“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.
Read MoreDirect 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.
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.
Read MoreTHAT’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.
Read MoreAGL 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.
Read MoreHIGH 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.
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.
Read MoreBREAKTHROUGH 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.
Read More$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.
Read MoreCity leaders welcome DA for Honeysuckle University of Newcastle City Campus Development
The bright future of Newcastle as a city renowned for its education, innovation and research moved forward on 14 June, with the lodging of a development application (DA) for the University of Newcastle’s Honeysuckle City Campus Development.
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