The Port of Newcastle is the world's largest coal export port and is one of Australia's largest ports by throughout tonnage.
Strategically positioned at the gateway to the largest regional economy in New South Wales, with close proximity to Sydney, the port is the economic and trading centre for the Hunter Valley and much of northern New South Wales and is a critical supply chain interface for the movement of cargo.
Port of Newcastle has become the first port in Australia/New Zealand to be certified by EcoPorts, the global environmental and sustainability standard for the ports sector. EcoPorts this month certified Port of Newcastle under its Port Environmental Review System (PERS) following stringent independent tests by Lloyd’s Register to measure the port against best practice management…
The Port of Newcastle is the world's largest coal export port and is one of Australia's largest ports by throughout tonnage.
Strategically positioned at the gateway to the largest regional economy in New South Wales, with close proximity to Sydney, the port is the economic and trading centre for the Hunter Valley and much of northern New South Wales and is a critical supply chain interface for the movement of cargo.
Newcastle local and former NSW Nationals State Director, Ross Cadell, has joined Port of Newcastle at a critical time for the diversification of the Hunter economy and its international trade gateway. Ross begins as Special Projects Director on 3 February, leading the political and regional stakeholder engagement efforts as the Port works alongside all levels…
Bridge and Civil is a Hunter-based engineering and project management firm. Formed in 2010, Bridge and Civil has established themselves as a contractor with a credible track record in the construction industry, completing road and rail projects in NSW, QLD and Victoria.
The founders, Bob Simpkins, John Burke and Allan Goldman have more than 100 years’ experience between them and are supported by an experienced staff of rail track experts, bridge construction foremen, crane and plant operators and a team of construction carpenters.
Hunter engineering and project management firm, Bridge and Civil, has taken out the top gong for projects between $2 million and $5 million at the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) National Earth Awards for their innovative approach to working on complex sites, which started at a skate shop in Newcastle’s East End. Bridge and Civil General…
The customer-owned Greater Bank is Newcastle and the Hunter's only local bank.
It offers a greater kind of banking experience whether you're buying a home, saving, investing, paying the bills, insuring your possessions, travelling or planning for retirement - online, on the phone, at a local branch or through its national ATM network.
Greater Bank is experienced, safe and strong like the big banks. The difference is it doesn't have shareholders so it's always focussed on customers and community.
Greater Bank's friendly, expert team has made it a winner of the national Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards three years running, with ratings as high as 97%.
Greater Bank has reported a position of financial strength on the back of solid growth results and has continued its ongoing commitment to invest in the business, its customers and the communities it serves. The Hunter-based, customer-owned bank announced its 2019 Financial Year results last month at its Annual General Meeting held at their Hamilton…
The team at Newcastle-based Catherine Henry Lawyers are highly experienced specialists in health and medical law, relationship and family law, elder law, wills and estates, property buying and selling, as well as criminal and traffic law.
Their clients tell them that their lawyers are exceptional listeners, supportive and accessible. They make sure your voice is heard.
You can trust Catherine Henry Lawyers to give you robust representation and level-headed advice. That’s why they are the preferred referral firm for many other lawyers.
Health and medical lawyer Catherine Henry and her firm have both been recognised in the prestigious Doyle’s Guide lists of NSWs’ top medical negligence and malpractice compensation lawyers and law firms. Catherine Henry Lawyers is one of twelve firms practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the NSW legal market who…
The Port of Newcastle is the world's largest coal export port and is one of Australia's largest ports by throughout tonnage.
Strategically positioned at the gateway to the largest regional economy in New South Wales, with close proximity to Sydney, the port is the economic and trading centre for the Hunter Valley and much of northern New South Wales and is a critical supply chain interface for the movement of cargo.
The Hunter coal industry faces further investment uncertainty in relation to one of Australia’s important export gateways following an announcement in November of further legal action appealing against a competition body’s decision regarding pricing at the Port of Newcastle. The Australian Competition Tribunal in October determined the appropriate price that should apply to coal ships…
Based in Rutherford, we’ve been providing a high level of customer support and satisfaction to our community for more than 60 years.
With today’s high demands on minimising downtime for our clients, PERSAS’ focus remains on providing specialised services from standard preventative maintenance services to complete overhauls and onsite testing and certification – all in the most cost-efficient way..
We stock a wide range of equipment to suit the mining, construction, railway, automation, agricultural, engineering and civil industries, and more.
Our ability to service what we sell, as well as identify and correct any problems a client may have is our main goal and mission here at PERSAS.
Hunter-based industrial business, PERSAS, has further cemented its commitment to health and safety at work by adding two additional certifications to its list. The AS/NZS 4801 and ISO14001 join the ISO9001 standard PERSAS currently holds. Working with industry and an increased output over recent years was behind the decision to go the extra mile to…
TAFE NSW is Australia’s largest training and education provider with more than 500,000 enrolments and 1,200 courses. As an education innovator, we’re focused on shaping the future through state-of-the-art facilities, systems, technology and teachers. Our graduates are equipped for the jobs of today and the careers of the future.
TAFE NSW offers the best of campus-based delivery as well as flexible, online and work-based learning. Collaboration, diversity and the strong relationships between our locations contribute to and magnify the value of TAFE NSW and importantly, the benefits that we deliver to communities and the economy of NSW.
TAFE NSW Glendale has moved to help local panel beating and vehicle finishing businesses to recruit employees to address skills shortages within the industry. Across the state, panel beating and vehicle finishing businesses filled just 54 per cent of advertised vacancies last year. Local business representatives were invited to attend an industry event in November…
With more than 1800 members, the Hunter Business Chamber is the largest regional business chamber in Australia and represents the collective interests of a diverse range of sectors across the Region.
The Chamber provides members with a range of services from advocacy and business advice to information and networking opportunities.
Business support is vital in today's economic climate and our primary goal is to assist and represent the needs of businesses in our community.
The Chamber is committed to partnering with all industries in ensuring the ongoing growth and sustainability of the Hunter Region.
Four Hunter tourism operators walked away with gold awards and Nelson Bay’s Moonshadow – TQC Cruises was inducted into the prestigious NSW Tourism Awards Hall of Fame in a glittering night for the region at the annual NSW Tourism Awards, held at Sydney’s Four Seasons Hotel in November. The 30th anniversary edition of the prestigious…
Hunter Plastic Surgery is Newcastle’s multi award-winning cosmetic plastic surgery clinic.
It was founded by Dr Nicholas Moncrieff and his wife Amber in 2009 to provide the people of Newcastle and the Hunter Region with a range of expert cosmetic plastic surgery services. Their focus is breast and body surgery (breast reductions and augmentations, tummy tucks and body lifts), along with the world’s best non-surgical options.
Hunter Plastic Surgery’s purpose is to make women look and feel great. This is reflected in their patient feedback which shows that over 99% of patients say they would recommend the clinic to others, along with over 300 five star online reviews.
Dr Nick Moncrieff and his team at Hunter Plastic Surgery have just become global award winners for the second time in the past month. The team were recognised for their industry leading work at the Global MyFaceMyBody Awards in Las Vegas and the Global Stevies Awards for Women in Business in New York. Hunter Plastic…