Source: Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism Inc
Tuscany Wine Estate Resort; Pokolbin became a multi award winning hotel at the highly prestigious Hunter Regional Tourism Awards held at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Thursday 2nd August 2007. Under the direction of long time Hunter Tourism operator Bill Gregson, Tuscany Wine State Resort; a first time entrant in possibly the most competitive category of the awards night, won the Deluxe Accommodation Award, competing with 6 other hotel finalists, including the Crowne Plaza Newcastle and Hunter Valley Gardens.
Bill, who came to Newcastle in the early 80’s, with the then Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation to open the Parkroyal (now Travelodge) with his wife Christine ( from HMRI & Marketown Shopping Centre fame) own Tuscany, with business partners Mark & Lorraine Edmunds from Nelson Bay. Bill’s Tourism background was further enhanced as the General Manager of the Hunter & Lower North Coast Tourist Authority in the late 80’s (forerunner to today’s HRTO). Then as General Manager of Renak; which developed, owned and operated the Queens Wharf Brewery up until 1994.
Source: Macquarie National News
Kirk Reynoldson has been left out of the Knights team for the round 25 match against Wests Tigers at Telstra Stadium on Friday night.
This means the troubled Knight falls one game short of activating a clause in his contract that would have seen him guaranteed a payment for next season.
A statement released by the club this afternoon said Knights management, Reynoldson and his advisor, Les Ross held a positive meeting on Tuesday at the club’s headquarters.
It was agreed dialog will continue and both parties will work towards a mutually beneficial outcome.
In the meantime, the Tigers will be looking to keep the Allan McMahon Shield in its trophy cabinet with victory over Newcastle at Telstra Stadium on Friday night.
Source: Josh Massoud, The Daily Telegraph
IT appeared harmless enough – a bunch of old mates catching up at the pub for a beer and a feed.
But for embattled Newcastle coach Brian Smith, last night’s gathering of the club’s richest benefactors could turn deadly serious.
Led by golfing great Jack Newton and millionaire media mogul John Singleton, the influential lobby group – known as the White Knights – held a 90-minute crisis meeting at Newcastle wharf’s Brewery Hotel to discuss their future involvement in the club.
Other attendees included former Knights forward leaders Luke Davico and Craig Smith.
Over old-fashioned pub grub and a schooner or three, around 25 members expressed their concerns over Smith’s wholesale player clean-out that has seen a host of local stars released.
For one, Singleton, the group’s patron, is seething after being forced to scrap a beer advertising campaign worth $2 million that featured sacked Knights players.
Article by David Brake
Lake Macquarie residents can recycle their unused mobile phones, batteries and accessories in support of Keep Australia Beautiful Week (27 August – Sunday 2 September).
Council’s Waste Planning and Education Coordinator, David Brake, said Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a great initiative and a good opportunity for residents to begin their spring clean and empty their drawers of old and unwanted mobile phones and hand them in for recycling.
“With nearly 16 million mobile phones stashed away in homes and offices, recycling them is a really simple and easy way to start helping save the planet,” Mr Brake said.
Source: The Age
Perth Glory failed to capitalise on their opportunities and suffered another significant injury blow in their A-League season-opening goalless draw with Newcastle Jets at Members Equity Stadium.
It was a good result for Newcastle, who showed promising signs throughout the game despite losing several stars from last season.
But Perth would be less satisfied, as despite controlling much of the play, they failed to score after creating plenty of goalscoring opportunities.
They have also lost defender David Tarka, who damaged a hamstring in the first half and looks set to join the Glory’s other first-choice centre-back Hayden Foxe for a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
"We won’t know for definite until he has had an MRI scan, but David will be out at least four to six weeks," Glory coach Ron Smith said.
"It’s a pretty bad tear."
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