Hunter Region Students Win Eleven Medals in Global ICAS Competitions Students in the Hunter have picked up eleven medals in one of the largest global academic competitions for school students. ICAS competition is a school-based competition that students from Australia and international schools sit annually across six subject areas –
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World’s Oldest Fermented Drink Brewed in the Hunter. Honey Wines Australia is the only operating meadery in the Hunter Region. What makes Honey Wines Australia significant is that most of its honey comes from their own hives scattered throughout the Hunter Region, from Toronto to Pokolbin. Honey Wines Australia are
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New charity provides free legal advice for vulnerable Australians. A new charity will improve access to legal advice, particularly for regional and mobility-impaired Australians, and provide relief for overstretched community legal services. The new charity, known as Everyday Justice, is an initiative of leading national law firm Mills Oakley. Commenting
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Guided coastal hikes reveal Lake Mac’s spectacular wilderness. The natural beauty and cultural significance of Lake Macquarie’s dramatic coastline can be experienced in a new tourism offering. From Saturday 9 January, locally based tourism operator CoastXP will add an 8.5km guided coastal hike through Wallarah National Park to its itinerary,
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Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights will allow 5,000 visitors daily. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest lights display, the Christmas Lights Spectacular, has been granted permission to open its gates to up to 5,000 guests this year under pandemic guidelines. The display runs from 5th November, 2020 until 26th January, 2021. Enjoy
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Microchip Introduces No-Cost, License- and Royalty-Free Ensemble Graphics Toolkit to Speed Linux® Graphical User Interface Development. Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and interactive touchscreen displays provide intuitive user experiences in applications from robotic and machine controls to medical user interfaces, automotive instrumentation and home and building automation systems. A well-designed GUI
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NSW Kelpie-cross sets record to win national farm dog challenge. New South Wales Kelpie-cross Buddy earned the title of Australia’s hardest working farm dog in the 2020 Cobber Challenge. Three dogs were still chasing the prize with 48 hours remaining. With only 67 kilometres separating them on Friday afternoon, Western
Read more...Despite the prevalence of new cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks some Australians still aren’t wearing a mask, according to research by Finder, a comparison website. The new survey of 1,000 respondents found that 15% of Aussies (not living in Victoria) said they won’t wear face masks as a way
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The Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) has awarded a 50-year lease of The Wharf building to Hope Estate. Titled “Hope at Honeysuckle,” the venue aims to be a “bespoke and unique Hunter Valley experience on the harbourfront” to showcase the region’s food, wine, beer and spirits – after
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Thirty-metre mural raises glass to Hunter threatened species conservation. A thirty-metre mural has been unveiled on the walls of Polkolbin Distillery, featuring three of the Hunter region’s threatened species– the Regent Honeyeater, Swift Parrot, and Pokolbin Mallee. Pokolbin Distillery mural. Photos by Andi Mether, Zest Events. The Department of Planning,
Read more...Competitors announced for national working dog challenge. Jack Febey with Tasmania’s allstar working dog Whiskey. Twelve dogs from across Australia will compete in the Cobber Challenge to find Australia’s hardest working dog. Each dog will wear a GPS collar to track how far, fast, and for how long they work
Read more...Update ~ 28 June The 1969 HT Monaro 57D race car fetched three quarters of a million at auction, selling to an Australian enthusiast. It was the highest price paid for a road=registerable Holden in Australia. There were seven bidders on the Holden Monaro which came down to two Australian
Read more...75th Australian Jazz Convention hits Albury 26-31 December 2020. This year, the Australian Jazz Convention celebrates its 75th annual convention, showcasing 75 years of Australian Jazz. Live Jazz is celebrated through performances and special events from Boxing Day to New Year’s Eve. For three quarters of a century, the Australian
Read more...Newcastle Visitor Information Centre Opens. Housed in the repurposed Civic Railway Station, Newcastle’s new Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is located in the city’s emerging tourist hub, near five-star Kingsley Hotel, Civic Theatre, Civic Park, City Hall, and the Museum. The June long weekend saw many travellers take advantage of the
