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Dashworks has redefined the traditional day in the office creating fun, productive and contemporary spaces for professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners and inventors in Lake Macquarie, the Hunter and beyond. 

With a warm and welcoming feel and thoughtful consideration of design, our spaces are purpose-built to help you grow your business, design and build products and boost productivity. With options for both individuals and teams, shared workspaces or serviced offices, you’ll find the best option to suit your needs.

Since we launched in 2016, Dashworks has grown to become ‘home’ to over 120 members over two locations - Workspace, a contemporary coworking hub in Charlestown, and Makespace, a coworking space and commercial-focused prototyping facility in Warners Bay. 

PRDnationwide Newcastle & Lake Macquarie is a leading provider of real estate services including residential sales, property research, leasing, property management, as well as project marketing.

At PKF Newcastle we know what it’s like to start small with big ideas about what you want to achieve. We understand the risks for big business and we know what keeps the C-suite awake at night. We are led by our clients every day to help them keep improving and striving for success.

That’s why we do what we do. We advise clients from a diverse range of industries on the full suite of tax, accounting and advisory needs with a little something extra added in. We’re here to help you achieve your goals and see success in their future.

To contact the PKF team head to pkf.com.au.

Port Waratah Coal Services has been receiving, stockpiling, blending and loading coal for export at the Port of Newcastle for over 40 years. They own and manage the Kooragang and Carrington Coal Terminals, which operate 24/7, and have a combined capacity of 145 million tonnes per annum.

Port Waratah has always been two things – a pioneer and a partner. They are committed to understanding and fulfilling their responsibilities as an employer and community member, as well as meeting their legal obligations. Port Waratah is an unlisted public company working in partnership with more than 25 producers and other service providers in the Hunter Valley Coal Chain. They aim to continuously improve their environmental performance, contribute to the local economy by buying and employing locally and support sustainability and resilience of the local community though their Community Investment and Partnership Programme.

Maitland Mutual Limited, trading as The Mutual Bank, is a member-owned financial institution committed to delivering industry leading service and award-winning financial products to the Hunter Region. 

Established in 1888, The Mutual Bank is here to help with branches open for business in Maitland, East Maitland, Rutherford, Mayfield, Raymond Terrace and Dungog.

Established in 2003 Humanomics has developed its services to suit customer needs and this includes a mobile van for on-site services, occupational vaccinations and hazardous substances health monitoring.

Humanomics is committed to assisting employers match the right employees physically to the right work roles. Humanomics supplies quality occupational health management services and assessments in-line with the needs and expectations of your business.

The company is also committed to assisting employers comply with their statutory obligations relating to health assessments and monitoring of the health of their workers.

As workplace health is part of business risk management solution, Humanomics health assessment visionary has proven to be ahead of the industry.

Port of Newcastle is a major Australian trade gateway handling 4,600 ship movements and 166 million tonnes of cargo each year. Its annual trade worth more than $29 billion to the New South Wales economy, enabling businesses across the state to successfully compete in international markets.

With a deepwater shipping channel operating at 50% of its capacity, significant port land available and enviable access to national rail and road infrastructure, Port of Newcastle is positioned to further underpin the prosperity of the Hunter, NSW and Australia.

As custodians of the region’s critical asset, Port of Newcastle is diversifying its trade as it strives to create a safe, sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible Port that realises its potential.  

The Ampcontrol story is one full of twists and turns, with milestones achieved and celebrated by a growing workforce across the world. Yet amongst the technological firsts, awards, impressive growth and global reach, is a company founded on simple yet rock solid foundations. A philosophy of anything is possible has meant Ampcontrol's customer driven technology solutions are redefining industry expectations and leading safety in over nine countries.



Strengthened by our vertically integrated structure, Ampcontrol's technology and innovation base underpins our internal supply chain. From customised engineering to the fabrication and manufacture of product suited to the most hazardous environments, Ampcontrol is able to support our customers each step of the way.

Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) owns and operates one of Australia's major coal export terminals.

The Newcastle Coal export terminal is an integral part of Australia's coal supply chain generating strong economic benefits for the Hunter Region and for New South Wales. NCIG’s facilities include rail, coal storage, shiploading facilities and associated infrastructure. 

Based in the Port of Newcastle, Newcastle Coals operations ensure reliability and continuity of coal supply from the Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Gloucester, Gunnedah and Western Coalfields to the world export market.

Tomago Aluminium is the leading manufacturer of aluminium. Since pouring the first metal in 1983 Tomago Aluminium has grown be the most significant Aluminium smelter in Australia and New Zealand.

Tomago has achieved 35 years of success due to the ability of employees to embrace change and keep in front of industry innovations.