Doing Business with Cessnock City Council We are a big customer when it comes to business and love to buy locally! To take the confusion out of the procurement process, we have created Doing Business with Council(PDF, 4MB) , a guide that gives you all the information your need about being a Council supplier. We advertise our quotations and…

Meeting Place Event Meeting Place (MP) is ATEC’s an annual flagship event that typically takes place in a different showcase tourism destination within Australia each November. Now in its 50th year, MP is the second largest tourism trade event after Tourism Australia’s Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) event. MP is made up of various event elements…

Hearing test requirements for NSW workers From 1 January 2024 there will be changes regarding hearing tests for NSW workers.  If your business requires workers to frequently use hearing protection as a control measure for noise that exceeds the exposure standard, you must provide hearing tests for workers. The person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must organise and pay…

23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work Join work health and safety professionals, business leaders, regulators, occupational hygienists, academics, and consultants from 27 – 30 November to ‘Shape Change’. The 23rd World Congress takes place 27 – 30 November 2023. Across the week, you can network and participate in workshops, forums, technical sessions,…

Workplace Wellbeing Assessment Survey your workers and get tailored actions to improve your workplace with this free digital tool by the NSW Government.   The Workplace Wellbeing Assessment is a free digital tool that surveys your staff. Using insights from your leaders and workers, the tool will reveal how your business is performing in areas…

Recovery at Work Toolkit The NSW Government, State Insurance Regulatory Authority has created the ‘Recovery at Work Toolkit’.   This toolkit provides resources for employers and employees to help support recovery from mental ill-health in the workplace and promote mentally healthy and psychologically safe workplaces across New South Wales. Recovery at work is about making…

Have your say on the future of public education Parents, carers, staff and local communities are invited to contribute to a new Plan for NSW Public Education, which has a focus on the power of public education to transform lives. NSW Department of Education Secretary Murat Dizdar announced the start of the six-week consultation period,…

Nominations open for 2023 Nanga Mai Awards The Nanga Mai Awards acknowledge and celebrate outstanding achievements in Aboriginal education across NSW public schools. Educators, students and community members are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals and initiatives that have made significant contributions to Aboriginal education and cultural awareness. This year, the award categories include: Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal…

Australian Festival Industry Conference The Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC) is the Asia Pacific’s leading industry meeting place for festival management personnel who deliver quality music, arts & culture, food & drink, ideas and sporting festivals. Learn more. AFIC will be held across Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 August 2023 at Luna Park, Sydney. AFIC is a chance for…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Guide Tourism Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Guide aims to provide easily accessible and informative resources for learning and writing about Australia’s Indigenous cultures and tourism experiences. The guide includes key definitions, preferences in terminology, reproduction of images and video and Tourism Australia’s Indigenous consumer marketing experiences. Click…

New requirements for Building Fire Safety Regulation Certifiers, councils, industry practitioners, and affected building owners and developers need to be aware of new fire safety requirements for buildings. Following on from changes made in February 2023, new requirements will be introduced from 1 August 2023. Examples of changes are: From 1 August 2023, the Amending…

School Student Broadband Initiative To boost education opportunities and narrow the digital divide, the Australian Government is working with NBN Co to provide up to 30,000 families with no internet at home free NBN for 12 months. To be eligible, families with school age children will be nominated by participating schools, education authorities and charities/community organisations. These…