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Come along to the last Newcastle Institute event for 2018 on Wed 7th November at 6.00pm.  Our speaker is Michael Ondaatje. Michael Ondaatje has been a popular speaker at previous Newcastle Institute events. He is a regular commentator on US politics

Maximising opportunities for the Hunter through a unified voice The September 2018 release of The Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Plan 2036  https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Files/DPE/Plans-and-policies/greater-newcastle-metropolitan-plan-2018.ashx reminds us that communities prosper when a strategic approach to planning and a shared vision incorporates all tiers of government,

For our September event, on 12th September, we are collaborating with the organisers of the Margaret Henry Memorial lecture to promote this event to the members of the Newcastle Institute and to our email list. The inaugural Margaret Henry Memorial

Scroll down to see the video stream of this event. Securing reliable energy at affordable prices is a significant challenge for Hunter households and businesses.  The Newcastle Institute’s August Forum will present options for how we can take control of

Lessons in Education for Newcastle and the Hunter Valley Since the turn of this century there has been lots of discussion about just how we should look at equipping children and young adults with the skills, knowledge and value framework for

13 June 2018 Are we creating sustainable and resilient communities? What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? What do we need to do better? Cathy Smith – Inaugural Turnbull Foundation Women in Built Environment Scholar(UNSW), Richard Rogers fellow Harvard

It has been great to see the interest being taken and registrations for our forum next Wednesday, 9 May. We’re glad to be able to continue our program for this year with some insight into the issue of ‘Women and

We’re glad to be able to continue our program for this year with some insight into the issue of ‘Women and Equality’ coming from our panel of remarkable women including: Rosemarie Milsom, Journalist and Director, Newcastle Writers Festival – Emma

Many thanks to the 120 or so members and attendees who came along to Souths to hear from Professor Roy Green about some potential futures for the Port of Newcastle.  There has been a number of stories in the press

Don’t miss the chance to be part of our next event in our diverse 2018 program! As reported in The Guardian, on 18th December last year, the new chair of the Port of Newcastle says there’s an urgent need to