Business Hunter Awards 2023 The iconic Hunter Business Awards seek to highlight the important contributions businesses make to the local, national and global business communities. Held annually for more than 40 years, the program is known for celebrating the achievements and entrepreneurial spirit of our region’s most inspiring organisations and individuals. Entering your business is…

Rare Opportunity – Redleaf Wollombi Redleaf Wollombi, one of Australia’s most prestigious destination wedding venues located within the scenic Hunter Valley region is now accepting proposals from Catering and Hospitality suppliers wishing to become a partner as the business transitions into a single-sourced catering offering. The successful candidate will work with the venue to continue…

Mayoral Scholarship Program Cessnock City Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2023 Mayoral Scholarship Program. The program has awarded $585,500 to 245 Cessnock Local Government Area students since 2002.   Cessnock City Council Mayor Jay Suvaal said the scholarship program offered meaningful financial support to people undertaking studies who live within the…

Plan Your Event Hunter Plan Your Event Hunter is one of the local businesses that has received a Visitor Economy Grant from Council. Plan your event Hunter now has their landing page and vendor registration live! Plan your event Hunter cannot wait to get you all listed on Plan Your Event Hunter and help you…

Understanding Work Health and Safety Improvement Notices State workplace health and safety regulators have the power to issue improvement notices to businesses they believe have contravened, or are contravening, the State’s workplace health and safety legislation. It is important that businesses understand what these notices are and how to comply with them to avoid penalties…

Hiring Staff Tips As a small business owner, it can be an exciting moment to consider hiring an employee. Although, it can also be a quite daunting one! Luckily the Federal Government is offering two online tools to help businesses with the process of hiring an employee. The Hiring employees checklist helps businesses understand the process…

Study NSW Careers Expo The Study NSW Careers Expo is being held on Wednesday 31 May from 9am to 4pm at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Sydney. This is an all-day event designed specifically for international students who are eager to build their resume, develop their employability skills, and meet with potential employers. Attending the…

Micro-credentials Course in Sustainability Learn the foundations of sustainability for your business operations to meet changing consumer needs and drive cost savings. Destination NSW has partnered with EarthCheck, the world’s leading sustainable advisory and scientific benchmarking company for tourism to offer this fully funded Sustainability Skills Micro-credentials for NSW visitor economy businesses. Limited places available. Expressions of Interest close…

Grapevine Red Blotch Virus Red blotch disease is caused by a virus known as grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) or grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV), a single-stranded circular DNA virus. The virus is a member of the genus Grablovirus. The virus creates red blotches on the leaves and causes a decreased sugar level in grapes…

Public Holiday Rostering Changes There has been a major impact to the rostering of staff on public holidays. Employers must now request employees to work the public holiday day. It is important for employees to take note that their empoyer cannot roster and make them work a public holiday without the resuest and agreement. If…

Federal Budget and Small Business The Federal Government has announced some modest energy bill and tax relief for small business in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, delivered on Tuesday. Key measures to support small business announced in the Budget include: A return of the instant asset write-off threshold to $20,000, for 12 months from 1 July…