Tag: Local business

A Telstra outage left some Newcastle businesses unable to process card payments, prompting renewed calls for customers to carry cash.

Local businesses are raising the alarm over the potential closure of Myuna Colliery, warning that hundreds of jobs would be lost.

Former tennis world number one Ash Barty is set to lend her profile to a week-long push for us all to buy more Australian-made products.

A new website is proving to be a one-stop shop for people who want to buy local. The shop, buyHUNTER.com.au, features more than 250 products from quality boutique and artisan producers from the...

Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) across Newcastle will work with police to address the community's needs under a project known as 'Business Beat'. The first ‘Business Beat’ of the series took place on Thursday...

Hunter Business Chamber Chief Executive Bob Hawes says the continuation of JobKeeper payments will help avoid the economic cliff looming in September. It was announced yesterday under the Federal Government’s revised arrangements...

A committee to push for changes to lock-out laws in Newcastle is on the cards following a visit from the NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello this week. Newcastle State MP Tim Crakanthorp...

Small businesses across the Hunter can breathe a sigh of relief as the NSW Government has announced a new grants program to help them recover from the COVID-19 shutdown. Under the new Small...