-year contract to become the lead contractor for maintenance services at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station, the largest baseload power station in Australia.
AGL commits to new gas-fired power station
AGL Energy Limited has announced its commitment to build a 252 MW gas-fired electricity generation plant near Newcastle.
Direct mining spending boosts Hunter economy
The NSW Minerals Council’s latest annual member company
Expenditure Survey has found that the 23 participating mining
companies directly injected $4.5 billion into the Hunter economy in
2016/17, supporting thousands of jobs and generating millions in
additional spending across the region, particularly in local mining
communities.
Hunter-V-Tec students acknowledged for excellence
Two young apprentices from the Hunter Region were recognised at the 2018 HVTC Excellence Awards held in Newcastle on 4 May.
University students learn teamwork in the workplace
Twenty University of Newcastle students had a unique experience in their Industry Placement Program in the first semester of 2018.
Staff training and development focus contributes to success of North Construction and Building
Operating since 1987 North Construction and Building is a medium size construction company that concentrates on work primarily in the health, aged care, education and commercial sectors.
University of Newcastle students receive Hunter Water Scholarships
Two University of Newcastle students have been awarded newly established Hunter Water scholarships, which offer financial assistance to help Indigenous students achieve their educational aspirations.
Music to WEA Hunter’s ears
Two well-known music industry faces have joined WEA Hunter as advisers and trainers.
Which business structure should you choose?
Are you considering what business structure would best suit your new professional practice?
Feeling frazzled about your next tax bill?
Feeling frazzled is a common complaint for business owners as the end-of-financial-year approaches.
Design thinking – Solutions aligned with strategy
Businesses face unique challenges on a variety of issues every day – people, products, systems, competitors – the list is endless.
Seniors Living – knowing your market is the key to success
Australia’s ability to cope with the rising tide in our ageing population remains a hot
topic of discussion, with Government and the community each providing considered
commentary on the supply and demand sides of the seniors housing issue.
Set the vibe to build the tribe
We all love that feeling when we walk into a space and just feel
welcome.
Tips to make business travel more enjoyable
As technology improves, so does the ability to conduct business all over the world.
New Appointments
BUTLERS BUSINESS LAWYERS Rachel Endacott Rachel Endacott has joined the team at Butlers Business Lawyers as a Solicitor and Digital Marketing Coordinator. Rachel is a recent graduate. During her law studies she undertook a clinical legal internship in Jakarta Indonesia and was selected to represent the University at a leadership Symposium at the United Nations…
INNOVATION IS TRANSPORTING US ELECTRONICALLY
What will the future hold is the question oft
asked of a futurist. In London in the early
1900s, it was that the expansion of horse
transport would fill the streets with manure.
$3.5M INVESTMENT IN MANUFACTURING RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP TO TARGET BACTERIAL KILLER
Pioneering solutions for biofilm infections are the focus of a collaborative research agreement between Hunter-based Whiteley Corporation, the University of Sydney and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre. $3.5 million will be co-invested in the project over 4 years.
BREAKTHROUGH HUNTER RESEARCH ON ASTHMA IN PREGNANCY
Researchers from the Hunter Medical Research Institute have demonstrated that a personalised management approach to pregnant women’s asthma can almost halve the rates of the development of childhood asthma.
HIGH SCHOOL STEM STUDENTS PITCH PERFECT
On 8 may the Business Centre, together with Regional
Development Australia (RDA) Hunter’s ME Program and the
Department of Defence celebrated 11 outstanding high school
students who pitched their inventions to a room full of industry
leaders and business experts for the STEM Defence Pitch Night
at the Business Centre’s Dick Street office.
THAT’S A WRAP FOR HUNTER INNOVATION FESTIVAL 2018
Another HIF over and still going strong. With most events at close to 100% capacity, we can declare that innovation is alive and well in the region.
“STARTUP EXPRESS” MEETS CEBIT AUSTRALIA
On May 15 the Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair and Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast Scot MacDonald met with 23 startups from the Hunter and Central Coast on board the ‘Startup Xpress’ bus.
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHES LOCAL CHAPTER IN NEWCASTLE
Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, has established a new Chapter in Newcastle.
Let’s Talk With Josh Jeffress
1. In a few words tell us about your current role. I’m the managing director and owner of Newcastle-based product design agency Design Anthology. We’re a small agency in terms of staff and so my role is pretty broad. Apart from running the business, the most exciting part of my job is the design work.…
Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson joins global list of most outstanding scientists
University of Newcastle chemical engineer Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO has been honoured by one of the most prestigious organisations in the world – the Royal Society, which boasts a fellowship of 1,650 of the world’s most eminent scientists.
Energy from waste study by Hunter Water
Hunter Water has partnered with global consultancy AECOM
and the Institute for Sustainable Futures (a research arm of the
University of Technology, Sydney) to undertake a comprehensive
study that will help determine the feasibility of generating
renewable energy from Hunter Water’s biosolids.
Nationwide Super joins Russell Investments’ growing superannuation alliance
Superannuation provider and global asset manager Russell Investments has announced that Hunter-based Nationwide will join the firm’s growing superannuation alliance.
Airport Ambassadors celebrate 10th anniversary Newcastle
Airport Ambassadors have celebrated 10 years of giving back to the local community.
Over $27,000 for Lake Mac environmental projects
Lake Macquarie Council has approved $27,431 in grant funding to support 11 environmental sustainability improvement projects across the City, and this represents a total benefit of $75,904 to the Lake Macquarie community, when the applicants’ contributions are included.
Hunter Valley Wine Awards
The 12th annual Hunter Valley Legends & Wine Industry Awards
were held on 24 May at the newly renovated Ben Ean, Lindeman’s
Estate.
Free Saturday parking in Newcastle to help city traders
Inner-city businesses are set for a much-needed weekend boost thanks to a move by Newcastle City Council and Newcastle Now to offer free parking on Saturdays at the King St car park.
F-35A Training equipment delivered
On 2 May one of the world’s largest aircraft landed at RAAF Base Williamtown carrying the first delivery of Australia’s state of the art training equipment for the Joint Strike Fighter.
Fourth round of Newcastle Community Port Contribution Fund is opened
The NSW Government invites eligible groups with projects valued between $10,000 and $500,000 to apply before 5pm Friday 13th July 2018.