June 2019
The sun sets on HIF 2019 and dawns on potential
The Hunter Innovation Festival set out to connect people and shine a light on collaborations that are forming all over ...
Digital innovation trial helping find and fix leaks quicker
Finding and fixing hidden leaks and predicting water main bursts before they occur are part of a Hunter Water-first dig...
Collaborative Construction Solutions celebrates 5 years of growth
2019 marks 5 years in business for Collaborative Construction Solutions, a rapidly growing commercial builder with offic...
Keystone Lawyers wins Australasian Law Award
Newcastle law firm, Keystone Lawyers, has been named State/ Regional Firm of the Year at the Australasian Law Awards he...
Engineers Australia turns 100
This year, Engineers Australia turns 100 and they are celebrating their centenary across Australia by showcasing the cr...
New office showroom opened by OfficePace
OfficePace, a local office furniture specialist, is backing growth in Newcastle, with the opening of a new ‘Designspace...
Flying to Canberra just got easier
FlyPelican has announced six additional flights per week on their popular Canberra service to meet growing passenger dem...
Record tourism push to drive overnight stays in Lake Mac
The $200,000 Love the Lake campaign launched in May targets the lucrative overnight Sydney market, with a 30-second prom...
Agreement signed with prime defence contractor for Astra Aerolab as site works commence
On 14 May NSW Deputy Premier, the Honourable John Barilaro MP, turned the first sod of soil at the Astra Aerolab site, m...
QT Hotels announce QT Newcastle in the revitalised East End precinct
Event Hospitality & Entertainment Limited (EVENT) announced on 3 May It has entered into a management agreement with Iri...
Yancoal extends partnership with Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is thrilled to announce that Yancoal have signed a three year agreement to support the vit...
May 2019
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL
One of the region’s oldest and most successful education businesses has changed its name to help position the organisati...
Newcastle Mine Rehabilitation Conference seeks to answer crucial questions
The 9th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference (Mine Rehab 2019) will be held on 20 Ju...
Council’s free online business portal aims to connect businesses in Singleton
A new way for Singleton businesses to connect, grow and support each other has arrived with a new free online platform l...
Awards to shine light on Lake Mac’s best businesses
The stars of Lake Macquarie’s booming business community are set to shine at a gala awards ceremony in July.
Corporate charter flights land in the Hunter
On-demand and time-efficient air services have returned to the heart of the Hunter Region, with local businesses Matt Ha...
Final Stage of Honeysuckle’s Transformation Underway with $55 Million Public Domain Project
Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) has started work on its $55 million Honeysuckle public domain p...
Council takes out national award for resource recovery and waste management
Cessnock City Council was named winner of the Resource Recovery and Waste Management Award at the Australian Sustainable...
April 2019
Largest tanker arrival the culmination of significant investment in Newcastle
The largest fuel tanker to enter Port of Newcastle in 220 years of commercial operations arrived on 18 March.
NEWCASTLE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
The Maitland Riverlink by CHROFI Architects with McGregor Coxall has emerged as the preeminent project in this year’s Ne...
Bae Systems Australia awarded Hawk contract extension
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP ha...
Maitland Council launches Vibrant City Sponsorship Program
Maitland City Council's Vibrant City Sponsorship Program will provide local community and industry groups, events and or...
INNOVATION, PARENTHOOD AND BUSINESS
When I decided to have children, I had no idea what I was in for. It was like that when I leapt into my own business als...
#FUTUREPROOFING
As the Hunter Innovation Festival enters its the twelfth consecutive year, it is timely to investigate the origins of In...
INNOVATIVE TECH DELIVERS “PURE” WATER TO REMOTE COMMUNITY IN THE NT
Solving problems comes as second nature to Ampcontrol, one of Australia’s largest and most successful electrical enginee...
$30m expansion streamlines Lake Mac waste facility
On 27 February a revamped Community Recycling Centre, new waste transfer station and two giant landfill cells are among ...
Newcastle welcomes simple, smart travel with launch of Holiday Inn Express
IHG®’s fastest growing hotel brand made its debut in Newcastle, with the new Holiday Inn Express Newcastle opening its d...
Investing in the revitalisation of the Newcastle CBD
Local developer and builder GWH recently lodged a Development Application (DA) with City of Newcastle for Darby Plaza, a...
PSC goes green with solar panels
Port Stephens Council has gone green with the installation of more than 350 solar panels on the roof of its Administrati...
Newcastle to host historic women’s Rugby Test
The City of Newcastle has secured another coup for women’s sport following the announcement that the Wallaroos Rugby tea...
First major contracts for Astra Aerolab works
Astra Aerolab, Newcastle Airport’s newly acquired and globally significant Defence and aerospace precinct is one step cl...
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