June 2015
Innovative training partnership success
Earlier this year, HVTC embarked on an innovative training program that saw the company employ 15 promising electrical...
Benchmark training empowers staff
A collaborative program between Caltex Australia and Hunter TAFE has set the benchmark for workplace training and delive...
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...
A new landscape provides diverse choice
Educational pathways are more diverse and accessible with the traditional areas of higher education, vocational (VET) an...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Lake Mac: Smart City, Smart Council
Lake Macquarie City Council is investigating new technologies to drive innovation in sustainable practices and to encour...
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...
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”.
Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival
The Tom Farrell Institute organises the Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival (EVFestival) to grow interest in Science...
Innovating to solve regional problems
Every Hunter business looking to thrive in the current global economic environment needs to innovate.
Australian Government to help Hunter businesses grow
The flagship Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme aims to improve business competitiveness and productivity.
Students’ innovation in robotics
Five talented students will make history as the first Hunter TAFE team to participate in the National Instruments Autono...
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...
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...
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...
Drayton South EIS on exhibition
The New South Wales Government has placed the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Drayton South coal project on...
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 ...
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...
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...
Calculating Return-on-Investment (ROI) from eLearning
eLearning has revolutionised education and training and this is especially true in the workplace.
Hunter students prepared for global workplace
A historic partnership between Nagasaki International University and Hunter TAFE was formalised during a visit to the re...
Technology in education
One of the constant questions in an educational setting surrounds the direction of technology and how it can be utilised...
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.
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...
Using KPIs to boost your business
A key performance indicator (KPI) is a metric that is generated to monitor significant elements of your business.
Taking control of your super
The rules around superannuation remain unchanged in the recent Federal Budget with the government further advising there...
Control spending as your company grows
As your company grows, the opportunity for spending to spin out of control increases.
Hunter Defence Conference
The 2015 Hunter Defence Conference was held at the iconic Fort Scratchley function centre and historic site on 20-21 May...
Newcastle to Canberra flights begin
Flights between Newcastle Airport and Canberra commenced on 1 June with new airline FlyPelican. Flights between Newcastl...
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...
BHP’s Newcastle steelworks’ centenary event
Hunter residents, including many former BHP Newcastle steelworks’ workers and their families, attended an event to comme...
Town planning, building design and environmental planning services
Plan.ink (formerly AcroPlan) is an independent consultancy service providing contemporary solutions in sustainable build...
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.
COR Cooling relocates
Market leading industrial cooling and heat exchange solutions supplier COR Cooling is relocating its NSW based operation...
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...
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...
In Memoriam
The staff of Newcastle Security are saddened to report that our beloved manager Matt Levin lost his 18 month battle with...
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 ...
Highest honour for Bill McDonald
McDonald Jones Homes founder and owner Bill McDonald has been awarded the highest honour possible by the Housing Industr...
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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