A $40,000 nationwide design competition is set to showcase next-generation urban housing in Australia. Lake Macquarie City Council’s dWELL contest will challenge industry professionals and tertiary students to design a new style of home with wellness, innovation, affordability and sustainability at its heart. Director Organisational Services, Laura Kendall, said the competition would bring together creative…
The Board of the Hunter Manufacturing Awards Inc (HMA) have confirmed that the Awards will go ahead in 2020. The event will be on a smaller scale to previous years’ events, with guest numbers in accordance with the Government compliance at the time. Held on Friday, 23 October 2020, this year’s Awards are moving to…
Hunter Defence is taking its Defence Readiness Seminar Series online to help regional businesses take advantage of new opportunities in the defence sector. The Defence Readiness series is designed to help SMEs break into or expand their footprint in the potentially lucrative defence industry. Hunter Defence launched the series with a successful Introduction to Defence pilot seminar…
Greater Bank has been named the 2020 best Customer-Owned Institution as part of Money magazine’s 16th annual Consumer Finance Awards. It is the third consecutive year that Greater Bank has been recognised by Money magazine after receiving Home Lender of the Year in 2018 and 2019. In February, the Hunter-based financial institution was also recognised at…
Hunter headquartered community housing provider, Compass Housing Services, is establishing its own in-house property maintenance division. The new division is said to bring local jobs and apprenticeships, as well as savings that can be directed back into improving housing for tenants. My Place Property Maintenance will ultimately create 40 more permanent Compass Housing jobs. In fact,…
Regional NSW based law firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, is in the running for two prestigious Australian Law Awards. The firm is one of eight finalists for Regional Law Firm of the Year and its Principal, Catherine Henry, is one of ten finalists for Regional Lawyer of the Year. Catherine has pioneered bringing health, aged care law…
Events, place activations and initiatives to re-energise and boost the local economy are now eligible for a record $1.3 million in funding from the City of Newcastle. Applications opened last week for a pool of $800,000 under the Special Business Program, which is on offer for the best projects that will promote, beautify, and develop…
North Construction & Building has been revealed as one of the best places to work in Australia. Last week’s Great Place to Work Australia virtual Award presentation announced that this regional 100 per cent employee-owned commercial construction company ranked number 17 on the 2020 Best Places to Work study in the 100-999 employee category. With…
Industry leading shipping stalwart, Noel Dent, has joined Port of Newcastle as the newest Strategic Development Manager for their Multi-purpose Deepwater Terminal (MDT) project. Noel brings to the port more than three decades of expertise in container shipping – including more than 20 years as ANL’s General Manager Operations & Logistics – and will be…
Port Waratah Coal Services last week announced the appointment of a new Chairperson, this follows the news of Penny Winn stepping down from the role in December 2019. Stefanie Loader was appointed Chair of the Board effective 21 July, bringing with her significant global resources experience. As a Company Director, Geologist, and former Mining Executive…