Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus wants their students to 'AIM Higher' when considering their futures. To inspire this in their students, they invited local organisations and business owners to join them in a motivational empowerment day for Year 12 students. Community & Industry Coordinator Leigh Killian said the idea was to provide a wide-range of career…
A fun day to celebrate International Day of People has been organised in a partnership between Lake Macquarie City Council, Newcastle City Council and Disability Network Hunter Inc. Lake Macquarie City Council's Manager Community Planning, John Ferguson, is inviting everyone to come along to Speers Point Park on Monday, 2 December 2012 to join in…
Hunter families that are in need of a helping hand this Christmas will benefit from The Salvation Army and Wests teaming up for a second year as they turn their Christmas trees into Giving Trees in aid of supporting the local community. Working alongside the Salvation Army, Wests' Giving Tree Appeal will see ten trees…
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This week Hunter TAFE staff recovered a time capsule that had been concealed underground on Newcastle Campus for 25 years. It contained items such as wine, a metal award stamp, a student handbook and photos. Institute Director, Phil Cox said the opening of the time capsule showcased Hunter TAFE’s rich history which exceeds more than…
Founded on agriculture, driven by coal and sustained by the Hunter River, Singleton holds an important place in NSW. From its unique beginnings as a significant Aboriginal then European settlement, Singleton has developed into the economic beating heart of the state and a centre of industry, heritage and community.
Flanked by farm land, wineries and framed by the Wollemi and Yengo National parks, the Singleton local government area embodies a warm welcome that is only found in regional Australia.
Singleton Council staff will be reflecting on the importance of maintaining a healthy work/life balance next Wednesday in support of national Go Home on Time Day. Go Home on Time Day is an initiative of The Australia Institute, an influential research organisation based in Canberra. The day was conceived in 2009 as a light-hearted way…
Last week two multi-million dollar machines were installed to provide timely access to much needed radiotherapy treatment for people of the Hunter. Two Elekta Infinity linear accelerators with advanced Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) were installed at Genesis Cancer Care's state-of-the-art centre at Lake Macquarie Private Hospital. External beam radiotherapy is a widely used cancer…
Locally-based software development firm Inzant has recently relocated their offices to cater for employee growth. Established September 2011, by husband and wife team Sue and Neville Kripp, Inzant is now based at a Kotara headquarters, to better represent its Australasian team of 11 and its growing number of new products. Inzant aims to bring enterprise…
Established in 2011, the Bean Counters Ball is an annual charity event that raises funds to provide much needed support for young people in the Hunter region.
The Ball is an initiative of local members of Certified Practicing Accountants Australia (CPA Australia) and the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ), with all funds raised donated to local charities Samaritans and Hunter TAFE Foundation to support young people pursuing education pathways.
Two young accountants were honoured at the third annual Bean Counters Ball last week. Matthew Danvers of Doyle Partners and Elizabeth Goodwin from SiDCOR shared this year’s Young Achiever Award, presented by guest speaker and MC, Winter Olympics gold medalist Steven Bradbury OAM. More than 230 local members of Certified Practicing Accountants Australia (CPA Australia)…
Hunter businessmen say NO to violence against women. A number of Hunter businessmen are taking a stand against violence towards women and are encouraging all men to do the same. The businessmen are taking the White Ribbon Day oath in three new advertisements in the Newcastle Herald that started appearing yesterday. Each advertisement has eight prominent Hunter…
Samaritans is a regional welfare agency providing disability services, disability care, youth, family, mental health and community support in Newcastle and several regions of NSW.
The Combined Charities Christmas Toy Warehouse is making an early call-out for donations, with the warehouse set to open in Newcastle later this month. The warehouse, run jointly by Samaritans, the Salvation Army and Wesley Mission, expects to see 1100 families in need, with a total of 3,000 children in the three weeks it is…