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Schwartz Newcastle-based school of hospitality coming soon amid skills shortage

Hotelier Jerry Schwartz has revealed plans to open a Newcastle-based training college next year to help address a skills shortage in hospitality and related sectors.

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Public holiday presents challenges for traders

The federal government has declared Thursday, September 22, a one-off public holiday to coincide with a national memorial service.

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Hunter industry needs energy security in a hurry

The Hunter's peak business group has warned the productivity of region's industrial power users will be threatened unless more baseload generation comes on line in the near future.

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Migration boost 'not a panacea' for Hunter's worker issues

"They're not necessarily a panacea for small to medium sized businesses."

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Unions and business agrees on need for energy transition authority

Australia's peak union and business bodies have endorsed the need for an overarching authority to support regions such as the Hunter during the transition to clean energy.

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Newcastle's jobs market is 'staggering', hurting trader confidence: Hawes

The region's workforce has shrunk despite significant population growth during the pandemic.

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Resources minister says 'astounding' level of coal in national power grid

Bob Hawes wants gas, Resources Minister Madeleine King questions coal

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Hunter industry buckles in as Canberra confirms 'real' emissions reduction figure is 27 per cent

New energy era for Hunter industry and business

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Gas shortage puts Hunter jobs at risk

The Hunter's peak business body has warned east coast gas shortages are putting jobs across the region at risk.

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Hunter delegation chases Newcastle to Singapore flights

A high-profile Hunter business and political delegation has arrived in Singapore to progress negotiations on direct flights into the Asian transport hub.

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Residents gear up for next fight with Supercars

The community group says Supercars has 'misled' Heritage NSW in the past about the race's impact on the historic precinct.

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Letters: Hunter region needs more caravan parks

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

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Is the Hunter getting its fair share of a $3.6 billion royalties bonanza?

This year an extra $2.2 billion in royalties revenue will fill the state's coffers, much of it from the Hunter Valley

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Hunter employment puzzle doesn't add up

The Hunter's unemployment rate rose faster than the state average in May following an increase in the region's workforce participation rate.

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'You'll never be ready. Just snag your handbag and get out'

Elaina Byrne is the first person to finish a cadetship at Home In Place.

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NSW Budget: energy, roads and accountability on Hunter's wishlist

Energy and accountability on Hunter's state budget wishlist

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Where to use expiring Dine and Discover vouchers in the Hunter

About $35 million worth of the NSW government vouchers are yet to be used in the Hunter region.

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Summit to address Hunter workforce challenges

Regional and national experts and leaders in business, training and government will meet next week to discuss the Hunter's workforce challenges and highlight how the region is meeting its potential for business growth in emerging industries.

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Hunter minimum wage workers say increase 'enough to get by' while business and union divided

"It takes the guilt away when I'm putting fuel in the car and know that this week I need to buy groceries."

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BHP offers Hunter dump truck drivers a $10K sign-on bonus

Cracks are showing across businesses and industries tackling widespread skills shortages.

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Hunter manufacturer cops 400 per cent power price shock

Hunter-based manufacturer Peter McKinnon has a simple question: why has the cost of the power that he buys from the grid increased by about 400 per cent yet his solar feed-in tariff has barely changed?

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Public holiday pay-off: trade booms for businesses on June long weekend

Businesses reaped the rewards of a booming long weekend as punters headed out for a well-deserved drink.

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'Multi-city economy': Business Hunter says $500 million fast rail investment on the right track

Business Hunter CEO Bob Hawes said both the NSW and new Federal Government were starting to realise the priority and value of connecting regional cities.

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"There is no workforce, when I look...there is no-one"

The Business Conditions survey was completed in April and early May

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Letters: Holding on to key players vital for future

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