Orica has been awarded for its fragmentation measurement technology, FRAGTrack™ and entrenched culture of innovation, taking out the 2nd spot in the Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies List 2020 under the Agriculture, Mining & Utilities Service sector. The prestigious annual list published by The Australian Financial Review (AFR) and Boss Magazine is based on…
Newcastle Interior Designer, Louise Mackay, has taken out the Student Category at the 34th annual Dulux Colour Awards, which was held late last month. With a record-breaking number of entries, the judges selected projects which displayed innovative use of colour in built environments across both commercial and residential spaces. Each year, architect and design professionals…
More than 2,500 artists and 300-plus live music venues across NSW are being primed for the Australian-first music event, Great Southern Nights, with tickets for over 900 gigs now on sale, including many venues across the Hunter region. The NSW Government initiative has been created to kick-start the recovery of the live music, hospitality and…
The Newcastle business community was out in full force earlier this month, with over 150 members and guests attending the Newcastle Business Club (NBC) sell out luncheon at the Newcastle Jockey Club. This was the first luncheon hosted by Newcastle Business Club since March, when COVID-19 restrictions began. To mark the occasion, iconic Hunter personality,…
Ampcontrol has taken home the Excellence in Innovation Award at the 2020 Lake MacBusiness Excellence Awards for their work producing ventilator prototypes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The local electrical engineering company joined a spectacular line up of Lake Mac businesses at this year’s virtual awards ceremony and celebrated with the win in the innovation category….
Fresh Marketing has announced Brittany Deller as the newest recruit to join their team in the position of Marketing Projects Manager. Brittany joins the team with a strong background in social media, marketing communication,and project managementwith her mostrecent role being as a Community and Social Media Manager at Newcastle based transport start-up Liftango. She has…
Brain Industries has recruited new members to its team, including a Tasmanian devil, koala and a brand-new Product Manager–Conveyor Products & Mining, Garry Mott. Managing Director, Gillian Summers, said the team has named the male Tasmanian devil, Sir Neville the Devil. And they are calling the female koala – Princess Poly (after polyurethane, which Brain…
Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) respiratory researchers from the University of Newcastle (UoN) have played an integral role in developing a new preventative nasal spray treatment by Australian bio tech company, Ena Respiratory. The treatment, INNA-051, boost the natural human immune system to fight common colds and flu in the nose and throat to prevent…
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, a local profit for purpose organisation is prepared for continued future success. At thirty years young, TROG Cancer Research is braving the uncertainty of the current environment and shoring up their governance structure with the appointment of a new Company Secretary. CPA-qualified finance professional and philanthropist, Bernadette Smyth, has joined…
Fifteen local businesses will learn how to create new or expanded tourism offerings as part of a City of Newcastle program designed to grow the visitor economy. The Product Development Mentoring Program is connecting local operators with professional mentors, who will teach them how to develop, promote and sell their tourism products and experiences to…