July 2017
Port Stephens Economic Profile
The first ever Port Stephens Economic Profile has just been released, empowering residents and businesses with insights ...
Harris Wheeler merges with Hall & Wilcox
Hall & Wilcox, a leading national independent business law firm, boosted its New South Wales presence by merging with h...
Go Smarter campaign by Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport’s CEO, Dr Peter Cock, has challenged the Hunter business community to Go Smarter and make Newcastle Ai...
Williamtown Aerospace Centre continues to grow
The Williamtown Aerospace Centre has grown further with the announcement of Dexata as a new tenant.
Sustainable workshop solutions
In this hyper regulated environment, it can be difficult to operate a workshop whilst also ensuring you are complying ...
Sid Fogg’s Coaches has turned 60
The long established coach operator, Sid Fogg’s Coaches, has now been serving the Newcastle & lower Hunter Valley and be...
INVESTMENT IN NEWCASTLE’S FUTURE
The SHAC Architecture and Interior design team has expanded to meet the city’s exciting renewal and future growth potent...
Expanded services and new look for Kelly’s Finance Group
Local finance brokers, Kelly’s Finance Group (Kelly’s), has undergone a transformation to align their name and brand wit...
University facility to research global threat of contamination
In a commitment to furthering research into the global-threat of contamination, the University of Newcastle (UON) has u...
IPROWD closing the gap in NSW police force
Eleven young Aboriginal students have graduated from the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD) program...
Local defence opportunities to be highlighted at annual conference
The 2017 Hunter Defence Conference will be held on 22 & 23 August 2017 at Crowne Plaza, Newcastle.
Charlestown Square mushroom farm a first and good for environment
In a business first for the Hunter, GPT Charlestown Square will be home to a mushroom farm that brings environmental ben...
Let’s Talk With Adrian Price
My current role is the Regional Manager for the Australian Industry Group for the Hunter, Central Coast and Northern NSW...
How bad do you want it?
Ever wonder what makes the difference between people who experience success and those who just don't seem to make it? I ...
New strata building defect bond scheme – What you need to know
Following recent changes to NSW Strata laws[1], the Building Defect Bond Scheme is scheduled to commence on 1 July 2017 ...
AVEO Group pushes forward with $220 million Newcastle project
Leading retirement developer Aveo Group has brought forward the second stage of its $220 million Newcastle development f...
39 apartment development for Broadmeadow
Brunker Road Broadmeadow is set to undergo further redevelopment with the recent DA approval for a boutique apartment co...
New Appointments
New business appointments in the Hunter Region.
Origins of Honeysuckle Development Corporation
The 1970s and 1980s saw a significant decline in the Newcastle CBD and inner suburbs, with population loss, physical deg...
Hunter Development Corporation and expanded responsibilities
In July 2007 the NSW Government announced the formation of the Hunter Development Corporation through the merger of the ...
Honeysuckle Precincts
Honeysuckle has been a major success in urban renewal.
Honeysuckle Current Status
The Honeysuckle project complements the $500 million-plus Revitalising Newcastle program, both sharing objectives of rev...
Other major responsibilities
The Newcastle Port Community Contribution is an initiative to provide funding for new community infrastructure around ...
Hunter Regional Plan 2036
The Hunter Regional Plan 2036 is the product of extensive consultation with councils, stakeholders and the wider communi...
Looking towards the future
The Hunter Region and particularly Newcastle is witnessing unprecedented levels on investment and development that is ma...
Newcastle attracting billions in investment
The renewal of Newcastle is now in full swing, with billions of dollars of both private and public investment transformi...
City promoted by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
The city of Newcastle is fast emerging as a smart, liveable and sustainable city.
Gateway Project Stage 2 under construction
The Gateway Project Stage 2 at 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West is currently under construction and is expected to be c...
Redevelopment of Newcastle cruise ship terminal to drive tourism growth
Newcastle will soon host larger cruise ships and more passengers thanks to the redevelopment of the city’s new cruise te...
NeW Space bringing new life to Newcastle CBD
July 2017 is a major milestone in the life of the University of Newcastle with doors opening on their City education pre...
The unique design of NeW Space
The University of Newcastle’s NeW Space Project provided architects Lyons Architecture and EJE Architecture with an extr...
Even gran is on the net
When your 95-year grandma is flitting around on Facetime and monitoring and rebuking her great-grandkids about inappropr...
Landmark homes in the sky to transform Newcastle
Construction is about to commence on Newcastle’s landmark Verve Residences in Newcastle West.
Leading architects design first major mall redevelopment
Newcastle based award winning architectural practice CKDS Architecture will be instrumental in shaping the first major r...
An empty space is a lost opportunity
Since 2008, Renew Newcastle has been working with property owners with high rental vacancies in the CBD.
Revitalisation – what will it mean for Newcastle?
Don’t get me wrong I loathe the idea of being labelled a naysayer. As a real estate agent, we always seek the positives ...
Quality architecture a feature of new Honeysuckle buildings
Designs for new buildings at Honeysuckle unveiled recently feature high quality architecture that will make a great cont...
The Coates Hire Newcastle 500 showcasing the Hunter
The Coates Hire Newcastle 500 has exceeded all expectation with tickets sales unprecedented for any new Supercars event ...
INSURANCE IN SUPER – KNOW YOUR OPTIONS
More than 70% of Australian life insurance policies are currently held inside of superannuation
HAVE YOU GOT A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY?
With the commencement of a new financial year, now is the time to stop and think about how your organisation has weather...
WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE THE CYBER THREAT SERIOUSLY – OR RISK REPUTATIONAL AND FINANCIAL DAMAGE
You can easily be forgiven for downplaying the risk of a cyber-attack.
Leading cultural change
Arguably, the single most challenging task that any leadership team can be charged with is to change or align a company’...
Five things leaders can do to foster engagement
For a number of years now, leadership studies have been telling us that organisations with engaged workforces experience...
Whipper makes Savvy connection
Two of the Hunter’s most trusted names in recruitment have joined forces, the result can only be great news for any orga...
Looping back to business leadership
More than six years ago, Geraldine Moran left the corporate world to start a charity.
The Matriarch of Recruitment in the Hunter Valley
In the late 1980’s, highly respected Newcastle business stalwart the late Mrs Pat Callaghan (AO) affectionately referred...
“You just can’t get good people”…
Have you ever said this? Normally you say this when exasperated by something one of your staff members has just done. We...
From the editor
With the July issue including a feature on Newcastle Renewal, it is an opportune time to consider the lessons we have l...