Housing crisis a chance to leave legacy from shocking situation

Articles, In The Media

Alice Thompson Newcastle Herald, May 27 2020  In a first for the Hunter, the community sector has come together with developers, the construction sector and community housing providers to call for more investment in social and affordable housing. This will save jobs...

Committee for the Hunter CEO Alice Thompson says Covid-19 has shown the region it can be nimble

Articles, In The Media

Newcastle Herald, May 12 2020  What interests have guided your career? Growing up in Canberra, public service is in my DNA. So is a love for nature. This led me to study environmental science and my first job was in the ABS in the environment team. It was this...

Grattan Institute report says the Hunter has an historic opportunity to become part of a multi-billion dollar export-focused manufacturing sector.

In The Media

By Matthew Kelly Newcastle Herald, 11 May 2020  Regions such as the Hunter had an historic opportunity to become part of a multi-billion dollar export-focused manufacturing sector based on their access to renewable energy, a Grattan Institute report has found....

It’s time to seize key opportunities for regional investment: Committee for the Hunter CEO

In The Media

Newcastle Herald May 9, 2020    The immediate response to COVID-19 has been swift, decisive and unprecedented in scale. Almost of equal magnitude, is the required response to the longer-term economic fallout from the virus that many are comparing to the Great...

Committee for the Hunter appoints inaugural CEO

In The Media, Media Releases

Media Release January 15, 2020  Following a national search, the Committee for the Hunter has appointed Alice Thompson as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer. Ms Thompson has held executive positions most recently with global professional services firm KPMG, and has...

Former Malcolm Turnbull policy adviser Alice Thompson appointed Committee for the Hunter’s first chief executive

In The Media

By Michael Parris Newcastle Herald, January 15 2020  The Committee for the Hunter has appointed Alice Thompson, a senior policy adviser to former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, as its first chief executive. Ms Thompson, who was in charge of infrastructure and cities...