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The Need for Mead

22 January 2021 Press

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

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Business & Commerce Newcastle 

Tourism Mentoring for Businesses

5 October 20205 October 2020 Press

Mentoring program for Newcastle tourism industry. 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.  Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes with Reverend Angela

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Business & Commerce Newcastle 

Night Trading Hours Extended

1 September 20202 September 2020 Press

Trial for small bars and restaurants to boost city night economy. Newcastle will trial extended trading hours of restaurants from midnight to 2am for small bars. Ryan Hawthorne from Coal and Cedar and Neil Slater from Scratchleys on the Wharf.

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Business & Commerce Planning & Development 

Cockle Costco Creek

30 July 2020 Press

Costco and Green Capital Group choose Cockle Creek for new developments. Opening day at Perth Costco ~ Image credit The NSW Government announced Costco Wholesale Australia and Green Capital Group will join the Cockle Creek precinct in Lake Macquarie. The

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Business & Commerce Agriculture 

Farmers Buoyed by Weather and Markets

15 July 2020 Press

The outlook for Australian agribusiness is strong and growing, according to Commonwealth Bank research. There’s optimism and appetite for investment in the sector, and supporting agribusiness will be essential to growing the economy,” said CBA’s Executive General Manager Regional and

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Business & Commerce 

Travel Bug Endemic in Pandemic

2 July 2020 Press

A consumer survey finds a majority of Australians believe that, pandemic-wise, travelling on the road is the safest way to get to a holiday destination. Of 1000 Australian travellers surveyed1, a majority (81 per cent) miss travelling and can’t wait

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Business & Commerce Hunter Valley Singleton 

Buy Local in Singleton

27 June 202025 August 2020 Press

Singleton businesses encouraged to support each other under $100,000 local spending program by Singleton Council. It is hoped that preloaded Spend in Singleton cards will boost the local economy in the recovery from the impacts of bushfires and COVID-19. The

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Business & Commerce 

Confidence Crash in Small Business

18 May 202013 September 2020 Press

Small business confidence crashes 53 points in 14 days as Coronavirus hits. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s small businesses were feeling stressed by the bushfire devastation and every day cost pressures. Data from the Sensis Business Index which measures

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Business & Commerce 

Toilet Paper Panic a Harbinger

4 March 202016 September 2020 Press

Why Supermarket Shelves will Empty Even More. As the effects of COVID-19 reverberate around the World, the “just-in-time” supply chain strain is now visible. Locals report empty shelves in Australian Supermarkets for Rice, Pasta – and of all things Toilet

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Business & Commerce 

Fees Dropped for Outdoor Cafes

27 February 2020 Press

Newcastle Council has removed outdoor dining fees for restaurateurs. An amendment to the City’s Outdoor Trading Policy will save inner-city businesses $115 a year for each square metre they host patrons outdoors, and $65/sqm for businesses elsewhere in Newcastle.    Waiving

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Business & Commerce Lake Macquarie 

Kaufland Quits Oz

22 January 202013 September 2020 Press

Kaufland to exit Australian market. After careful and thorough consideration, Kaufland has decided to undertake an orderly withdrawal from the Australian market. The company will be concentrating its business on its European core markets in the foreseeable future. Related: Kaufland

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Business & Commerce Science & Research 

Climate? No Worries Say 1581 CEOs

21 January 2020 Press

CEO Pessimism Over Global Growth Reaches Record High. …climate change does not appear in the top ten threats to CEOs’ growth prospects… CEOs are showing record levels of pessimism in the global economy, with 53% predicting a decline in the

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Business & Commerce Transport 

City Parking Revenue Declines

20 January 2020 Press

The number of parking transactions declined by seven per cent to 916,704 in the second half of 2019, down from 983,392 in the final six months of 2018. This resulted in a decrease of $335,000 parking revenue, according to City

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Business & Commerce Coalfields 

Cessnock Businesses Look to Growth

5 January 202024 August 2020 Press

Three in four Cessnock businesses intend to expand or grow in the next two years, according to a new report by Cessnock City Council. Results of the Business Capability Study, show 74% of businesses plan to employ extra staff, expand

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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