Source: Honeysuckle

The Hunter Development Corporation has unveiled plans for a new park in Hunter Street, between the Newcastle Community Health Centre building (670 Hunter St) and the TAFE building in Newcastle West.

Hunter Development Corporation General Manager, Craig Norman, said the park, which features extensive landscaping, is designed to be a picturesque open space.

“Over the coming months Novocastrians will notice the transformation from derelict vacant city block to a picturesque recreational space for workers, tourists and residents to enjoy.

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Posted by Admin on February 28th, 2008
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Source: Newcastle City Council

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor John Tate and Newcastle City Council will join with the Jets to celebrate their inaugural Hyundai A-League Premiership win on Thursday 28th February from 3.30pm in front of City Hall. And will it be a celebration! ,

The RAAF at Williamtown will do a fly over of the celebrations by three FA18’s, the victorious players and coaching staff will be introduced to the waiting crowd, the Hyundai A-League Trophy will be on display and commemorative merchandise will be available.

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Source: NIB

  • Premium revenue of $370.9 million
  • Policyholder growth of 6.5%, well above industry average
  • Net underwriting margin of 3.7%, ahead of 2008 full year Prospectus
    forecast of 2.5%
  • Normalised net profit after tax of $17.7 million

“The launch of our life insurance product is an exciting opportunity for nib as we strive to leverage our brand and customer loyalty.

“Market research of our customer base indicates they want to see other insurance products aligned to our traditional private health insurance offer. We regard a life insurance product offering as a natural extension of our current health insurance portfolio.”

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Source: Newcastle Airport

QantasLink has confirmed that it will suspend all its Newcastle-Sydney, Newcastle-Melbourne and Newcastle-Brisbane services from Newcastle Airport effective 10 March 2008.  The suspension is expected to remain until at least July 2008.

The suspension is due to a higher than normal pilot attrition rate and the training of pilots on the new Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.

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The_jetsSource: Newcastle Jets

The Newcastle Jets are the 2008 Hyundai A-League Champions! The Jets defeated the Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in front of over 36,000 fans at the Sydney Football Stadium today.

The opening period, and indeed the majority of the game, was dominated by the team from the Hunter, as their astute passing game troubled the Mariners no end.

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Posted by Admin on February 25th, 2008
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