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Greater Bank customers are most satisfied
The Hunter based Greater Bank has won another Roy Morgan monthly customer satisfaction award this month.
Hunter and Central Coast Awards for Excellence in Tourism
The QantasLink 2014 Hunter & Central Coast Awards for Excellence in Tourism were announced in front of hundreds of industry representatives.
New book from local psychologist
All Things Considered is a collection of Tarnya’s thoughts on children and parenting, relationships, our connection with our bodies, our minds and even how we think about death.
NDIS expands to Lake Macquarie
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) recently reached its 1 year milestone and has now expanded to Lake Macquarie.
Newcastle law firm sets national benchmark for innovation
Newcastle firm, Nexus Law Group, has been attracting national attention for its innovative practice model.
Major refurbishment to help Close the Gap
Awabakal Newcastle Aboriginal Co-operative has unveiled major refurbishments to its Aboriginal Primary Health Care Centre in Hamilton.
Why managers need to be aware of mental health in the workplace
Despite one in five Australian’s experiencing mental health problems each year, nearly half of all senior managers believe none of their workers will experience a mental health problem at work .
How are you communicating to your staff?
Staff will mirror how you communicate to them. Are you coming from a place of fear or from a place of responsibility?
What’s your strategy for staff social media use?
Common sense use of social media by staff members is not something an employer can take for granted.
Security in a data-centric world: Microsoft’s view
Can you really trust your internet provider?
Who owns a ‘LinkedIn’ profile – the employee or employer?
Many people believe that anything they do on social media is a private matter, and of no concern to his or her employer.
Business Technology
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Succession planning: Planning for success
The next eight years represents a period of great opportunity and risk for Family Businesses in Australia that will impact not only individual family wealth, but also the longer term prosperity of our Nation.
This is the new normal
If there is a lesson to be learned from the past seven years in business is that things won’t return to the pre-GFC version of normal.
How can Hunter businesses lessen the impact of HCFC’s phase out?
Damon Lazarus Grosvenor Engineering Group In 1987 an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol was established to set the timeframe for the worldwide phase out of ozone-depleting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). R22 (also known as HCFC-22) has been a widely used refrigerant in heat pump and air-conditioning systems for more than four decades. However, releases of R-22,…
More about the Commandments of Good Business
Paul Gidley’s definition of his top 5 Commandments and their importance.
Education is key in fight against heart disease
In a bid to tackle repeat heart attacks, the National Heart Foundation will distribute 10,000 resource kits used to educate heart disease patients in regional NSW.
Hunter Business Awards
The awards were presented at a gala dinner sponsored by GradSchool at the University of Newcastle and attended by more than 500 business people from across the Region.
Operating leases
If your business has vehicles you’ll know that the purchase and ongoing maintenance of your fleet can be a costly, time consuming responsibility.
Getting the finance you need to ensure business success
Business lending is shrinking as banks continue to favour home loans over business loans in their short-term approach to capital use and returns.
Redundancy: Stressful and costly vs fresh start
Recent and pending job losses will make redundancy a more common issue in many Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter residents lives.
Dismissed on the first day
The recent Myer vs Andrew Flanagan case has resurrected an important discussion on background checks.
Evaluating team members
Evaluating and managing the performance of team members is an essential component of every successful team – from sports teams, to military teams to businesses both small and large.
Anti-bullying laws – how are they being applied?
More than six months after new anti-bullies laws, we reflect on some of the anti-bullying decisions & identify key issues for employers.
Ashton expansion approval upheld
The NSW Land and Environment Court has found in favour of the Ashton South East Open Cut coal mine expansion in an appeal launched by the Hunter Environment Lobby.
New community-based mining show announced
A new festival has been launched to showcase the benefits of mining and the community support that exists for the industry in the Hunter Valley.
Business planning and finance
The key to good business finance management is of course good planning, budgeting and reporting.
Choosing the wrong loan could cost you thousands
Are you confused about the different type of home, investment and business loan products?
AGL exploration licence in Gloucester renewed
The New South Wales Government has renewed AGL’s exploration license in Gloucester for six years.
Incentive to explore
NSW has some of the best minerals deposits in the world, and the more we know about them the better we can understand the opportunities they might provide.
Macquarie Generation sale clear to proceed
AGL Energy is clear to take over Macquarie Generation after the ACCC decided not to fight the sale.
Preparations underway for gas survey off Lake Macquarie
Gas exploration may take place later this year off the coast of Lake Macquarie
Steers moved to grazing study sites
At the end of July the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue Grazing Study moved into its next phase
NSW winning the solar race
NSW is leading Australia in developing renewable energy with the nation’s largest solar plant receiving its first solar photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Mining outlook reaches five year low
The mining sector has reached a new five-year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to industry leaders surveyed in the latest Mining Business Outlook Report.
New Australian safety gloves industry certified
According to Safe Work Australia, in the last financial year there were over 116, 000 serious claims relating to hand injuries in the workplace.
Newcastle exhibition to showcase latest mining technology
The Mining & Engineering NSW (M&E NSW) Exhibition is returning to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in 8 – 10 October.