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Housing crisis a chance to leave legacy from shocking situation
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....
Committee for the Hunter CEO Alice Thompson says Covid-19 has shown the region it can be nimble
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....
Grattan Institute report says the Hunter has an historic opportunity to become part of a multi-billion dollar export-focused manufacturing sector.
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...
It’s time to seize key opportunities for regional investment: Committee for the Hunter CEO
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...
Committee for the Hunter appoints inaugural CEO
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...
Former Malcolm Turnbull policy adviser Alice Thompson appointed Committee for the Hunter’s first chief executive
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...
Committee for the Hunter to appoint recruitment firm as it begins search for an inaugural CEO
By Max McKinney Newcastle Herald, October 12 2019 Committee for the Hunter will appoint a recruitment firm in coming weeks to begin a search for its inaugural chief executive officer. Committee chair Richard Anicich revealed the move in a speech...
Committee for the Hunter, Wallsend MP want Newcastle Inner City Bypass extension fast-tracked to avoid ‘chaos’
By Max McKinney Newcastle Herald, August 30 2019 The John Hunter Health and Innovation precinct - a $780 million redevelopment - will be completed by 2026, Hunter New England Health announced in recent weeks. The overhaul, which will involve years...
Opinion Article: Unified Hunter Voice Will Carry Far and Wide
Hunter Region’s Leaders Unite
Media Release An unprecedented gathering of the Hunter region’s leaders has thrown support behind a unified voice to advocate for the region as a place to live, visit and invest. At the launch of the Committee for the Hunter, Chair Richard Anicich...
Committee for the Hunter brings arts, charities, unions on board
By Michael Parris Newcastle Herald, July 23 2019 The business-led Committee for the Hunter has diversified to include charity, arts and union representatives as it seeks to provide a unified voice for the region. The committee's inaugural chair,...
Reaction from the Hunter region to the 2019-20 federal budget – M1 motorway extension funding ‘certainly long overdue’
By Nick Bielby Newcastle Herald, April 3 2019 Long-awaited funding for the link between the M1 motorway and Raymond Terrace has been welcomed by Hunter and road advocacy groups, with one describing the commitment as "certainly long overdue". The...
Opinion Article: 2019 Election Advocacy
By Richard Anicich Newcastle Herald, February 16 2019 When a diverse group of delegates gathered at last year’s Second Cities: Smaller and Smarter Symposium in Newcastle to discuss how we can realise the potential of our region, there was one...
Opinion Article: United Hunter Valley Voice Will Foster Progress
By Richard Anicich Newcastle Herald, February 16 2019 When a diverse group of delegates gathered at last year’s Second Cities: Smaller and Smarter Symposium in Newcastle to discuss how we can realise the potential of our region, there was one...
Local, Unbiased Inclusive Voice Is Needed
By Phillip O'Neill Newcastle Herald opinion, August 5 2018 Newcastle citizen activist Richard Anicich announced last week the formation of the Committee for the Hunter. The goal of the committee, as reported by the Newcastle Herald , is to...
New Group Aims To Be A Regional Voice
Newcastle Herald editorial, July 30 2018 IN this space on New Year’s Day, the Newcastle Herald observed that whatever happened this year, our fortunes would be determined to some degree or another by our interactions with Canberra and Macquarie...
‘Second Cities’ conference planned for Newcastle in October
By Ian Kirkwood Newcastle Herald, July 30 2018 NEWCASTLE is set to host a “second cities” symposium in October as part of what the organisers describe as a growing global interest in the contribution of cities outside of their capital regions. The...
Committee A New Voice For The Hunter
By Ian Kirkwood Newcastle Herald, July 28 2018 An alliance of prominent Hunter bodies have banded together to form a Committee for the Hunter, an organisation that Chair Richard Anicich says will provide a unified voice for the region. Mr Anicich,...
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