Newcastle in the Morning

Lauren joins us to talk about the big case in the ACT Supreme Court and the latest on No Body, No Parole.

Lots of fun for you this Tuesday! Cake Boi in Hamilton does High Tea, Mount Pleasant lobster roll pop-up is now a permanent part of the menu and the Shameless Selfie Studio arrives in Newcastle.

Since taking over professional football from the governing body in 2020, The Australian Profssional Leagues (the APL) has delivered a new brand, a new competition, a major broadcast rights deal with ViacomCBS and significant capital investment from Silver Lake.

But there have also been some hurdles - namely COVID and a Newcastle side that is still owned by 4 of the current league sides.

In January of 2022 A League Managing Director Danny Townsend became the first APL CEO, he joined us for a report card on the 2022/23 Season so far.

We catch up with Paul for the final time in a few weeks as he heads to the World Cup!

Michael joined Tracy Mac to talk about the project that has been two years in the making.

Newcastle’s very own country-rock act The Viper Creek Band is returning home for a special performance at the Cessnock Leagues Club on Friday, November 18th.

Lead singer Damien Baguley joined us, taking on the journey of his career from rock band to country star, their current Australian tour and how he got through COVID.

Newcastle women will take to the streets on Friday night for the annual Reclaim the Night march calling for an end to Sexual Assault and Violence against Women.

The event has been organised by a collective of Newcastle women including those working in domestic violence services, the disability sector, sexual assault services, community organisations, unions, and those with lived experience of gendered violence against women.

Joint organisers Sarah, Ethan, Shaylie, and Lisa joined us to talk about "Reclaim the Night."

The $55 million in funding for the upgrade and expansion of Newcastle Airport’s international passenger terminal was confirmed in the Government’s 2022 2023 October budget.

Having just returned from the World Routes conference in the USA where he continued conversations with key stakeholders across the tourism and aviation sector and started new ones, Dr Peter Cock, CEO of Newcastle Airport, joined Tracy Mac to share some exciting news.

The region’s peak business organisation, Business Hunter, has welcomed a Federal Budget that maintains commitment for Hunter region infrastructure projects and addresses challenges confronting business through measures aimed at workforce participation, housing affordability, skills development and energy prices.

Business Hunter President, Tony Rhodes said maintaining momentum on key Hunter region infrastructure projects would enable state-wide growth and connectivity and help seize opportunities for diversification.

Tony joined us to talk about the wins for the Hunter.

Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to place the revised Special Business Rate Expenditure Policy on public exhibition for 28 days. The policy provides a framework for the City of Newcastle to manage the Special Business Rate (SBR) program.

But not everyone is happy with what is being planned.

Edward Duc, Chair of Newcastle Partnerships, joined us to talk about the history of the SBR, the way forward, and a new voice for Newcastle businesses about to roll out.