The The Village of Useful is an advertising, marketing, digital technology agency. We are based in Newcastle, but work with clients in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Village was founded on two principles; firstly, be more village-like, be friendly and collaborate well with others. The second principle is helping our clients be more useful to their customers. Being useful to customers, we believe, is the pursuit all great companies demand of themselves constantly.
We help clients explore their inner useful with digital and traditional advertising and communications.
Emma Levine is head of Client Services at Newcastle consultancy, The Village of Useful, and has her fingers in a plethora of pies across the region. She is the Founder of Seventy30 (a networking group for women in marketing and communications), a general member of the Octapod Board and occasional Party Leader at 80s dance…
Doyle Partners is a boutique firm of accounting professionals passionate about advising our quality and well-established client base of privately held businesses and family groups.
We value personal relationships as paramount and respect the position of responsibility granted to us by our clients.
Our focus is to deliver strategic business, taxation and structuring outcomes and we are proud to act as our clients' trusted advisers.
Justin Doyle established Doyle Partners 10 years ago as he wanted to provide local businesses and individuals with a personalised approach to accounting. His goal is to earn a trusted adviser relationship with clients based on the delivery of strategy and solutions. Justin is passionate about being involved in the local community, participating in a…
Amanda Gascoigne’s big why is to help accounting practice owners have better accounting practices and better lives. She uses her background in accounting to share her strategies and secrets of success with fellow small and solo accounting practice owners around Australia as a consultant, mentor and coach.
Amanda will guide you in transforming your practice so that you have time to do the work you love with the clients you love, with a team that live and breathe your vision while embracing technology.
Amanda Gascoigne confesses to not being your typical accountant, nor has she followed the conventional path. Tossing up between being a textiles and design high school teacher, a fashion designer or an accountant, she chose the latter and fortunately she has managed to shrug off the stigma of being a boring bean counter! With ambitions…
Enigma is a nationally recognised creative experience agency with headquarters in Newcastle. They deliver ideas with grit. They’re ideas that work hard for you, your brand, your business. Enigma focuses on the creative experience – the sweet spot where idea, creative expression and channel combine to capture the attention and fire imagination. They live by their values of heart, respect, honesty and transparency - they drive their culture. It inspires their team to be nimble, curious, smart, and above all, collaborative.
A University of Newcastle alumni, Brendan Swansborough joined Enigma – a creative experience agency – as Senior Account Director in 2016 to work on a selection of key accounts. Before making the journey back to Newcastle, Brendan was involved in a slew of internationally recognised campaigns, including two consecutively number one ranked NFL Superbowl ads…
Bridges Lake Macquarie (Bridges) is a Hunter-based business managed by an experienced team. The team providesclients with professional financial advice and isdedicated to assisting them reach their financial goals. As part of the national Bridges group, the Bridges Lake Macquarieteam is made up of Financial Strategists who strive to make financial freedom more than just a catchphrase, through an informed partnership and a sound strategy.
With a combined experience of over 70 years, the entire Bridges Lake Macquarie team thrive on working with a range of different people; from busy professionals, to small business owners, family run businesses and anyone looking to build and protect their wealth and ultimately, their future.
Daniel Irving is a well-respected Financial Advisor who, with his business partner, launched the Bridges Lake Macquarie franchise in 2016, which has already seen tremendous success. Daniel’s key point of difference is that he views his role as much more than just figures. His passion is providing advice that is realistic, sensible and ongoing in…
DWF is an award-winning legal business with a strong reputation for excellent client service and effective operational management and has been named by The Financial Times as one of Europe’s most innovative legal advisers. The DWF Group, led by Managing Partner and CEO Andrew Leaitherland, now has over 2,700 people and 26 key commercial centres in the UK and internationally, including Australia, Italy and the USA, in addition to two exclusive alliance offices in Riyadh and Jeddah.
The firm has core strengths in corporate and banking, insurance and litigation, and in-depth industry expertise in several chosen sectors including central and local government; energy and industrials; financial services; real estate; retail, food and hospitality; technology; and transport.
Alex Wheeler is a Senior Associate at the global legal business, DWF. He primarily practises in property and development law, acting for local and national clients as they work to redevelop and revitalise the Newcastle CBD, Honeysuckle and greater Newcastle region. Originally from Central Western New South Wales, Alex is a graduate of the University…
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.
Catherine Henry is one of the Hunter’s leading and best-known lawyers. With a reputation for playing hard but fair, Catherine brings three decades of experience to benefit her clients. She’s not afraid to speak out and to tackle big social issues impacting her clients and the community, such as improved mental health care, decriminalising abortion,…
Lissome loves nothing more than helping women get fit, strong and learn more skills. But what they are super passionate about is watching women connect and build friendships that last a lifetime. Lissome is a place where women of any age, shape, size or ability are welcomed as soon as they step foot through our doors.
Nerida Bint is the Founder of Lissome, a women’s only gym based in Newcastle. The seed of the idea was planted when she experienced terrible customer service at a local strength and conditioning gym. Instead of wallowing, she used this negative initial experience with the fitness industry to spur her into action. She is passionate…
SJ Financial Services is a locally owned and operated finance brokerage that prides itself on responsible lending. Managing Director Sandra Jeffery has close to 30 years industry experience during which time she has developed strong professional associations with multiple lending partners and the motor dealer network.
Launched in 2000, SJ Financial Services offers guidance on choosing the best loan to suit the needs of the individual and will secure terms to suit personal circumstances. Personal loans, loans for cars, equipment, homes or leisure vehicles can be secured and the pre-approval services means clients will know exactly how much they can afford to borrow and what the repayments will be.
SJ Financial Services new Credit Ready Program has been designed to ensure clients are in the best possible credit position before taking out a loan and develop effective money management skills for now and into the future.
Sandra Jeffery has been involved in the finance broking industry since 1991 and is the Managing Director of SJ Financial Services. She is passionate about helping people to obtain the right finance for their business or personal lives and works to help educate her clients, looking for the right solution for each circumstance. With this…
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning has operated for over 50 years and provides services in counselling, foster care, disability care, youth services, relationship education and refugee support.
The expansion of the organisation to rural communities such as Gloucester takes the number of office locations to eight (Gloucester, Taree, Cardiff, Mayfield, Muswellbrook, Forster, Singleton and Maitland).
With a career spanning two decades in the social services sector including child protection, out-of-home care, mental health and disability services, Gary Christensen is considered a leader in the field. In his most recent appointment as the Director of CatholicCare Social Services Hunter- Manning he has earned the respect of staff due to his on…