Read more...Original ‘Baggy Greens’ from Bradman’s Invincible on Auction. Two original game-worn ‘Invincibles’ Baggy Green cricket caps are could break records this Sunday during an online auction. Two legendary Australian Baggy Green caps on offer are expected to fetch over half a million alone,” said Amanda Benson, Head of Fine Art
Read more...IMB Bank merges with Hunter United Employees’ Credit Union. IMB Bank has completed its merger with Newcastle-headquartered Hunter United Employees’ Credit Union Ltd (‘Hunter United’) after receiving regulatory approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. IMB Chief Executive Robert Ryan today confirmed the transfer of Hunter United to IMB Bank
Read more...Accounting weapon helps small business survive COVID-19 What happens to cashflow if I reduce permanent headcount by 20 per cent? Can I afford to pay staff if customers delay payment by 15 days? Can I stay in business if all staff take a 30 per cent cut in full time
Read more...Part of Iris Capital’s $700 million East End Project, the 104–hotel with rooftop bar is underway with its stage-one approval as apartments by the Hunter & Central Coast Regional Planning Panel in 2017. To be run by the Event Hospitality group, the boutique ‘QT Newcastle’ hotel will host up to
Read more...COVID-19: Offshore Call Centres Close Down Leaving Australian Businesses Without Vital Services. With more than 50 million people in the Philippines now under lockdown, the world’s largest offshore call centres with 1.3 million call centre workers, are forced to close indefinitely, leaving Australian businesses stranded. Australia’s onshore call centres are
Read more...Woolworths dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and people with disability. Woolworths Supermarkets is introducing temporary measures across its stores to help support the shopping needs of the elderly and people with disability in the community. From tomorrow (Tuesday 17th March2020) until at least Friday, Woolworths Supermarkets will be opening
Read more...Grab your friends, family, and four-legged companions, because Regional Australia’s biggest fun run, Colour Frenzy, is back in 2020 and it’s bigger and better than ever. The 5km run through a shower of coloured powder was attended by over 25,000 people across 12 locations around Australia in 2019. This year’s
Read more...Stockton’s popular coffee shop and restaurant Lexie’s on the Beach was permanently shut down without notice by City of Newcastle yesterday. The City will not permit occupancy of the building. Council informed Lexie’s owner Nick Sovechles, who was then faced with the unpleasant task of sacking two dozen staff. The
Read more...$1 million in funding open to activate city. More than $1 million in funding is available to attract people to the City’s business centers under City of Newcastle’s Special Business Rate Expenditure policy. Businesses, not-for-profits and community groups in Hamilton, New Lambton and Wallsend are invited to apply for funding
Read more...Wisk and New Zealand Government to Partner in World’s First Autonomous Air Taxi Trial. The New Zealand Government and Wisk, an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a passenger transport trial in Canterbury, New Zealand. Wisk’s self-flying, all-electric air taxi called Cora
Read more...Tourism signage project officially opened. Cessnock City Council announced work is completed for the Hunter Valley Wine Country tourism signage project. From left: The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Senator Hollie Hughes and Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent It was funded by a $1.25 million grant under the Australian Government’s
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Local artist Helen Hopcroft has been busy making herself at home in Central Maitland, setting up shop as part of a successful Create Maitland partnership with a local property owner, in conjunction with Maitland City Council. The Create Maitland project aims to activate vacant properties in key commercial sites by
Read more...Growing demand for commercial cruises on Lake Macquarie has induced a local operator to launch its first lake-only tours. CoastXP has operated from Newcastle Harbour since 2018, and last year introduced offshore cruises taking in parts of the Lake Macquarie coast. Owner Dominic May said due to strong interest he
Read more...Newcastle Airport Shuttle connects airport to Newcastle CBD and Hunter Valley Newcastle Airport Shuttle at Hunter Valley Crowne Plaza A new shuttle service provides daily transfers between Newcastle Airport, the Newcastle CBD and Hunter Valley. The Mercedes Benz bus is the only regular shuttle service operating out of Newcastle Airport
Read more...The Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) is leasing Honeysuckle’s iconic Lee Wharf A building. Renamed The Wharf, the federation building fronts the Honeysuckle harbour promenade near University of Newcastle’s future city campus. It was the site of Newcastle’s Maritime Museum for a decade until the Newcastle Maritime Museum
Read more...The Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) is selling final parcel of Newcastle CBD’s former rail corridor. Rail Bridge Row land fronting Hunter Street, opposite Crown Street. Former heavy rail corridor. The 4125 sqm site is located opposite Crown Street’s light rail stop on Hunter Street and designated Rail
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