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June 2015
Innovative training partnership success
Earlier this year, HVTC embarked on an innovative training program that saw the company employ 15 promising electrical...
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Benchmark training empowers staff
A collaborative program between Caltex Australia and Hunter TAFE has set the benchmark for workplace training and delive...
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New workshops for women sole traders
Women have needs in self-employed that differ to mens’, and to how business is run in the corporate world or other emplo...
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A new landscape provides diverse choice
Educational pathways are more diverse and accessible with the traditional areas of higher education, vocational (VET) an...
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Hunter Innovation Festival 2015
The Hunter Innovation Festival has been an annual event since 2007 and in true innovation style there have been many ite...
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Can I patent my App? Protecting ICT inventions
Inventors should explore the possibility of filing a patent application for their mobile app right at the outset of deve...
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Smart Specialisation to drive international competitiveness
RDA Hunter is applying the proven Smart Specialisation system as a catalyst for new activities to strengthen the economi...
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Ash Maurya and Slingshot partner to deliver Bootstart
Ash Maurya, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential authors and recognised global thought leaders in the startup space,...
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Lake Mac: Smart City, Smart Council
Lake Macquarie City Council is investigating new technologies to drive innovation in sustainable practices and to encour...
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Front End Innovation Conference Boston, Massachusetts 2015
The possibilities opening up to businesses at this time of incredible change are exciting, though it will be challenging...
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Crowdfunding set to raise $3.4 billion
Previously most ‘life changing’ ideas lay dormant, talked about over beers with friends as “the one that got away”.
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Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival
The Tom Farrell Institute organises the Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival (EVFestival) to grow interest in Science...
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Innovating to solve regional problems
Every Hunter business looking to thrive in the current global economic environment needs to innovate.
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Australian Government to help Hunter businesses grow
The flagship Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme aims to improve business competitiveness and productivity.
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Students’ innovation in robotics
Five talented students will make history as the first Hunter TAFE team to participate in the National Instruments Autono...
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Mt Thorley home to Bridgestone’s Institute Global Mining Solutions
A global centre for tyre excellence opened at Mt Thorley in April to better support the economically vital mining sector...
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Mining industry ahead in the fight against ice
The war on drugs has a new focus, highlighted by recent media coverage on the menace of methamphetamines – ‘crystal meth...
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1,300 jobs closer to being secured at Mount Thorley Warkworth
The jobs of 1,300 Upper Hunter miners are another step closer to being secured following today’s recommendation by the N...
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Drayton South EIS on exhibition
The New South Wales Government has placed the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Drayton South coal project on...
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Local innovation reduces fire risk in engine bays
Local business Funnel Web Fire Systems has developed a secondary system for engine bays which acts as a backup when the ...
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Hydro site plans
Plans for the future use of the 2000 ha site of Hydro’s former aluminium smelter activities at Kurri Kurri are progressi...
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Property now Australia's biggest industry
The property industry’s share of GDP rose to $182.5 billion in 2013-14 – the highest of any industry in the country, acc...
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Calculating Return-on-Investment (ROI) from eLearning
eLearning has revolutionised education and training and this is especially true in the workplace.
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Hunter students prepared for global workplace
A historic partnership between Nagasaki International University and Hunter TAFE was formalised during a visit to the re...
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Technology in education
One of the constant questions in an educational setting surrounds the direction of technology and how it can be utilised...
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Australia’s oldest reservoir opened to the public
Newcastle East is home to one of the oldest reservoirs in Australia, it’s also the only one to be open to the public.
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The Value of “Thinking Time”
Over the last 20 years, I have practised "Thinking Time", which is 30-60 minutes of uninterrupted time, a couple of time...
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Using KPIs to boost your business
A key performance indicator (KPI) is a metric that is generated to monitor significant elements of your business.
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Taking control of your super
The rules around superannuation remain unchanged in the recent Federal Budget with the government further advising there...
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Control spending as your company grows
As your company grows, the opportunity for spending to spin out of control increases.
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Hunter Defence Conference
The 2015 Hunter Defence Conference was held at the iconic Fort Scratchley function centre and historic site on 20-21 May...
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Newcastle to Canberra flights begin
Flights between Newcastle Airport and Canberra commenced on 1 June with new airline FlyPelican. Flights between Newcastl...
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Novocastrian website archived for generations to come
A website initiative developed by Newcastle creative agency Out of the Square Media (OOTS) has been selected to be archi...
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BHP’s Newcastle steelworks’ centenary event
Hunter residents, including many former BHP Newcastle steelworks’ workers and their families, attended an event to comme...
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Town planning, building design and environmental planning services
Plan.ink (formerly AcroPlan) is an independent consultancy service providing contemporary solutions in sustainable build...
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Coffey to oversee construction of new defence facilities
Coffey will manage the construction phase of the New Air Combat Capability Facilities Project at RAAF Base Williamtown.
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COR Cooling relocates
Market leading industrial cooling and heat exchange solutions supplier COR Cooling is relocating its NSW based operation...
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Council delivers 'Living Laboratory' for energy efficiency
As the Energy Hunter program comes to an end, partner organisations The City of Newcastle, the Hunter Business Chamber a...
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Over $1million for Hunter tourism
The NSW government have announced a funding and support package for the Hunter’s tourism industry following the storms i...
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In Memoriam
The staff of Newcastle Security are saddened to report that our beloved manager Matt Levin lost his 18 month battle with...
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Small Biz Solutions for Small Business in the Hunter
The Business Centre has successfully tendered for the Australian Small Business Advisory Service (ASBAS), an Australian ...
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Highest honour for Bill McDonald
McDonald Jones Homes founder and owner Bill McDonald has been awarded the highest honour possible by the Housing Industr...
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FROM THE EDITOR
The passing of the legislation for the partial lease of New South Wales’ power network will provide a much needed boost ...
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