August 2017
From the editor
The continued support by Newcastle City Council for the extension of the light rail currently being built is to be welco...
F-35A Off-Board Information Systems Centre opened at RAAF Base Williamtown
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, opened the Off Board Information Systems Centre (OBISC),...
Aurizon's new and diverse team delivers for the New South Wales electricity supply chain
On 14 July Aurizon - Australia’s largest rail-based transport business - commenced its long-term rail haulage contract f...
Aeromedical base at Lake Macquarie Airport officially opened
On 7 July the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and NSW Ambulance celebrated the opening of the purpose-built aeromedica...
Blueprint for Hunter Sports & Entertainment Precinct
On 5 July the NSW Government released a draft concept plan for a new look Hunter Sports and Entertainment Precinct for c...
Quarry Mining establishes Design and Create Centre
Quarry Mining has for a long time had qualified engineers in house focused on the design and Quality Control of their ma...
Hunter businesses support Hunter songwriting competition
Newcastle’s music scene is set to benefit from the launch of a new song writing competition, backed by the local busines...
Newcastle financial adviser listed among Australia’s Top 50
Prosperity Directors John Manuel and Gary Dean have both been listed among Australia’s top 50 financial advisers in the ...
Leading Lake Macquarie Businesses acknowledged at Awards Gala Dinner
The outstanding successes of businesses including world class product developers, digital innovators, plastic surgeons, ...
New investment and innovation to support the mental health of small business
New funding has been announced for the Hunter Institute of Mental Health to work closely with small business in NSW to c...
Newcastle security companies announce merger
Two Newcastle security firms - Holistic Security and Balance Security Solutions Newcastle – have merged to form Holistic...
Transport Awareness Day and Truck Show
The Newcastle transport industry will come together to celebrate the diversity and achievements of the industry and brea...
Hunter Diversity Awards announced
Winners of the 2017 Hunter Diversity Awards demonstrate outstanding commitment to addressing the myriad issues that lead...
Throsby Basin Business Chamber
The Throsby Basin Business Chamber (TBBC) is a not-for-profit, business support organisation that represents, informs an...
Commerciality vs purpose in business
I was giving a presentation to a business recently when I received a question from the floor that has had me thinking ev...
SME secrets: How to survive and thrive in your first three years
Despite a decline in formal insolvency appointments, business insolvency remains a very real risk for many new - and exi...
Why is location important to your business?
Your real estate agent will tell you location location location but what really is location?
Compass Housing wins three Australasian Housing Institute Awards
Hunter-based Compass Housing picked up three of the eight awards at the Australasian Housing Institute’s NSW Awards held...
Mark Kentwell showcasing Hunter property market to Korea
Newcastle real estate agent Mark Kentwell has been busy brushing up on his Korean and other languages as he heads to the...
SMSF activity in Newcastle entry office market
Entry level into the Newcastle office market is very much dominated by activity in the self managed superannuation fund ...
Five golden rules for event planning
Every year, 37 million people attend 412,000 business events across Australia.
The benefits of working with a convention bureau
Newcastle, you might want to start with Newcastle Business Events, the city's convention bureau.
Top planning tips for your function venue set up
Event planning is one of those tasks that seems to be easy, but the details can quickly become overwhelming.
Choosing the right location for your conference
A key benefit of hosting an offsite meeting or conference is the escape it provides.
Inner city conference venue
NEX, the new exhibition and conference space in Newcastle, opened its doors in July 2016
Council’s digital transformation reaches major milestone
Lake Macquarie City Council has entered into a five-year partnership with Civica to help support its ongoing business an...
New premises for cloud company
A local business offering cloud services to small, medium and large organisations in the Hunter, saberVox Cloud Solution...
Hunter nurse’s app revolutionising hospital surgical procedures
Anyone who works in a hospital will tell you some workplace practices haven’t kept up with medical advances.
Why consider a hosted phone system?
Communication is the lifeblood of any organisation; interacting with customers, colleagues, and prospects, from anywhere...
Five things to consider before using electronic signatures in your business
Electronic signatures provide a quick, cheap and easy way to sign documents and receive signed documents.
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