The Film Hunter Office
is committed to supporting a professional film
and television industry.
www.filmhunter.com.au/welcome.html
The Hunter Business
Enterprise Centre is a not for profit
organisation committed to assisting your business
realise your dreams. We offer a full range of
services aimed at maximising your success including
seminars, our Business Coaching Program and our
Business Advantage Club.
www.businesscentre.com.au
Environment Australia's
goals are to develop, in the national interest,
a proper recognition of environmental, social
and related economic values in government decision
making and acitivies; and to improve the quality
of the decision making process, program delivery
and communication by ensuring the Government has
available to it reliable information and advice
and efficient delivery mechanisms.
www.environment.gov.au
The Hunter Economic Development Corporation is a board of community and business leaders working in partnership with business and regional organisations to help develop an economic, commercial and social environment necessary to ensure the sustainable growth of the Hunter region. The HEDC markets the region for investment attraction, facilitates economic development strategies for the region, partners in major regional projects and provides advice on strategic economic issues to the State Government.
www.hunterregion.com
The Hunter Institute
of Technology is the largest provider
of nationally recognised vocational education
and training services in the Central Coast, Newcastle
and Hunter Valley regions of New South Wales.
www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au
The Hunter Regional Tourism Organisation
creates awareness and assists in increasing the
profile of the region through advertising, promotion,
public relations, information and publications,
industry development and trade marketing.
www.huntertourism.com
The Hunter Waste Planning
and Management Board is one of eight
bodies created to assist Councils and other stakeholders
within their Local Government Area (LGA) to meet
the reduction in waste to landfill expectations
of both State and Federal Governments.
www.hunterwaste.nsw.gov.au
As the water services provider
for the lower Hunter, the Hunter Water
Corporation's objective is to be commercially
successful while delivering value-for-money water,
wastewater and associated services in an environmentally
responsible way.
www.hunterwater.com.au
The Hunter Valley Research
Foundation is Australia's longest serving
private not-for-profit regional research organisation,
an achievement which highlights its progressive,
independent approach to research. The organisation
serves as a unique model to other regional groups
looking to provide assistance to business, industry,
government and wider communities at the regional,
State and national levels.
www.hvrf.com.au
Industry Development
Centre and Conference Centre is the meeting
place for business. Being the ONLY conference
centre in Newcastle that specialises in business
functions, the IDC is ideal for conferences, seminars,
workshops, client get-togethers, training sessions,
product launches and exhibitions.
www.idc-hunter.org.au
The Local Government
and Shires Associations together represents
the views of NSW councils to other governments,
provide industrial relations and other specialist
services to councils and promote Local Government
to the community.
www.lgov.org.au
The University of Newcastle
enjoys a well earned reputation for an exceptionally
successful research output and are recognised
nationally and internationally for their leadership
role in pioneering Problem Based Learning.
www.newcastle.edu.au
The Hunter Region Botanic
Gardens cover 140 hectares, much of which
is natural bushland. It was then leased to the
Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Ltd., a non-profit
company of volunteers responsible for designing,developing
and managing the Gardens.
www.newcastle.edu.au/department/bi/birjt/huntergarden/
Australian Municipal
Energy Improvement Facility, initiated
by Newcastle City Council and Hunter Region Organisation
of Councils in order to reduce the many barriers
between a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and the ability to achieve reduction
targets. AMEIF Program is a hands on approach
to learning of the benefit from Newcastle's knowledge
and experience in Green Energy Programs.
www.nsw.gov.au/environ/ameif/
The National Weeds
Strategy takes a strategic approach to
weed management problems of national significance,
addressing environmental and agricultural weeds
equally.
www.weeds.org.au
Shortland Wetlands
Centre is located west of Newcastle and
is a 10 minute walk from Sandgate Railway Station.
It is situated on 45ha of rehabilitated wetland
on the edge of Hexham Swamp. More than 170 species
of birds have been recorded here, with over 30
of those breeding on the site. During summer months
a colony of Egrets nest in the Paperbark Trees
in one of the shallow ponds.
www.wetlands.org.au
Newcastle City Council
Sustainable Transport in the Lower Hunter
Region document. This document does not reflect
any particular view of Hunter Councils and is
displayed for information only.
www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/council/plans/research/publictrans_lhr.cfm
Hunter-Central Rivers
Catchment Management Authority website.
www.hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au
A web-based tool developed for councils to assist
with Urban Water management.
www.urbanwater.info
