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Source: Hunter Business Chamber
The region’s leading business organisation, Hunter Business Chamber, has today appointed Peter Shinnick as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Shinnick is currently the General Manager of Hunter Valley Training Company and will replace Doug Parrish who is leaving to pursue other business interests.
Chamber President, Karen Howard, said today that Mr Shinnick was well known in business and government circles both in his role at the training company and previously as the commanding officer at RAAF Base Williamtown.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s competition regulator rejected plans by the operator of Newcastle port and two rail companies to change the way export capacity is allocated at the world’s biggest coal-export harbor.
The proposal, backed by Xstrata Plc and Rio Tinto Group, based export allocations on rail transportation contracts. It raised “significant concerns” that competition would be reduced, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, or ACCC, said in a statement.
Source: Blue Mountains Unions Council
Newcastle Trades Hall secretary Gary Kennedy says he expects local unions to spearhead the campaign against power utilities privatisation because the Hunter region will be the hardest hit in terms of potential job losses.
Mr Kennedy says the strategy will focus on enlisting community support to try to overturn the decision, but industrial action by power industry workers is a strong possibility.
Source: Newcastle Jets
The Newcastle Jets have tonight almost certainly ended the Melbourne Victory’s hopes of defending their title with a comprehensive 3-1 win at the Telstra Dome. The Jets fought back after conceding the first goal with Denni equalising, and a second half brace to Joel Griffiths securing the Jets a valuable three points.
The first half was an entertaining affair with plenty of room in the midfield and both sides playing end-to-end attacking football. In the 5th minute, the Jets had the first opportunity of the match; with the ball bouncing around just outside the penalty area, Matt Thompson unleashed a right foot volley which sailed over the bar, never troubling Victory goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos.
Source: Newcastle Jets
This weekend’s clash may determine the future of the Newcastle Jets season. It may seem a cliché, but as the week’s roll on, the competition narrows, and positions within the top four become increasingly valuable for the clubs which hold finals aspirations.
Newcastle, currently in fourth position, will this weekend look to put a significant dent in the finals hopes of the Melbourne Victory – currently sitting in sixth place on 17 points – and in doing so, maintain their own battle to gain a third successive finals birth.
“We’re in for a very, very tough game against Melbourne,” head coach Gary Van Egmond said today.
“They’re still in with a possibility of making the top four; their chances are becoming diminished round-by-round and we need to ensure that we go down there with the right mindset and that the boys have got the right character to win the game.”
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