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Hunter Global Tourism

By 2024, the Hunter will host an international airport, offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the region’s economic growth and diversification. The Hunter Global Tourism project was borne out of the

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climate change IP&R

Climate Change Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) Package

The Climate Change Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) Package provides support and guidance to Councils during the development of their Community Strategic Plan (CSP), Delivery Program and Operational Plan. This

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International connectivity

Hunter Airports Strategy

By 2024, the Hunter will host an international airport, offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the region’s economic growth and diversification. The Hunter Airports Strategy was borne out of the Hunter

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Disaster resilience

Disaster Resilience

Resilience has been identified as one of the four key regional themes in the Hunter JO Strategic Plan 2032. The Hunter is predicted to experience increased extreme weather and natural

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Regional Economic Evolution

Place-Based Regional Economic Development in the Hunter

Regional economic development refers to the development of a region through sustained action to harness engines of the economy and promote economic wellbeing and standard of living. This includes diversification,

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Regional Priority Infrastructure Lists

Regional Priority Infrastructure Lists

The Regional Priority Infrastructure Lists (PIL) project seeks to have a comprehensive list of regionally significant infrastructure projects from member councils of the Hunter JO. This is in response to

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Hunter Venture Fund

Hunter Venture Fund

Given feedback from the NSW Government that the concept of a regional innovation fund needed to be tested, the Board made a decision to pivot the Hunter 2050 program. A

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Circular Economy Precincts

Circular Economy Program

Circular Economy has been a key regional focus for the Hunter JO since its inception, with a number of Circular Economy projects highlighted in the Hunter JO Strategic Plan. A

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coastal

Act Now on Adaptation: Coastal Wise Communities

Coastal & Estuary Communications Support Package Coastal communities are impacted by various coastal hazards; erosion, inundation, storms and sea level rise; the severity and frequency of which are increasing due

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Contaminated Land

Regional Contaminated Land Program

The Regional Contaminated Land Capacity Building Program aims to build the technical expertise and capacity of the Councils within the Hunter and Central Coast region to effectively identify, assess and

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Shiraz to Shore

Shiraz to Shore Cycle Trail

Cycle tourism has been identified as a key priority for the region through the Hunter JO’s Strategic Plan and Advocacy Framework, presenting a fantastic opportunity to deliver regional benefit for

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Regional Waste and Resource Recovery Program

With ten years of regional waste management coordination and a strong circular economy focus, the Hunter JO brings experience and innovation to waste and resource recovery in the Hunter and

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Simtables

The Simtables for Disaster Engagement project provides the Hunter and Central Coast region with two state-of-the-art simulation tools to help communities understand and prepare for natural disasters. Extreme weather and natural disasters

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hunter global

Hunter Global: Our International Future

In 2024, the Hunter will host an international airport offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the region’s growth and diversification. Hunter Global: Our international future is a region-wide initiative led by

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Events in the Hunter

Accelerating Events Economies in Newcastle and the Hunter

The Hunter Joint Organisation successfully secured $860k funding for events economies through the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (BLER) in late 2021 through to June 2023. This fund was granted

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Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R)

All councils in NSW use the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework for Local Government (IP&R) to guide their planning and reporting activities. The main components of the IP&R Framework are

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