April 2018
Newcastle Airport welcomes first flight servicing Adelaide direct
Newcastle Airport welcomed FlyPelican’s first flight between Newcastle and Adelaide – arriving from Adelaide at 10.20am ...
Faster rail to be developed between Newcastle and Sydney
That the New South Wales Government has been successful in obtaining funding from the Commonwealth to develop a business...
New partnership to drive change for Lake Macquarie
Hunter Water and Lake Macquarie City Council have entered into a Partnership Agreement to improve the delivery of servic...
Lockheed Martin receives first Australian-made F-35 deployable facilities
Defence technology and innovation company, Lockheed Martin Australia, has welcomed delivery of the first two F-35 deploy...
Visionary plan to expand Airport to meet community needs
The people of the Hunter and Central Coast can see for the first time how their airport will grow over the next 20 years...
RDA Hunter accepting expressions of interest for 2018 STEMship
RDA Hunter has opened expressions of interest for its 2018 STEMship Program.
Walkom Real Estate supports HMRI
In March, the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) celebrated its 20th year in operation.
My Newy Passport supports city centre businesses
Revitalising Newcastle has joined forces with over 130 local businesses to celebrate what’s unique about the city centre...
New style Green Hills branch for Hunter United
Local customer-owned financial institution, Hunter United, opened its first new look branch in the redeveloped Stockland...
$10 million Harris Farm Markets development for Cooks Hill
The $10 million Harris Farm Markets development at 227 Darby Street, Cooks Hill is due for completion in August 2018.
Scone Golf Course on par with the best
After five months construction, the multi-million redevelopment of Scone Golf Course is on track to be completed by Augu...
Car buying service launched
If you’re planning on purchasing a new car but don’t have a lot of time or the means to do all the legwork on your own, ...
Economic recovery sustained in Upper Hunter
Household and business confidence are signalling a sustained economic recovery in the Upper Hunter.
Summerhill solar farm to be built with CEFC finance
Newcastle City Council has secured a $6.5 million loan from Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to help ...
Travel tips based on 29 years of experience
Travelling can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, but sometimes things can go wrong – don’t let them ruin your ho...
Are your beliefs about your staff holding them back?
There is a famous Richard Branson quote that I love; “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care ...
Bridging the valuation gap by way of earn-out
Due to the difficulties in structuring an earn-out, they have been perceived as something to be avoided at all costs.
Why we need to empower emerging leaders in the NDIS sector
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has completely transformed how people with disability are served...
Raine & Horne Commercial Newcastle recognised
Hunter region real estate agent Raine & Horne Commercial Newcastle have been recognised as the Top Commercial Office in ...
Newcastle ready to go to next level
Attendees at the Property Council lunch in Newcastle on 19 March heard that Newcastle is in a strong position to drive f...
2018 Newcastle Architecture Awards winners revealed
The Australian Institute of Architects announced the winners of the 2018 Newcastle Architecture Awards on Friday 23 Marc...
Duncan Passmore, Passmores College
After 36 years of offering high quality education to thousands of successful graduates from all over New South Wales and...
Paul Hankinson, Forsythes Recruitment
One of Hunter’s leading talent management and HR business is set to farewell its long-serving partner and one of the reg...
CREATING AN INNOVATIVE MINDSET
When you think about innovation, what comes to mind?
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE ESTABLISHES FIRST DOCTORAL TRAINING CENTRE
The University of Newcastle has launched its inaugural Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) focused on supporting the Mining E...
FROM CITY OF STEEL TO GLOBAL INNOVATION HUB
The insights, deliberations and reflections of global thought leaders brought together by the 2016 Univer-Cities confere...
MAKERS FESTIVAL RETURNS
The Australian Industry Group will be holding another Makers Festival at Newcastle Jockey Club on Friday 21st and Saturd...
MEDICAL RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE
The Federal Government will invest more than $6 million into medical research projects in the Hunter and Northern NSW re...
A CENTRE FOR INNOVATION - ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME
The Hunter Innovation Festival #18 has come around rather quickly.
THREE YEARS OF IDEA BOMBING
This April marks three years since Idea Bombing Newcastle had their inaugural event so we think it is timely to look bac...
THE INCLUSION IMPERATIVE
The December quarter marks 26 years of uninterrupted growth in Australia’s real GDP.
UON SUPPORTING HUNTER INNOVATION FESTIVAL
The University of Newcastle continues to be a proud supporter of the Hunter Innovation Festival in 2018 and this year is...
DIY SMART CITIES
Those of us of a certain age know just how much life changed with the advent of the smartphone.
PITCH SUPPORTS INNOVATION IN THE HUNTER
Eight regional entrepreneurs pitched their innovative ideas to a full house of investors, industry leaders and business ...
DO YOU KNOW WHERE ALL YOUR SUPER SAVINGS ARE?
There is around $18 billion in lost super waiting to be claimed from over 6 million accounts, according to figures from ...
YOUR SUPERANNUATION CHECKLIST BEFORE JUNE 30
We are approaching the end of the first 12 months within the new superannuation landscape and Superannuation Specialist ...
BE AWARE OF RISKS WHEN BUYING PROPERTY WITH YOUR SUPER FUND
Do you remember the 2007 Global Financial Crisis (GFC)?
FBT AND EXEMPT VEHICLES
One of the most common fringe benefits provided to employees is the use of a vehicle such as a utility or a van.
INSOLVENCY AND SELF-MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are the fastest growing sector in Australia’s superannuation industry.
USING YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOUSE WITHOUT AFFECTING YOUR RETIREMENT
One of the hottest topics for our younger generations is how do they effectively get into the home owners market.
Australia & New Zealand take on a new global standard for Health & Safety
As technology continues to make the business world smaller the implementation of a new safety ISO will aim to globally h...
Local safety celebrated
Moly-Cop has taken out the WHS Business of the Year award, sponsored by AGL, at this year’s Hunter Safety Awards.
How do chiropractic and massage treatments help?
“My back/neck/shoulder hurts! Should I see a Chiropractor or have a massage? If both, do I have massage before the Chiro...
Hunter firm protects against potentially fatal fluid inject injuries
A Hunter manufacturing firm is helping protect mine workers and other workers from potentially fatal fluid injection inj...
From the Editor
The Federal Government has been quite vocal in its moves to have the company tax rate reduced from 30% to 25%.