Local law firm, Roberts Legal, announced last week that it had transformed its business by launching two separate niche legal practices: Delaney Roberts, Specialist Family Lawyers and Roberts Legal, Business & Litigation Specialists. The team of five Family Lawyers, practising exclusively in the area of Family Law, celebrated their independence last Friday, with the launch…
The Equal Futures Project (EFP), earlier this month, donated close to $28,000 to two Hunter charities, who are both delivering programs which address diversity and inclusion. Nutrition Plus and Got Your Back Sister (GYBS) each received close to $14,000, with the proceeds raised coming from the EFP’s 10th annual International Women’s Day breakfast held in…
Greater Bank has announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors, Kylie Macfarlane, Catherine Robson and Donna Vinci to its Board. The appointments follow an extensive nation-wide recruitment process and have been effective as of 1 July 2020. Greater Bank Chairman, Wayne Russell, said he was delighted to welcome three highly credentialed Directors to the board who collectively bring a…
Lifeline will be able to boost services to young Australians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through text crisis counselling with the support of a $500,000 donation from nib health funds (nib) together with nib foundation. With demand for support substantially increasing during the pandemic, the funding boost will help expand Australia’s first text…
Hunter-based law firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, has made several new appointments as it continues to diversify its services to meet growing demand from clients across the Hunter and regional NSW. Tom Lyons joins to lead the firm’s booming health law practice, while former lawyer and experienced legal recruiter and practice manager, Jacqueline Keddie, takes on a…
Leading Edge Data Centres has announced a $19.6 million project to upgrade Newcastle and Hunter region’s digital infrastructure, marking the inception of a wider roll-out of a ground-breaking Tier-3 Edge Data Centre network across NSW. The Development Approval (DA) has been granted and the construction is underway with market-leading technology partner, Schneider Electric, who is…
Ampcontrol Testing Officer, Joshua French, has been awarded the prestigious Stan Rippon Award for Excellence in Trade at the 2020 NSW Training Awards – Hunter Region. Recognising and celebrating the achievements of the best in vocational education and training in NSW, the 2020 Hunter Region Awards were announced during a Facebook Live ceremony on Monday…
Sparke Helmore Lawyers has announced it will merge with Newcastle firm Laycock Burke Castaldi (LBC), which will welcome three new Partners to the partnership. The Partners, Julien Castaldi, Seamus Burke and Andrew Knight are highly experienced lawyers who have worked with a broad mix of clients throughout their respective careers. The three come to Spark…
Novocastrian and A.I.R Recruitment Director, Suzie Ninevski, has been recognised by the CEO of the peak recruitment industry body, RCSA, as the Australian & New Zealand RCSA COVID-19 Hero. This year the RCSA decided there was a need for a slightly different award to celebrate the industry through this difficult time. The previous annual Community CEO…
City of Newcastle (CN) has delivered on a shortened deadline of 30 June and become just the second council in NSW to deliver a coastal management program for certification to the State Government. The Final Draft Stockton Coastal Management Program 2020 (Stockton CMP) was unanimously endorsed by the elected Council last week and will now be considered by the Minister for Local Government for review and certification assessment under the Coastal Management Act 2016. The submission of the Stockton CMP to the State Government follows a successful…