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February 2015
Golden Door launches Corporate Wellness Program
For over 21 years, Golden Door Health Retreat & Spa – Elysia, Australia’s largest and only purpose built health retreat,...
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Mindfulness: the best people investment for 2015
Mindfulness is no longer considered the weird thing it was a couple of years ago, and how could it be when the smartest...
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Exercising on a busy schedule
For those people who lead extremely busy lives, one of their greatest tools is the power to organise.
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App for gym users
Celebrity chef and nutritionist Zoe Bingley-Pullin has partnered with Balance Health Club to launch Newcastle’s first sp...
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Cardiovascular disease and risk factors
The Heart Foundation of Australia and Deakin University have released a comprehensive set of statistics about cardiovasc...
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Stand up for your health!
Being seated for long periods is emerging as one of the unhealthiest behaviours of our modern lifestyles.
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The top six misconceptions of chiropractic
There are a number of misconceptions out there when it comes to the chiropractic profession and the role of chiropractic...
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Property to drive economic growth in 2015
Australia’s property industry is emerging as the main driver of economic growth and increased employment in the transiti...
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New bill helps tradespeople work across state borders
New laws that make it easier for licensed tradespeople to work across state borders and promise to cut red tape for smal...
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Subdued end to 2014 for construction
The national construction industry contracted at a slightly steeper rate in December, with the Australian Industry Grou...
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Changes for Arena project
Stronarch Property has applied to scrap the hotel component of the Arena project at Newcastle Beach and replace it with ...
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Technology and a global workforce
According to a Greer Institute Workforce and Talent study, the 2020 workforce is both “the most educated and culturally ...
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Rapid growth for Pinpoint cloud services
Pinpoint Computers has reported rapid growth of their Cloud Services and Solutions division, with the number of customer...
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New banking technology for The Greater customers
The Greater Building Society has announced several new digital projects to provide customers faster, more convenient acc...
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The changing technological landscape: Cloud technology
In only a few years, cloud technology has altered the IT landscape and changed the way both large enterprises and small ...
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Viatek launches scanning as a service
The way in which the key participants of a business interact has enormous implications for the viability and longevity o...
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Businesses lagging in cybersecurity
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report, which examines internet for the Hunter both threat intelligence and cybersecurity...
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Australia falls in global internet speed rankings
According to the latest Akamai's State of the Internet report, Australia has fallen to 44th in the world in terms of ave...
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Additional 4GX mobile internet for the Hunter
Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin has announced that Telstra will extend their 4GX service to cover 25 Hunter suburbs and...
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New premises for Telligence
Telligence opened their doors at their new bigger and brighter premises 14/56 Industrial Drive, Mayfield East, on the 5 ...
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What advice would you give to your younger self?
Imagine if you could go back in time when you were starting out as a leader or entrepreneur. What advice would you give...
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What happened last year and how to improve this year
We see, hear and witness almost every week failure of businesses around us.
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Are you prepared for the unforeseeable incidents?
In December 2014 the Lindt Café was under siege in Sydney,where patrons and workers were taken as hostages.
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Do you know how valuable intellectual property is for your business?
Intellectual property (IP) is an extremely valuable asset and one that is at the core of almost every business.
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Newcastle CBD office vacancy rates crash to record low
The Property Council of Australia’s latest Australian Office Market Report shows that demand for office space in Newcast...
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$155,000 funding from The Greater
Three charities received a welcome start to the New Year, sharing in $155,000 in additional funding from the Hunter-base...
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Varley employee celebrates 50 years of service
Varley Group reached another significant milestone in its 129 year history on 2 February, with local employee Dennis Bev...
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Attracting more international students to the Hunter
RDA Hunter has welcomed the NSW Government’s support of its new initiative, Study Hunter, which is a collaboration with ...
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ANNIVERSARY - 25 YEARS
Anglomoil, the 100% Australian owned and operated manufacturer of premium “Extreme Performance” lubricants, is celebrati...
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Global demand for NSW coal continues to grow
Data released by Coal Services Pty Ltd reveals that in 2013-14 NSW coal exports increased by nearly 8%, from 155 million...
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Rebuilding NSW invests $6 billion in regional infrastructure
The Hunter’s roads will benefit through the state government’s $20 billion Rebuilding NSW plan with a commitment of $6 b...
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Hunter Coal Festival draws near
The Hunter Coal Festival is being held on 12-29 March.
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Wickham Transport Interchange contract awarded
The main construction contract to design and build the Wickham Transport Interchange Project has been awarded to Laing O...
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NCC sells buildings to Catholic Church
Newcastle Council has sold two buildings to the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic diocese.
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Hunter firm features in Australian Accounting Awards
Hunter based accounting and financial firm, Prosperity Advisers had major successes at the 2014 Australian Accounting Aw...
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Fort Scratchley gun fired for first time in 100 years
A gun capable of hitting a boat 4km from land was fired at Fort Scratchley on 22 January for the first time in 100 years...
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Newcastle Financial becomes Rethink Financial Planning
Newcastle Financial Planning, which has been around since 1979, is being transformed to Rethink Financial Planning and ...
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Glencore applies to extend life of Mount Owen
Glencore has applied to the NSW Government to extract an additional 92 million tonnes of coal from the Mount Owen comple...
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The Port of Newcastle achieves another record trade year
A record 164.3 million tonnes of trade was handled by the Port of Newcastle in 2014, marking another record trade year.
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Tourle Street Bridge upgrade progressing
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, The Hon Warren Truss MP has announced a ...
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Downer EDI signs $1 billion deal with Pacific National
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) has signed a Locomotive Maintenance Agreement (Agreement) with Pacific National Pty Ltd (Pac...
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Hunter business helps Vanuatu teenagers compete in Surfest
During Surfest 2015 there will be many young people from around the globe hoping to reach the highest levels of this int...
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Westpac Rescue Helicopter wins major contract
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Chairman, Cliff Marsh, said that he believed the community, and particularly volunteer...
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HVTC Skills Centre providing specialised training for power industry apprentices
HVTC Skills Centre welcomed 27 new power generation and mining industry apprentices as they began their careers at the c...
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Training the builders of the future
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has announced the roll out of the 2015 Build Your Future scholarship program.
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FROM THE EDITOR
The time has well and truly passed for Newcastle to get over its fixation with the removal of the heavy rail line from W...
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