Newcastle Renewal
Protecting yourself through life’s five stages
Disaster-proofing your financial situation is essential to protect those who depend on you.
Airport expansion tender awarded
Hansen Yuncken have been appointed to build the Newcastle Airport terminal expansion.
Funny Business
In a village in the mountains, a little old man with a beard and a young girl set up a stall in the market place one day, selling bottles of homemade medicine, labelled ‘The Elixir of Life’.“Come on, everyone!” the old man called out. “Don’t miss your chance to beat ageing. This is your opportunity to buy Archie’s…
Trilift component handling products available for hire
Hedweld has announced that the Trilift product range
Excavator bucket
Austin Engineering has added the Hitachi EX8000-6 excavator bucket (backhoe
configuration) to its excavator product range.
Spur Hill mine granted conditional gateway approval
The Spur Hill underground coking coal project located outside Denman in the Upper Hunter has been granted conditional by the NSW Mining & Petroleum Gateway Panel in March.
CMTS restructure to gain occupational hygiene skills
Coal Mines Technical Services (CMTS) has an international reputation for providing a complete range of gas-related technical services to the coal mining and other industries.
Miners focus on a safer future through innovation
Mining industry delegates from across NSW came together to focus on the role of technology in managing health and safety in mining at the industry’s flagship conference for 2014, ‘Learning from our past, for a safer future’.
Mangoola Mine Expansion
Glencore has received approval for an increase in maximum annual production at the Mangoola open cut mine
Minerals taskforce announced
Minister for Resources & Energy Anthony Roberts has announced a taskforce charged with developing a Minerals Industry Action Plan to deliver economic growth to NSW over the next decade.
Local school leads Australia in positive teacher award nominations
Thirteen teachers from Medowie Christian School have been nominated for the prestigious Positive Teacher of the Year Awards, making the growing K-12 campus the most nominated in Australia.
Tamworth Education Centre set to grow rural health workforce
The University of Newcastle’s (UON) $19.4 million Tamworth Education Centre is a state-of-the-art education and research hub designed to increase the skills and capacity of the region’s health workforce.
Give a girl a go
The Business Centre is on the hunt for employers interested in taking on women as apprentices to participate in their new training program, Women in Trades.
RDA Hunter’s ME Program helping teachers to learn
Hunter high school teachers and principals had the opportunity to learn from one of Australia’s foremost education experts at a breakfast held by the ME Program on May 8.
UON ranked number one in Australia for its age
The University of Newcastle (UON) has been recognised for performing well, in what is for universities, a relatively short time period.
Tuggerah first to roll out revolutionary US schools program
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, with support from the University of Newcastle, is the first school in New South Wales to deliver a revolutionary accelerated learning program developed in the United States.
WEA Hunter Foundation launched
The WEA Hunter Foundation, a special initiative to help fund Alesco, was officially launched in April.
Lake Macquarie Family Day Care and Hunter TAFE to formalise education partnership
Every week, students undertaking the Children’s Services studies at Hunter TAFE Glendale Campus
Why your enterprise needs to be an educator
Several years ago, a company I was advising faced a broken recruitment process.
Start-ups embrace online technology
Australia’s start-ups are embracing online technology and are more confident of their revenue growth
Using information and technology more strategically
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engine room of the Australian economy & are required to operate in tough & volatile markets.
Technology
Microsoft Surface 3.0 With a 12 inch display, Surface Pro 3 has the power of a laptop in a lightweight, versatile form. It features a 12 inch display with 2160 x 1440 resolution, a 4th generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 TPM Chip, up to 512 GB of storage, up to 4 GB of…
Midal Cables Feature – Construction of the facility:
It’s all about people, planet and
performance
About Midal Cables
Midal Cables commenced in 1977 as a joint partnership between Intersteel, Bahrain
and Olex Cables, Australia.
MIDAL CABLES FEATURE
Midal Cables manufacturing facility opening demonstrates confidence in Hunter manufacturing
ON THE MOVE
CITY OF NEWCASTLE The City of Newcastle has appointed Andrew Glauser as Manager Finance. Andrew brings a wealth of experience in specialist finance roles, management consulting and vendor management including positions as financial controller in Australia and Singapore. His previous employers include Sinclair Knight Merz, Credit Suisse and DBS Bank. GREATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Ian Nelmes…
Is Your Subconscious Sabotaging Your Success?
Your subconscious has a huge impact on your reality. In fact, your subconscious represents 90 percent of your thinking.
Hunter Travel Group becomes helloworld
New Australian travel brand, helloworld, is creating a strong footprint in the Hunter Region with the addition of HTG
Hunter TAFE awards
The achievements of past and present students were highlighted when Hunter TAFE presented awards on 30 May
The girls win 5th Annual ‘Food Fight’
On 2 June Hunter Culinary Association hosted a “Battle ofthe Sexes.”
Brazilian activewear distributor opens first Australian concept store in Kotara
Hunter grown brand opened their first Australian concept store So Active and Dancewear, at Westfield Kotara in May.
National building asset maintenance leader strengthens local presence
Grosvenor Engineering Group has reinforced its commitment to the Hunter Region with its takeover of Nationwide Air Conditioning Refrigeration in Adamstown, providing a dedicated local base for the national group.
Hunter clubs awarded for championing volunteering
An initiative of Hunter Clubs in Newcastle has taken out the Award for Outstanding Regional Initiative at the 2014 Clubs & Community Awards.
Minister outlines vision for Hunter biotech base
Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) hosted an official visit by the Federal Minister
for Industry
Disability Service Provider opens office in Charlestown
The Mai-Wel Group’s new home in Charlestown was officially opened on April
30 by Mr Geoffrey Kirby, Novocastrian and Gold Medallist at the Special Olympics.
NSF Super supports ‘Healthy Harold’ in the Hunter
The team from the Hunter’s local superannuation fund, NSF Super, were proud to support Hunter Life Education’s ‘Adopt-a-Class’ program this year.
Pegasus move national head office to Newcastle
Pegasus has established a national head office in Newcastle, integrating services that have been fragmented in the past, into one location.
CoreStaff acquires Beilby Consulting
The labour hire company, CoreStaff, has recently purchased a 75% share of the professional and executive appointment specialists, Beilby Consulting.