Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility to be built in Tomago
On 13 October Energy Renaissance, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, announced that it will build Renai...
New direct flights between Canberra and Newcastle
Newcastle Airport is excited to announce a new direct service between Canberra and Newcastle, commencing 20 November.
A Stronger, United, Sustainable, Voice for Hunter Valley Wine Country
On 16 September in a monumental move that will see enormous potential unlocked for local tourism operators in Australia’...
$9 million Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary opens its doors
Environment Minister Matt Kean MP joined Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer on 25 September to officially open the Port Ste...
October 2020
The missing block to build an all-renewable electric grid
A new type of thermal storage material, housed in blocks like LEGO, could see coal-fired power stations converted to ru...
Newcastle children’s charity “blown away” by $10,000 donation despite COVID cancellation
Like so many charity events in 2020, Charlie’s Run 4 Kids was forced to cancel its major fundraiser, a 5-day run held ev...
The Mutual Bank’s head office is ready for business
Already described as a ‘new landmark of the lower Hunter’, The Mutual Bank’s new head office at 6 Mitchell Drive, East M...
September 2020
Work starts on new $2.6M neurological rehabilitation centre at Thornton
Construction has started on a new 2.6M centre to provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to people with neurol...
$2.8 million transformation to reinvent Charlestown Mall gets underway
A fresh upgrade is now underway for one of Lake Macquarie’s busiest pedestrian malls, with works starting on-site mid-Au...
August 2020
Costco and Green Capital Group announced as major Cockle Creek developments
Millions of dollars will flood into the Hunter region with the NSW Government announcing Costco Wholesale Australia and...
Awards to celebrate Lake Mac businesses
Nominations opened 22 July for the Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards, which aim this year to celebrate and recog...
Passenger train arrivals demonstrate unique direct-to-rail capability at Port of Newcastle
The first shipment of new passenger trains for the Sydney network arrived at Port of Newcastle early July, immediately t...
Wheels turning on driverless vehicle trial
The first ever driverless vehicle to mix with traffic on Newcastle’s roads has started ferrying passengers along Wharf R...
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