August 2015
Annual survey finds Newcastle salaries up while Hunter salaries down
The latest salary survey report from Forsythes Recruitment shows hiring is on the increase and people with skills, parti...
Airport on funding shortlist
Newcastle Airport has been shortlisted for funding by the Restart NSW Regional Tourism Infrastructure Program. The NSW g...
MAKING YOUR EVENT OR FUNCTION A SUCCESS
It can be an arduous task to organise a successful event, particularly if it is large.
WHY WOULD YOU USE AN EVENT MANAGER
Great events don't just happen; they need precise planning and an eye for detail.
SELECTING YOUR VENUE
One of the most important decisions when planning a business event is the venue.
ATTRACTING SPONSORS FOR AN EVENT
Many events, such as awards ceremonies, exhibitions and major conferences, can benefit immensely by having sponsors to n...
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Depending upon the nature of your business function, you are likely to require supporting services of some form.
SUCCESSFUL TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Many businesses organise activities for their staff in an effort to build a more effective team, as a reward and to incr...
Lifting profits in manufacturing
Manufacturing Money – How CEOs rapidly lift profits in manufacturing companies is a new book written by Jason Furness an...
How to shift from business operator to business owner
So do you have a business? Are you a business owner or are you stressed all the time?
Planning for success as an SME
For over 15 years, Urdarov Accountants’ have been providing clients with Australian Taxation Compliance Services, howeve...
Make sure your strata is safe
Strata developments are often busy places with more people movements than freestanding houses.
40th anniversary LHUDA Awards
The Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a Great Gatsby themed gala dinner on ...
NSW property industry confidence leads nation
NSW continues to lead national confidence across the property industry, according to the latest ANZ/Property Council Su...
Lake Macquarie among top for energy and water-efficient homes
New homes constructed in Lake Macquarie over the past decade are among the NSW top 10 for most efficient residential bui...
Technology experts, investors and community leaders to support local tech startup ecosystem
Key industry and community enablers have articulated a vision and plan for Newcastle and the broader region, to become a...
Hunter businesses joining digital economy
While investing in information and communication technology is no guarantee of improving your business outcomes, failing...
Cloud accounting means better business
Cloud accounting is changing the way businesses plan for the future.
DiG Festival 2015
The DiG Festival, to be held in Newcastle on 12 & 13 October, is intended to inform existing businesses and act as a cat...
Avoid computer crash crisis with the ABC of computer maintenance
You have a deadline looming in one hour and your computer freezes then crashes. Sound familiar?
Workforce improvement system
Skildare has developed a powerful, cloud-based workforce improvement system that can transform individual and workplace ...
Business benefits of Cloud Computing
So your IT department is coming to you and talking about “the cloud” and its many technical benefits; it’s flexible, sca...
Business sets Jets for Greater community engagement
A local business has joined forces with the Newcastle Jets in a major community partnership
Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards
Winners for the 2015 Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards were announced at the Awards Gala Dinner on Saturday 11th...
Shortlist for new trains tender announced
Last year, the NSW Government called for Expressions of Interest to deliver and maintain the next generation intercity t...
$274m upgrade for Williamtown RAAF base
The Commonwealth Government will invest $274 million to redevelop the fighter base at Williamtown.
Wallsend pool puts clean energy technology to work
GRANEX®, the innovative heat conversion technology, invented by UoN researchers Professor Behdad Moghtaderi and Dr Elham...
Newcastle Private Hospital to commence development
In a three phased process the project will deliver additional consulting rooms, another 30 single patient rooms, 3 theat...
Hunter Water will invest $1B to support future growth
With the Hunter region’s population set to increase to one million by 2050, Hunter Water have announced that over the ne...
OS interest in Newcastle's former post office
The Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council who were handed the keys to Newcastle’s former post office in December 2014, after ...
Orica and Rescue Helicopter join forces
Orica has formalised a partnership with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service to become one of the Service’s major suppo...
Five star hotel and resort planned for Anna Bay
Plans for a multi-million dollar tourist resort at Anna Bay are currently under consideration with the Department of Pla...
Upper Hunter Workforce Coordinator appointed
As part of the Upper Hunter Economic Diversification Project, an Upper Hunter Workforce Plan Coordinator has been appoin...
Catholic Church announces significant Hunter investment
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will build two new high schools and extend two existing high schools in one of the sin...
NSW buys back three more PELs
Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 2, 4 and 267 have been cancelled following buy-backs from AGL under the NSW Gas Pl...
Hunter Valley Hot Rocks project officially scrapped
GeoDynamics have confirmed that they have no plans for exploration drilling in their Hunter Valley permits in the near f...
Research finds continued growth of international visitors to the Hunter
Results from the latest International Visitor Survey that were released by Tourism Research Australia show that for the ...
From The Editor
As regular readers would know, I don’t always agree with politicians but I must congratulate NSW Premier Mike Baird for ...
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