December 2017
Newcastle Cruise Terminal plans released
The NSW Government and Port of Newcastle have revealed the design of the new Newcastle Cruise Terminal which will transf...
New innovation facility launched at Williamtown
On 1 November Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald MLC helped launch the new defence, security, and aer...
How to win the holiday battle as a small business owner
As the holiday season quickly approaches, many Australian small businesses find themselves under increased pressure, due...
ME Program provides students with commercial acumen
The Department of Defence funded ME Program is providing students from partner school, St Philips Christian College, wit...
The Newcastle Shop offers one-stop visitor services over summer
A new pop-up retail business run by Newcastle City Council is offering a central location for visitor services in Honeys...
Novaskill Trainee of the Year
In a looming labour market of extensive skills shortages, Alliance Labour Solutions continues to ensure they are combatt...
Accounting Firm of the Year Award for Bottrell
At a function in Sydney on 2 November winners for the inaugural, state-based SMSF and Accounting awards were announced t...
Hunter-based project manager named as AFR Fast Starters
Catalyst Project Consulting has been named in the prestigious 2017 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Fast Starters list...
PKF named as SMSF leaders
David Henriksen, PKF’s Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) specialist has won a prestigious award at the 2017 SMSF and Accoun...
Council planner wins NSW PIA Excellence Award
Lake Macquarie City Council’s Manager Integrated Planning, Sharon Pope, has received a prestigious award at the 2017 Pla...
Businesses back to boom-time confidence levels
Businesses’ confidence in the Hunter economy has strengthened further in the September quarter. Confidence for the next ...
Smart city funding for Newcastle
Newcastle City Council has welcomed a $5 million Australian Government grant to deploy digital technology to make it eas...
A fresh approach to family law for Newcastle
Farrar Gesini Dunn (FGD) has specialised in family law for more than 20 years and are now open for business in Newcastle...
University Network to Drive NSW Defence
The NSW Government will invest $1.25 million in a new university-led network to bolster defence-related research and dev...
Using your mobile overseas
If you are not careful when using your phone overseas the billcan become higher than the cost of your flight.
Five things I have learned since opening a Burger Urge franchise
After discovering Burger Urge on a family trip to Brisbane, I became curious about the brand and decided to open my own ...
Are you drowning in the content of your business?
A colleague of mine, after reading a few of my recent articles, commented that from these no one would know that I am an...
Residential real estate agent reveals 2018 suburb predictions for Hunter
Hunter Valley real estate agent James Rodrick of the award-winning real estate group Starr Partners, has announced his t...
It’s amazing where serendipity takes you
Around 67% of Australia’s GDP growth in 2016 came from the housing market, a situation that doesn’t appear to be slowing...
2017 Women In Business Sandra Hinchey
Sandra Hinchey is a Registered Architect and a Director at Webber Architects.
2017 Women In Business Sophie Chaffey
Sophie Chaffey is Managing Director of Alliance Labour Solutions, a company she founded to provide a robust recruitment/...
2017 Women In Business Gillian Summers
Gillian Summers is Managing Director and Owner of Brain Industries Pty Ltd.
The illusive quest for "Work-life balance
About 2 years ago, I came up with the radical idea that taking a day or 2 off a month would be a great thing – a great t...
Helping the next generation
Postgraduate business qualifications are a must for many aspiring business leaders and there is no better place to study...
First Newcastle women awarded Honary Fellow by Engineers Australia
Honorary Fellow is Engineers Australia’s highest membership grade and is conferred on a Fellow of Engineers Australia o...
REINSW award for Leah Jay Systems Support Manager
At the 2017 NSW Real Estate Institute Awards, the focus was, as you might expect, predominantly on the client-facing a...
Australia's latest gender equality scorecard released
More employers are taking action to address pay gaps and gender imbalances that persist across the economy, according t...
Guiding organisations in realising the potential in workplace
Emma Rutter, a Property Advisor with APP Corporation is working with businesses to help them articulate and achieve the...
Quarry Mining recruits disability worker
Glencore and Quarry Mining in partnership have created a valuable opportunity to provide a disability worker with emp...
NSW coal mining jobs growing again
The strong turnaround in coal prices and increased demand for NSW coal from our key export markets is delivering more ...
Biofuel facility for Muswellbrook
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $11.9 million in funding for Australian biofuel company Eth...
Wambo named Australian champions
Peabody Energy’s Wambo Mine have taken out the highly contested 55th Australian Underground Mines Rescue competition in ...
From the editor
As 2017 comes to a close, the Hunter is well positioned for sustained growth over coming years.
2017 HBR December Issue
As well as containing all your Hunter business news and advice this issue featured Women in Business and the Mining and ...
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