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Media: By Michael Parris December 12 2022 A big crowd watches the Socceroos' World Cup knockout match against Argentina last weekend. The Committee for the Hunter says the region has more capacity for population growth. A key regional advocacy...
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Media: By Penelope Green December 6 2022 Melt Ventures founders Trent Bagnall and Steph Hinds in Newcastle on Monday. Picture Max Mason-Hubers A HUNTER-driven advanced manufacturing venture fund touted as the first of its kind in Australia is...
Newcastle Show boss Peter Evans stands ground over Hunter Park housing plan
Media: By Michael Parris December 4 2022 Peter Evans at Newcastle Showground. File picture Newcastle Show chairman Peter Evans has renewed his attack on state government plans to "make money out of housing" on the site of the city's historic...
Editorial: Broadmeadow Hunter Park plan’s future depends on government action
Media: By Editorial December 3 2022 Newcastle needs politicians to get on with the show at Broadmeadow FLYING through the hypothetical Hunter Park in a state government concept video, you can be forgiven for looking at the existing precinct with...
NSW Sports Minister Alister Henskens says Hunter Park business case not finished despite Venues NSW presentation
Media: By Sage Swinton, and Michael Parris December 2 2022 Then-Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres and former Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald announcing the plans in 2017. Picture by Marina Neil The NSW Minister for Sport says...
Container bill passes as upper house votes down Labor amendments Port of Newcastle says would have killed off project
Media: By Michael Parris November 11 2022 Port of Newcastle chief executive Craig Carmody at the site of the proposed container terminal at Mayfield. Port of Newcastle has criticised Labor for proposing late amendments to legislation removing...
Port of Newcastle vows to honour container terminal commitment to Hunter ‘without delay’
Media: By Michael Parris November 9 2022 The site of the proposed container terminal beside the south channel of the Hunter River at Mayfield. Picture by Jonathan Carroll Port of Newcastle says it will act "without delay" once Parliament enacts...
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns says removing Port of Newcastle penalties ‘crucial’ to Hunter growth
Media: By Michael Parris November 1 2022 Chris Minns answers questions at a Business Hunter breakfast at McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday. Opposition leader Chris Minns says removing the handbrake on Port of Newcastle developing a container...
Budget 2022-23: Business leaders welcome Hunter’s budget ‘success’
Media: By Michael Parris October 26 2022 The budget has confirmed $55 million funding for the proposed Newcastle Airport terminal. Image supplied Newcastle Airport says it is "thrilled" to have funding for its new terminal building confirmed...
Hunter Budget money is welcome, but infrastructure with State contributions needs to be delivered quickly, not pushed out year after year
Media: By Michael Parris October 27 2022 Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Picture by Lucas Coch/AAP One Hunter community advocate described Tuesday's federal budget as "fantastic" for the region, given none of the new Labor government's election...
Federal Budget | Major infrastructure projects at the top of Hunter wishlist
NBN News: By Isobella Evans October 24 2022 The Hunter is looking for an infrastructure boom out of tomorrow’s federal budget – with land, sea and air projects, all but locked in. Federal Budget
‘More bang for your buck’: Committee for the Hunter, Business Hunter call for region’s infrastructure projects to retain budget funding in face of economic turmoil
Newcastle Herald: By Michael Parris October 25 2022 An artist's impression of the proposed Newcastle Airport terminal. Labor has said it will honour its commitment to fund the terminal and other projects announced before the election. The Committee...
Remove Newcastle port’s shackles so private sector can do the heavy lifting to establish a container terminal to benefit region, state and nation
Newcastle Herald Opinion: By Richard Anicich Remove Port Commitment Deed handbrake, we'll do the heavy lifting Much has been written in the Newcastle Herald on the handbrake the Port Commitment Deed (PCD) has imposed on plans to develop...
COMMITTEE FOR THE HUNTER welcomes Greater Cities Commission to the Hunter and the region’s inclusion in Six Cities plan
Newcastle Herald Opinion: By Alice Thompson Hunter stakeholders want swift and coordinated action on regional priorities. Picture by Shutterstock The announcement of major projects with their sod-turning and ribbon-cutting ceremonies seize the...
COMMITTEE FOR THE HUNTER BACKS NEWCASTLE REPRESENTATIVE MATT ENDACOTT ON GREATER CITIES COMMISSION
Newcastle Herald By Editorial Matt Endacott in Newcastle on Friday. Picture by Jonathan Carroll The Committee for the Hunter says the region must "lock in" behind its newly appointed Greater Cities Commission representative, Matt Endacott....
Hunter Region at bus and train crossroads as NSW government leaves Newcastle off statewide public transport hub plan
Newcastle Herald By Editorial Other countries have built Very Fast Train systems in the time Australia has been talking about one. Picture from the Commonwealth Government. WITH the NSW government unveiling its first new public transport strategy...
Committee for the Hunter chief Alice Thompson calls on NSW government to improve region’s ‘under par’ public transport network as Infrastructure Minister Rob Stokes launches new future strategy
Newcastle Herald By Michael Parris A map from the Future Transport Strategy showing the approximate route of a fast rail line to Newcastle. A key Hunter lobby group says the state government must start investing more in the region's "under...
Albanese government confirms Newcastle Airport terminal upgrade funding in October budget, but some big Hunter spending pledges up in the air
COMMITMENTS: Anthony Albanese in Newcastle in January announcing funding promises to Hunter GP Access and a fast rail link to Sydney. Picture: Peter Lorimer Newcastle Herald, by Michael Parris The Albanese government has locked in funding for...
Committee for the Hunter fears one-off chance to transition Hunter economy via Williamtown Special Activation Zone going begging
Newcastle Herald, by Gabriel FowlerPRECINCT A PRIORITY: The economic context of the Williamtown special activation project is "profound", business leaders say. Picture: Simone DePeak UNDER-FUNDED and under-valued, more must be done to cash in on...
NSW electricity: Grattan Institute backs bigger share of coal mining royalties for Hunter Valley energy transition | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW
STORMY WATERS: A coal ship off the coast of Newcastle last week. The Grattan Institute says governments must get serious about planning for the consequences of net-zero targets. Picture: Marina Neil A high-profile national policy think tank has...
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