Applications open for $6,000 Your Port, Our Community sponsorships
Local organisations delivering sustainable outcomes for the thriving communities surrounding the Port of Newcastle are encouraged to apply for funding through the Port’s annual Your Port, Our Community sponsorship program.
Read MoreFederal funding for upgraded airfield at Newcastle Airport
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison travelled to Newcastle Airport to announce the much anticipated funding for a significant upgrade to the airfield that Newcastle Airport accesses from RAAF Base Williamtown.
Read MoreThe Knights Rugby League Centre of Excellence
APP’s Northern NSW team has been engaged to deliver a new rugby league Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the Newcastle Knights. The $20 Million project is to be delivered under a funding agreement between the NSW Office of Sport and the Knights owners, Wests Group.
Read MoreNewcastle Seafood Festival
Presented by the Throsby Basin Business Chamber and City of Newcastle as an activation between both business and community, the Inaugural Newcastle Seafood Festival is set to become a destination event on NSW’s Tourism calendar and is a Feature Event of the Newcastle Food Month.
Read MoreNext milestones in Australia’s F-35 program
The first F-35A aircraft has been inducted into BAE Systems Australia’s (BAESA) maintenance depot as part of the next major milestone in the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
Read MoreFlying Kangaroo set to connect Newcastle and Melbourne
Australia’s national carrier Qantas now directly connects the Hunter Region and northern NSW to Melbourne for the first time in more than a decade. Qantas launched a Boeing 717 jet service on 1 February 2021.
Read MoreNew direct flights between Canberra and Newcastle
Newcastle Airport is excited to announce a new direct service between Canberra and Newcastle, commencing 20 November.
Read MoreAustralia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility to be built in Tomago
On 13 October Energy Renaissance, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, announced that it will build Renaissance One, a new A$28 million battery manufacturing facility in Tomago.
Read MoreThe missing block to build an all-renewable electric grid
A new type of thermal storage material, housed in blocks like
LEGO, could see coal-fired power stations converted to run entirely
fossil-fuel free.
Newcastle children’s charity “blown away” by $10,000 donation despite COVID cancellation
Like so many charity events in 2020, Charlie’s Run 4 Kids was forced to cancel its major fundraiser, a 5-day run held every September to raise money for John Hunter Children’s Hospital’s Child Therapy Department and towards a family whose child is undergoing treatment.The team at DFK Crosbie decided their contribution as CR4K’s major sponsor was too important to place on hold, despite the event’s cancellation.
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