The 2020 Hunter Business Awards opened this week, boasting a new presentation format and a special award to recognise the Hunter region’s COVID Business Hero. The Awards will be contested in 17 categories, with the winners to be presented with their awards at a live, COVID Safe gala ceremony at the Civic Theatre on Friday…
With restrictions easing across the Hunter, Community First Credit Union has launched several new banking solutions to help businesses in the region bounce back. Regional Partnerships Manager at Community First Credit Union, Shane Cridland, said that in response to COVID-19, their team wanted to provide light at the end of the tunnel for business owners….
A pilot study of a new online support portal has opened to provide guidance and a supportive community for people sharing the brain cancer journey with a loved one. Developed by mental health researchers at the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), with the support of an Innovation Grant from the Mark…
Last week marked one year since Hume Community Housing began operating in the Hunter region. On 2 September 2019, Hume’s Maitland office opened, signaling the successful delivery of the largest transfer of public housing in Australian history, in partnership with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and the Land and Housing Corporation NSW. In…
Mim Jenkinson, the local business woman behind Love From Mim, has been named as a finalist for the 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards. She has been named a finalist in five categories, which include: Global Brand, Digital Innovation, Product Design and Rising Star. She is also in the running for the People’s Choice Award for Leadership. The…
After overcoming the closure of his former workplace due to COVID-19, Brendan Dooley decided to use his 30 years of work in the motor vehicle industry to start his own car buying and brokering business. Brendan and Angela Dooley established AutoSelect Newcastle in May and have already helped dozens of local people save money, time,…
Newcastle council voted earlier this week in support of a trial to extend the trading hours of restaurants in the city until midnight and to 2:00 AM for small bars. This extension comes years after the City of Newcastle’s originally adopted the After Dark Strategy two years ago. Twenty-seven bars and restaurants have opted into the proposed trial, as part of…
Last month Newcastle Airport welcomed former Group Executive Virgin Australia Airlines, Robert Sharp, as an independent member on the airport’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC). Effective as of 1 September 2020 for an initial two-year tenure, Robert joins Chair Jude Munro AO and existing Directors, Cam MacPhee and Ryan Palmer on the committee. Newcastle…
Principal of Belle Property Cessnock, Hunter Valley, and Lake Macquarie (formerly Belle Property Charleston), Anthony Di Nardo, has opened Belle Property Newcastle – his fourth office in just two years. Experiencing exceptional growth in his business, Anthony said the interest in the Newcastle and broader Hunter region is booming amid the impact of COVID-19. “With…
Greater Bank is marking its 75-year anniversary by launching a legacy project that will grow and prosper with communities for many years to come. Greater Bank CEO, Scott Morgan, announced last week that the Newcastle-born, customer-owned bank is celebrating the milestone by planting 75,000 trees across regional NSW over the next 12 months. Around 45,000…