HunterNet Co-operative

HunterNet Co-operative HunterNet aims to be a recognised leader and voice that drives sustainable economic development in industry.

We drive growth and success in industry by bringing individuals, SMEs, multinational primes, academia, and government to the same table. Our vibrant cluster is run by expert mentors who build the right relationships, open opportunities, and facilitate education and idea-sharing to deliver tangible benefits to our members. Through the power of many, weโ€™re focussed on making the future bright.

๐Ÿšจ Last Chance to Register! ๐ŸšจAI is dominating conversations across industry, but successful AI adoption starts long befor...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿšจ Last Chance to Register! ๐Ÿšจ

AI is dominating conversations across industry, but successful AI adoption starts long before implementing new technology.

Join us this Friday for Session 2: AI Workshop with Myrtec โ€“ Getting AI-Ready (Simplify, Secure & Scale) and discover the practical foundations your organisation needs to maximise the value of AI.

In this interactive workshop, Myrtec will cut through the hype and focus on the critical groundwork required for strategic AI adoption, including:

โœ… Data, processes and organisational readiness
โœ… Governance, risk management and AI policies
โœ… Practical industry examples from manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and industrial services
โœ… Building internal capability for AI-driven transformation

Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or looking to take the next step, this session will provide practical insights and actionable strategies to help your organisation move forward with confidence.

๐Ÿ“… Friday 5 June
โฐ 8:00am โ€“ 9:30am
๐Ÿ“ HunterNet, Suite 102, 470 King Street, Newcastle West

https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0XJ550

Don't miss this opportunity to prepare your business for the future of AI.

๐Ÿšจ Last Chance to Register! ๐ŸšจAI is dominating conversations across industry, but successful AI adoption starts long befor...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿšจ Last Chance to Register! ๐Ÿšจ

AI is dominating conversations across industry, but successful AI adoption starts long before implementing new technology.

Join us this Friday for Session 2: AI Workshop with Myrtec โ€“ Getting AI-Ready (Simplify, Secure & Scale) and discover the practical foundations your organisation needs to maximise the value of AI.

In this interactive workshop, Myrtec will cut through the hype and focus on the critical groundwork required for strategic AI adoption, including:

โœ… Data, processes and organisational readiness
โœ… Governance, risk management and AI policies
โœ… Practical industry examples from manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and industrial services
โœ… Building internal capability for AI-driven transformation

Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or looking to take the next step, this session will provide practical insights and actionable strategies to help your organisation move forward with confidence.

๐Ÿ“… Friday 5 June
โฐ 8:00am โ€“ 9:30am
๐Ÿ“ HunterNet, Suite 102, 470 King Street, Newcastle West

https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0XHrt0

Don't miss this opportunity to prepare your business for the future of AI.

Great to see strong engagement at this weekโ€™s Southern Strength Agile Manufacturing Network session, with a fantastic tu...
21/05/2026

Great to see strong engagement at this weekโ€™s Southern Strength Agile Manufacturing Network session, with a fantastic turnout bringing together industry, government, and key partners focused on strengthening local capability.

It was valuable to hear from NSW Minister for Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, and Natural Resources, Courtney Houssos, who reinforced the importance of building a resilient and competitive domestic manufacturing sector supported through smart government procurement and long-term capability investment.

We also appreciated insights from Daniel Chaplin | General Manager | Downer Group, highlighting the role major industry partners play in developing and sustaining local supply chains and advanced manufacturing capability.

The message throughout the session was clear: we are on the same team. When industry, government, as well as organisations like HunterNet and Southern Strength work together, we strengthen sovereign capability, open doors for local businesses, and ensure the Hunter and broader NSW manufacturing sector continues to grow and innovate.

Thank you to Southern Strength and all those who contributed to the conversation. The energy in the room reflected a shared commitment to backing local industry and delivering real outcomes for our region.

Bradfield Development Authority

Another fantastic HunterNet General Members Meeting this week, proudly hosted by Hall & Wilcox. A huge thank you to the ...
21/05/2026

Another fantastic HunterNet General Members Meeting this week, proudly hosted by Hall & Wilcox.

A huge thank you to the team for welcoming our members into their wonderful newly established premises. It was a fantastic space to connect, collaborate and share insights across our network.

We also extend our thanks to our panelists Suzie Leask GAICD, FGIA, Albert Ponte and Clare Kerley for an engaging and insightful discussion.

The conversation sparked plenty of thoughtful questions and great interaction from the audience, highlighting the value of bringing industry together to share perspectives and experiences.

It was also great to welcome new members Crown Technologies Pty Ltd to the HunterNet network, alongside member updates from KOR Equipment Solutions and North St Partners.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to another valuable evening of connection and conversation.

The NSW Department of Education is promoting two fully funded TWDS training programs for businesses in manufacturing and...
14/05/2026

The NSW Department of Education is promoting two fully funded TWDS training programs for businesses in manufacturing and industry.

The first, on 25 May, focuses on ESG and sustainability using Material Flow Analysis to help organisations measure environmental impact, improve resource use, and identify practical sustainability actions.

The second, held 26โ€“27 May, explores Future Manufacturing Technologies, including Industry 4.0 and 5.0, covering automation, AI, IoT, digital twins, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies, with a focus on building a transformation roadmap.

