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  • Support for Hunter businesses affected by bushfires
  • Chamber welcomes calls for regional ‘power’ centres
  • Chamber welcomes Parliamentary Secretary appointment
  • Hunter businesses shine at NSW Tourism Awards
  • Minister for Small Business visits the Hunter
  • Running on empty – report predicts gas shortages by 2025
  • Skills shortages, drought continue to challenge business
  • Reliability Fund only part of the energy security solution
  • Hunter Business Chamber welcomes inquiry into faster rail
  • Hunter entrants feature among NSW Tourism Awards finalists
  • Don’t get caught out by the copper network cut-off
  • Newcastle hosts first workplace disability inclusion event
  • Skills shortages a major issue in the Hunter
  • Joint winners share major Hunter Business Award
  • Chamber welcomes gas terminal announcement
  • Hunter Business Awards finalists announced
  • Hunter region’s leaders unite
  • Infrastructure investment essential to unlocking potential of region
  • Planning Minister to talk on vision for the Hunter
  • Regional Tourism Awards coming to Newcastle
  • Skills survey aims to boost youth opportunities
  • Survey reveals tough conditions for business owners
  • REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE A PRIORITY FOR NSW GOVERNMENT
  • Chamber welcomes infrastructure funds in NSW Budget
  • Chamber congratulates Morrison Government on victory
  • Entries open for region’s biggest business awards
  • Funding for election projects on NSW Budget wish list
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  • WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE 2019 SYDNEY SURROUNDS NORTH REGIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
  • Workers Compensation review an opportunity to address concerns
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  • Chamber turns focus to delivery of election promises
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  • Bypass commitments welcome but ‘show us the money’
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  • Chamber welcomes $266m funding for Muswellbrook Bypass
  • Chamber welcomes government focus on faster rail
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  • Collaboration the key to improved business outcomes for Newcastle
  • Good news for business and region in federal budget
  • Hunter bucks trend in business conditions survey
  • Hunter Business Chamber welcomes JHH commitment
  • Hunter delegation to explore trade and tourism links with Auckland
  • Hunter loses important voice in ministry changes
  • Labor’s plan to axe payroll tax reform is bad for business
  • Loss of cruise terminal funding a setback for tourism
  • New task force to drive defence opportunity in the Hunter
  • Newcastle building company wins NSW Business Award
  • Chamber flags impact of media merger on local news
  • Chamber urges support for mining communities
  • Golden night for the Hunter at NSW Tourism Awards
  • New faces on Hunter Business Chamber board
  • Hunter businesses in line for NSW awards
  • New lending fund a much-needed boost to small business
  • Planning makes perfect for Boxing Day trading
  • State-wide campaign to save business owners $5m on energy bills
  • Tourism jump assisting local business sentiment
  • Drought Dents Business Confidence But Newcastle A Bright Spot
  • Chamber welcomes reopening of Hunter and Scott streets
  • Airport precinct positioned for strong growth
  • Investment Attraction Package for Regional NSW a good start
  • Hunter Business Chamber announces appointment to key position
  • Chamber appoints new Director
  • First Ever Tourism targets could be a boom for the Hunter
  • Energy Comparison Scheme Savings Pass Big Threshold
  • More to free trade than FTAs
  • Blinkered View Of The Hunter In 20 Year Vision
  • Chamber applauds announcement to commence direct Trans-Tasman flights
  • Not A Time For A Caretaker Approach
  • Reducing The Burden Of Payroll Tax
  • Smart ICT investments can put the Hunter region on the innovation map
  • 2018 Hunter Business Awards finalists announced
  • TAKING THE POSITIVES FROM THE NSW BUDGET
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  • State budget provides tax relief and invests in infrastructure
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  • Payroll tax threshold increase will boost business
  • Long time coming for short term framework, but more detail needed
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  • Chamber welcomes release of Deloitte Report
  • Chamber welcomes Council’s focus on businesses affected by light rail construction;awaits more detai
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  • Critical threshold for National Energy Policy
  • Businesses under pressure from high operating costs
  • Chamber welcomes support for a Newcastle container terminal
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  • Call for businesses to complete “Vision and Voice Survey”
  • The Hunter’s business awards season opens with a bang
  • Broadband service guarantee – a must for business
  • Businesses confidence soars despite cost pressures
  • Hunter Business Chamber supports concept of Committee for Greater Newcastle
  • Productivity the priority to stay number one
  • Business welcomes Defence Export Strategy
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Latest News

Hunter Business Chamber regularly provides statements and the views of the regional business community on important policy issues. Recent statements are listed below.

Support for Hunter businesses affected by bushfires

14 January 2020

Bushfire-affected businesses in the Cessnock, Singleton and Midcoast local government areas are among those eligible for Disaster Recovery Grants through the Rural Assistance Authority.
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Chamber welcomes Parliamentary Secretary appointment

19 December 2019

Chamber welcomes Parliamentary Secretary appointment
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Running on empty – report predicts gas shortages by 2025

03 December 2019

Thousands of NSW small businesses and households will face gas shortages or significant cost increases if action is not taken on gas supplies, according to a new report by the state’s peak business organisation, the NSW Business Chamber.
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Chamber welcomes calls for regional ‘power’ centres

27 November 2019

The Hunter Business Chamber has backed calls for government to harness the potential of strong regional centres to power the national economy, saying areas such as the Hunter have great potential to solve the problems that hinder economic growth in capital cities.
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Hunter businesses shine at NSW Tourism Awards

18 November 2019

Four Hunter tourism operators won Gold awards and Nelson Bay’s Moonshadow – TQC Cruises was inducted into the prestigious NSW Tourism Awards Hall of Fame in a glittering night for the region at the annual state awards, held at Sydney’s Four Seasons Hotel.
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Minister for Small Business visits the Hunter

11 November 2019

Small businesses in the Hunter had the opportunity to meet and hear from NSW Finance and Small Business Minister Damien Tudehope on Friday when he visited the region as a guest of the Hunter Business Chamber.
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Skills shortages, drought continue to challenge business

31 October 2019

Ongoing skills shortages and the impact of drought are hindering business performance and confidence in the Hunter region, according to the NSW Business Chamber’s (NSWBC) latest Business Conditions Survey.
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Reliability Fund only part of the energy security solution

30 October 2019

The Hunter Business Chamber has welcomed today’s federal government announcement of a $1 billion Grid Reliability Fund but warned that more must be done to achieve energy security for industry in the region.

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Hunter Business Chamber welcomes inquiry into faster rail

25 October 2019

The Hunter Business Chamber has welcomed a new inquiry into options for financing faster rail by the federal government’s Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Cities.
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Hunter entrants feature among NSW Tourism Awards finalists

18 October 2019

Twelve Hunter region businesses and organisations are among the finalists that will contest the prestigious 2019 NSW Tourism Awards, acknowledging the exceptional quality of tourism operators across NSW.
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