Newcastle law firm Mullane and Lindsay Solicitors has recently launched a corporate blog site to provide people with valuable local legal news.
The site will hopefully provide news on Newcastle lawyers and publish the latest information on family law, property law, commercial law and contesting wills.
Hunter Advantage, a new initiative to promote Newcastle and the Hunter Valley to the rest of Australia, was launched last week. The concept is headed by a consortium of prominent local business identities and will involve a national medi and online campaign aimed at bringing more business to the region.
Here’s the Herald’s announcement:
THE Hunter is set to go head-to-head with major growth regions like south-eastern Queensland to market itself as an economic powerhouse.
A new venture with private sector backing will be launched in Newcastle on Friday to send the message that the Hunter is open for business.
Called Hunter Advantage, the marketing project will combine a national advertising campaign with an internet site to build a strong case for business and industry to invest in or relocate to the Hunter and stimulate growth.
A group of intrepid social media fans have begun a weekly gathering in Newcastle. Its called Newcastle Coffee Morning and has been going for the last month. The team from Sticky Advertising took along their new FLIP video camera to help introduce you to the rest of the crew.
Come join in the fun every Friday at Baristaba Cafe at The Boardwalk, Honeysuckle.
Newcastle advertising agency Sticky has launched a new multi-media campaign consisting of Television and web for Coast Guard Swansea to recruit new volunteers for their 24/7 operations after the volunteer organisation was awarded a Government grant from the Attorney General’s Department.
The new TV commercial currently airing on Channel TEN Newcastle promotes awareness of the important role Coast Guard Swansea plays in keeping people safe on the water as well as featuring a strong call to action for volunteers to join now.
Source: Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council welcomes the review and supports the recommendations provided by Michael Cole.
Firstly, it is important to note the review has confirmed Council’s have acted in good faith and within the guidelines provided by the NSW Government.
As these guidelines underpin Council investment policies and strategies is it important for these to be robust, relevant and well scrutinised. Much of the information in the report, Council has been aware of for many months and this has allowed for close monitoring of current investments.
Source: Port Waratah Coal Services
The biggest sponsorship deal in the 100-year history of Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club has been struck, enabling the club to grow and move closer to being an eminent player in the state and national surf life saving movement.
Hunter-based Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has committed $90,000 to the club over 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Source: Newcastle Port Corporation
The return visit to Newcastle tomorrow (Friday 15 February) by the largest cruise liner to visit the city will see a Ship Security Zone implemented from early morning.
The Mercury is scheduled to sail into the Port of Newcastle about 7am tomorrow to berth at Dyke Point because of its 263 metre length.
Source: Sharon Grierson
With Federal Parliament resuming this week, Member for Newcastle Sharon Grierson has written to the Minister for Transport seeking urgent consideration of the infrastructure and transport needs of business and residents in the Newcastle and Hunter region.
Source: ABC Online
Police have arrested five people allegedly involved in a major drug supply syndicate in New South Wales.
Early this morning 50 police officers from Strike Force Emily raided houses in New Lambton, Macquarie Hills, Warners Bay and Cardiff in the Newcastle and Lake Macqaurie regions.
They arrested four people and seized drugs, $40,000 in cash and two cars.
Police allege the syndicate was supplying ice, amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine in the Hunter Valley, mid north coast and central west regions of the state.
The arrested will all appear in court this afternoon charged with possessing and supplying drugs.
Another man was arrested at Williamtown airport.
Police allege he was one of the main ring leaders of the group.
Police say since their surveillance operation began in July last year they have made 13 arrests.
Source: John Garnaut, Sydney Morning Herald
COSCO, the world’s biggest shipping line for bulk commodities, yesterday singled out Newcastle’s dysfunctional coal loading systems to explain why iron ore shipping costs have doubled in four months and quadrupled since early last year.
"That’s why in Newcastle there are so many ships; more than 100 vessels waiting for coal," said Yang Shicheng, deputy director of research at the COSCO group. "It is such a bad situation in Australia."
With about one in 20 of the world’s bulk dry commodity ships tied up in a traffic jam at Newcastle on any given day, the average price for hauling ore in a cape-size ship to China has just broken through $US200,000 ($217,000) per day, from an already heated $US100,000 in the middle of the year.
Perversely, Newcastle’s contribution to unprecedented global freight costs has helped lever BHP Billiton into its strongest-ever bargaining position.
Suddenly, it is far more cost effective for Shanghai steel makers to float ore for 10 days over 5000 kilometres from Dampier in Western Australia, than to cart it for 40 days over 20,000 kilometres from Tubarao, Brazil.
He too would like a piece of it: "Collecting this $US30 billion is a marvellous dream."
Traders and conference goers have booked out all 563 rooms at the Shangrila and 626 rooms at the equally extravagant Furama Hotel next door. They are waving mobile phones and openly signing contracts in the foyers and over cups of Chinese tea.
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