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EOFY – Keeping it together!

The end of financial year is fast approaching. End of financial year doesn’t just mean ensuring the books are in order, tax returns and planning for the new financial year ahead. Here is our small business checklist to get you through end of financial year. Keep it Together! Make sure your documents are organised, and…

Yes Chef Program

Yes Chef Program Meet the next generation of chefs in the Hunter. Yes Chef’ is an immersion program whereby 17 secondary school students from 8 different secondary schools from around the Hunter region will experience the skills and expertise involved in planning, cooking and plating a 3-course meal to paying guests at Crowne Plaza Hunter…

Kurri Kurri Live Music in the Park

Kurri Kurri Live Music in the Park The community is being invited to reconnect with the Kurri Kurri CBD with live performances in the newly upgraded Col Brown Rotary Park. Over four big afternoons the park will come alive with live performances from home grown talents. Bring a picnic blanket and help support Kurri Kurri…

Consumer Sentiment Report

Consumer Sentiment Report The National Retail Association, working in partnership with Retail Doctor Group’s Insights Division, conducted research to indicate what retailers can expect from consumers over the next 12 months. The report is full of valuable information regarding consumer feelings toward inflation and toward planned spending over holiday periods. The emerging trend of Black…

Carols in the Park

Carols in the Park Can you hear those sleigh bells jingling? After a three-year hiatus the much-loved Cessnock City Council’s CAROLS IN THE PARK is set to go off with a bang on Friday 2 December at Cessnock Sportsground from 5pm. Country music star and local resident Tara Naysmith returns to the Carols stage in 2022 as our host. Santa’s…

Joint plan to grow the visitor economy goes on public exhibition

Joint plan to grow the visitor economy goes on public exhibition A joint destination management plan, between Cessnock City Council and Singleton Council, will go on public exhibition on 26 October for the community’s input. The plan focuses on guiding the growth and prosperity of the visitor economies of Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) and…

All under 25-Year-Olds, pitch your idea and you could win $1,000

All under 25-Year-Olds, pitch your idea and you could win $1,000 Hunter continues to showcase our next generation of young innovators and business minds through the Hunter Young Business Awards (HYMBA). HYBMA encourages our young people to think like entrepreneurs, express their creativity and develop the self-confidence to present their ideas. Our aim is to…

Greater Cessnock Business Leaders Lunch

Greater Cessnock Business Leaders Lunch Cessnock City Council is excited to be hosting our latest business networking event for the local business community. We are pleased to have keynote speaker Ciara Lancaster who is a change leadership and resilience expert and best-selling author of ‘Reimagine Change’. An economic outlook will be provided by Councils Economic…

Energy Savings Scheme

Energy Savings Scheme Upgrade your business equipment and appliances with the NSW Government Energy Savings Scheme (ESS). The ESS provides financial incentives for households and businesses to become energy efficient by cutting electricity and gas use. It does this by making it cheaper for you to invest in an upgrade project to reduce your energy…

NSW Small Business Month

NSW Small Business Month November is Small Business month in NSW. This is the only festival with a range of activities dedicated to NSW Small Businesses thanks to the NSW Government. There are opportunities to learn or improve skills, and spark inspiration to build new ideas. Take advantage of the many free, online courses helping…

STOMP Festival

STOMP Festival Cessnock City Council is pleased to announce it will once again provide in-kind and financial support for Stomp Festival, following a decision at Wednesday night’s council meeting. The festival organiser, Cessnock Business Chamber, will be provided with $17,304 of in-kind and financial support for this popular street festival themed around food, wine, music…

Pilot Job Shuttle Program

Pilot Job Shuttle Program The Cessnock to Wine Country Pilot Job Shuttle Program is expected to commence in June 2023 following a resolution at the September Cessnock City Council meeting. The program promises to connect Cessnock workers with jobs in the vineyards by providing low cost transport between the two destinations seven days per week….