Both programs aim to strengthen business capability in sustainability, digital transformation, and future workforce readiness.

Click below to register and learn more.

https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RZlD0

๐Ÿšจ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น & ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜….Join Clare Kerley, ...
14/05/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น & ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜….

Join Clare Kerley, Albert Ponte and Suzie Leask at our May General Members Meeting for an engaging discussion exploring the rapidly evolving legal and workplace landscape impacting businesses across our region.

This timely session will cover key emerging issues including:
โœ”๏ธChanges to workers compensation claims for psychological injuries
โœ”๏ธShifting approaches from the Fair Work Commission
โœ”๏ธThe increasing rise in underpayment claims
โœ”๏ธLegal and commercial risks currently facing employers

The panel will also unpack the broader challenges they are seeing across industry and answer questions from members, providing practical insights businesses can take away and apply.

These developments are moving quickly and carry significant operational and financial implications for employers, making this a valuable session for all HunterNet Members.

Secure your ticket here:
https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RWbc0

๐™๐™ฅ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™‰๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ & ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ช๐™ข๐™จ โ€“ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ฉ!๐Ÿ”น ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น & ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜…๐Ÿ“… 19 Ma...
12/05/2026

๐™๐™ฅ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™‰๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ & ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ช๐™ข๐™จ โ€“ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ฉ!

๐Ÿ”น ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น & ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜…
๐Ÿ“… 19 May | Member only
Connect with fellow members and hear key industry updates.
[https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvnD0](https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvnD0)

๐Ÿ”น๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—ง๐—–๐—ข ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
๐Ÿ“… 21 May | Member only
Explore operational considerations influencing manufacturing efficiency and competitiveness.
[https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0Rvxv0](https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0Rvxv0)

๐Ÿ”น ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“… 27โ€“28 May
Join industry leaders to discuss the future of new energy and regional capability.
[https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0Rvpr0](https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0Rvpr0)

๐Ÿ”น ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ
๐Ÿ“… 27 May
Showcasing innovation and opportunities across the new energy sector. *Full Symposium ticket required.*
[https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvvR0](https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvvR0)

๐Ÿ”น๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ โ€“ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ โ€“ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†: ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ
๐Ÿ“… 5 June | Member only
A practical workshop on preparing your business for AI adoption and growth.
[https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvvS0](https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RvvS0)

Registrations are closing soon - secure your place today!

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?The 2026 HunterNet Industry Outlook & Annual Pulse Survey is still open, and...
12/05/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?

The 2026 HunterNet Industry Outlook & Annual Pulse Survey is still open, and weโ€™re encouraging our network to take part before it closes on Friday, 19 June.

This yearโ€™s survey includes a new Industry Outlook component, helping to build a clearer picture of the conditions across manufacturing, energy, defence and the broader industry landscape.

Your input will help inform stronger collaboration, more targeted initiatives, and ensure we continue delivering meaningful value to our members and stakeholders.

๐—œ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—ฎ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜†.

๐Ÿ”— https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0RpQb0

HunterNet Career Connections HunterNet Future Leaders Hunter Defence

This week, HunterNet CEO Ivan Waterfield had the opportunity to take part in the University of Newcastle Hunter Industry...
07/05/2026

This week, HunterNet CEO Ivan Waterfield had the opportunity to take part in the University of Newcastle Hunter Industry Open Day in Muswellbrook - a fantastic event focused on connection, collaboration, and the future growth of our region.

As the Hunter continues to evolve, events like this reinforce the importance of bringing together industry, education, research, and community to shape a stronger future for the Upper Hunter and beyond.

Ivan contributed to the Future Made panel discussion, facilitated by Laura Eadie, IRF Director, alongside industry leaders discussing key themes around regional planning, investment and future opportunities for our local communities..

The scale of engagement throughout the day highlighted the strength and potential of our region:
๐ŸŽ“ 182 individual registrations
๐ŸŽ“ 20 research and innovation displays
๐ŸŽ“ 407 current University of Newcastle students from the Upper Hunter in attendance

It was encouraging to see such strong participation from students, industry representatives, researchers, and community stakeholders all committed to exploring how we can work together to drive innovation, create pathways for future talent, and support sustainable regional growth.

Thank you to the University of Newcastle for hosting such an important and forward-focused event.

HunterNet looks forward to continuing the conversation and strengthening the partnerships that will help shape the future of the Hunter region.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ & ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป!This year, weโ€™ve introduced a new   component, cap...
04/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ & ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป!

This year, weโ€™ve introduced a new component, capturing a clearer, more quantitative view of the conditions stakeholders are operating in across manufacturing, energy, defence and the broader industry landscape. While weโ€™re engaging with industry every day, this is an opportunity to bring those insights together to help inform stronger collaboration and more targeted initiatives.

Weโ€™ve also retained the opportunity for you to provide direct and anonymous feedback on your experiences with HunterNet. The survey is once again being conducted by an independent third party, ensuring confidentiality.

It takes just 10 minutes and a $10 donation will be made to Ronald McDonald House Newcastle for every completed survey.

๐Ÿ”— https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0Q0L-0

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