December 2015
Welcome to HBR’s 2015 Women in Business feature
This month’s cover features three women who have had very different business journeys and stories to tell but are all ex...
Gillian Geraghty
Gillian Geraghty is the Regional General Manager – Northern NSW for APP Corporation, a provider of property solution se...
Kirsten Molloy
Kirsten Molloy is CEO of the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator (HVCCC), one of the largest integrated coal export ope...
Claire Robbs
Claire Robbs is the Chief Executive of Life Without Barriers (LWB), a not for profit organisation whose mission is to p...
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Read about some of the Hunter women in business
Take responsibility for your financial future
Women’s’ overall wealth still lags behind that of men. The good news is that more and more women are taking control of ...
Why is girl power important for business?
There has been much written lately about the real business upsides to having diversity in corporate leadership and empl...
Women Techpreneurs
Thursday November 19 was United Nations Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.
NSF Super’s Kim McHugh
As the first female Chair in the 28 year history of NSF Super, Kim McHugh holds a position that remains unique in the s...
Making it in a male-dominated industry
The numbers are undisputable: Australian financial planning is men's business.
Meet the sisters doing it for themselves
Megan Hinchley, Julie New and Laura Jones, 34, have more in common than just being sisters. They are identical triplet ...
Full circle in business for Kate Murphy
Kate Murphy established, owned and operated businesses in the manufacturing and construction sectors for nearly 30 ...
Height and scale greatly reduced for East End concept
UrbanGrowth NSW and The GPT Group have lodged a revised concept plan with Newcastle City Council for their proposed East...
Inner-city living in heritage site
Parque Newcastle East, located on the corner of Bolton and Church streets on the former site of the region’s first schoo...
Universal underground coal chute system
A multidirectional rotating underground coal chute system that can be installed in less than a single shift at a typical...
Peabody’s Wambo team take out the 53rd Australian Mines Rescue Competition
Peabody’s Wambo Mine have taken out the highly contested 53rd Australian Underground Mines Rescue competition at Centenn...
Awards for Rock Solid suicide prevention program
Mining Family Matters has won its second award in as many weeks for an innovative program aiming to boost mental wellbei...
Newcastle Knights and NSW Mining Extend Partnership
The Newcastle Knights and NSW Mining have agreed to extend their partnership, signing a three-year extension.
Coal Services partnership with Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Coal Services has signed-up for a further five years as a Logo Rights Partner of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
Light Up Newcastle 2016
The Newcastle Rotary Clubs is inviting everyone to join in on a free community event to celebrate Chinese New Year and L...
AccorHotels to operate Trinity Point Resort
The NSW tourism industry is set to receive a significant boost following the announcement by AccorHotels and Johnson P...
New approach to Newcastle transport
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced that the NSW Government was calling on the world’s...
$377 million redevelopment of Stockland Green Hills
Stockland has confirmed that it will undertake a $377 million redevelopment and expansion of its Green Hills Shopping Ce...
Ballina flights commence
FlyPelican commenced flights between Newcastle Airport and Ballina Byron Gateway Airport on 7 December 2015.
$15 million investment in Lochinvar water infrastructure
Hunter Water will spend $15.5 million on new water and sewer infrastructure to cater for 5,000 new homes to be built in ...
Twin awards for Hunter Region BEC
Hunter Region BEC were awarded the Best Regional BEC and Business Advisor, Kate Murphy, won Best Regional Mentor at the ...
Nexus Law Group wins major award
Nexus Law Group have beaten other national law firms to be awarded the prestigious Boutique Law Firm of the Year award i...
Major win for Prosperity Advisers
Accounting and financial firm, Prosperity Advisers has won the prestigious ‘Fast-Growing Firm of The Year’ award at the ...
Anglican Care CEO takes out national award
Anglican Care CEO, Colin Osborne has won ”Most Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in the Care Sector in Australasia in ...
Free tax guide
Pitcher Partners Newcastle and Hunter has published a free Tax Facts guide.
$210 million contract to be delivered through Williamtown
Airbus Defence and Space has received two contracts worth approximately $210m from Australia’s new Capability, Acquisiti...
Barr Property & Planning opens
Stephen Barr has established Barr Property & Planning now operating from its new Newcastle West premises.
Outstanding Achievement Award for The Business Centre
The Business Centre has been awarded for Outstanding Achievement at the recent Small Biz Connect Awards held in Sydney.
Hunter TAFE customised program for Peabody Energy
With an objective to build a world class workforce Peabody Energy engaged Hunter TAFE in late 2013 to develop and delive...
FROM THE EDITOR
Driving around Newcastle, it is great to see the many development projects underway and the skyline punctuated by quite ...
Property Council unveils new vision for Newcastle
The Property Council has released a new revitalisation plan for Newcastle.