July 2015
Williamtown Aerospace Centre continues to expand
WAC Holdings has its commercial third building underway at Williamtown Aerospace Centre, the home of the soon to be open...
MOU signed by NCC & UrbanGrowth NSW
The City of Newcastle has agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UrbanGrowth NSW that acknowledges Coun...
Guidelines in development: Mine Subsidence Remediation Fund
In March 2015 the then Treasurer Andrew Constance announced the Baird Government would allocate $17 million from the Hun...
Institute of Architects awards designs that endure
As part of the 2015 Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards “best of the best” awards, a jury has toured the “Honeysuckle Herit...
Hey little sister…
Let’s play silly for a minute with Sam Eichblatt’s description of Newcastle as Sydney’s ‘unappreciated little sister
New ways of living
Newcastle’s wonderful transition period allows people to upsize their lifestyle and downsize their home coffee machines.
More funding allocated for replacing heavy rail
The NSW Government allocated another $103 million in the State Budget delivered in June toward the Newcastle heavy rail ...
Empire Hotel site to be re-released to market
The Hunter Development Corporation (HDC) has confirmed it has revoked the preferred proponent status of the proposed dev...
Renewing Newcastle
For as long as I can remember the renewal of Newcastle was something that was going to happen.
$38 million mixed development approved for Honeysuckle
Doma Group has received approval for its proposed twin tower building planned for 18 Honeysuckle drive which will offer ...
APP managing landmark projects
At first glance, Newcastle’s two landmark projects leading the charge for revitalising the city centre may not have too ...
University of Newcastle NeW Space Precinct set to bring new life to Newcastle CBD
Whilst there are an increasing number of important projects underway and planned for the Newcastle CBD, the University o...
The unique design of NeW Space
The University of Newcastle’s NeW Space Project provided architects Lyons Architecture and EJE Architecture with an extr...
“Young Guns” to help build NeW Space
Part of principal contractor Hansen Yuncken’s strategy in targeting NeW Space was to promise the University that they wo...
JML to supply NeW Space façade- AP-1
JML Engineered Facades is working closely with the main contractor, Hansen Yuncken and the consultant team engaged by Ly...
Commencement Ceremony held for NeW Space
A special Commencement Ceremony was held on the NeW Space site on 29 May.
Preparing for the unexpected
Making an insurance claim is always accompanied by the stressful, unexpected situation that gave rise to the claim.
Why SMEs need the right Human Capital Risk protection
Small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) represent over 97% of all businesses in Australia, which translates to over two ...
Will exiting your business achieve its sole purpose?
One of the major risks we come across with business owners is a lack of diversification of their wealth.
Personal insurance is not ‘set and forget’
The topic of insurance is not new – but it is still not necessarily a top priority for a lot of people.
Are you sure you have protected your #1 asset?
When clients come to us, they may not necessarily understand precisely what they want to achieve financially.
Three options for risk management – Avoid, Retain, Transfer
Your financial wellbeing is predicated upon the ongoing receipt of your income and the protection of your assets.
Property Council identifies $1.1 billion of projects
The Hunter Chapter of the Property Council of Australia has identified $1.1 billion of urban renewal projects in the CBD...
GWH design and construct Mercure Newcastle Airport
The Mercure Hotel Newcastle Airport is a design and construct development comprising of 95 accommodation rooms, restaura...
Mercure hotel a vote of confidence in Newcastle Airport
When Mercure Newcastle Airport opens its doors to the public in August, the confidence that international hotel brand Ac...
Revitalisation of Newcastle gaining momentum
With a wide range of projects recently finished, under construction and planned, the revitalisation of Newcastle is quic...
Mercure Newcastle Airport set to open
The newly built Mercure Newcastle Airport is open for bookings now, for stays from 1 August, 2015.
Rides around Oz raises funds for disability services
After 27 days on the road, Gerald Frogley has returned home from his 14,670km ride around Australia.
Let's talk with Bevan Ramsden
Something very important happened the moment Bevan Ramsden started his first job at the Post Master General’s Department...
Are you an authentic leader?
Do you know of a specific leadership style that leads to staff engagement, because of its powerful ability to generate t...
Reinventing the Hunter’s manufacturing and service firms
Australia is the lucky country richly endowed with Agricultural and Mineral Resources.We fell off the sheep’s back into ...
Managing mixed developments needs four ingredients
In the Hunter we are seeing more developments with retail, commercial and residential spaces together under the one roof...
Merewether Golf Club land sale a step closer
Merewether Golf Club’s plan to sell off approximately 1900 sqm of land is a step closer with Newcastle City Council appr...
Massive rise in stamp duty
The Property Council has reported that stamp duty has seen a massive rise in the last two decades.
Stage one of Trinity Point development gains approval
Hunter’s Joint Regional Panel has approved stage one of the Johnson Property Group’s Trinity Point marina and residentia...
40 years for KLM Accounting
Kilpatrick Lake Mackenzie established business in Lake Macquarie in 1975 and for the past 40 years has been a prominent ...
Foundation community supports local students
A group of talented local students has been presented with awards and scholarships, providing much needed support and en...
Bean Counters support accountants of tomorrow
The local professional accounting and business community has continued its support of education pathways in the Hunter b...
Tempus Two masthead changed to Roche Estate
Tempus Two Estate has officially changed its name to Roche Estate, but the wine and its label remains the same as always...
Alliance promotes Hunter wine and tourism industries
Singleton Council has agreed in principle to the formation of the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Alliance with a Memoran...
25 new manufacturing jobs for Hunter
The NSW government has announced it will assist a specialist engineering company to establish a manufacturing facility i...
Small business workshops tailored for Newcastle
“Newcastle – Open for Business” is an innovative workshop, business advisory and collaboration series, tailored for new ...
$310M gas storage plant opened at Tomago
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) officially opened a new Gas Storage Facility near Newcastle in June.
State Government assists massive Dungog clean up
Clean up of Myall Creek, which runs through Dungog, has commenced.
Diagnostic ultrasound offering improved service
When Dr Steve Raymond and his team looked at the growing commercial 3D and 4D ultrasound imagery market, they had concer...
PAC approval for T4 coal loader
The Planning Assessment Commission has recommended the T4 coal loader on Kooragang Island be approved.
Seaplane service announced
Hotelier Dr Jerry Schwartz has announced plans for a seaplane service that will connect Sydney visitors to Newcastle and...
Local business gets behind sport and charity
A Hunter-based business is getting behind local sport and charity to benefit business and community.
Hunter ER providers get $62K boost
Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, has announced one-off funding of $62,000 has been extended to a number of ...
Mentoring program for women in mining kicks off
Twenty-two women working in the NSW resources sector have the next five months to ask their burning career-related quest...
Small Animal Specialist Hospital helped with manual handling
Actevate and the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) joined forces recently when manual handling issues emerged with...
Additional Newcastle-Canberra flights on offer
FlyPelican has announced it is adding more services to its direct Canberra and Newcastle service weeks after their launc...
Oooh la la lollipop lollipop…...
It’s all child’s play for a new local business that has opened at Gateshead.
Stockland Glendale to get $60M facelift
A DA for the major redevelopment of Stockland Glendale has been submitted to Lake Macquarie Council.
Ai Group wins government contract
Ai Group has won a Federal Government contract to support business with access to training in order to better succeed in...
From The Editor
The NSW Budget handed down in June has been generally well received by business, a focus on infrastructure, jobs, housin...
Work starts on $25.8M transport interchange
The delivery of a significant infrastructure project for the Hunter Region is one step closer, with Daracon starting wor...
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