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AUGUST 2020 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 7 Print Post Approved 100002454 HBRHunter Business Reviewmag.com.au 16TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION DEFENCE & AEROSPACE BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT Australia $6.60 ISSN 2202 - 8838 (Print) ISSN 2202 - 8846 (Online) H HUNTERUNTER BBUSINESSUSINESS RREVIEWEVIEW Connecting & informing business people HBR contents PUBLISHED BY: Hunter Business Publications Pty Ltd ABN: 15 112 838 945 265 King Street 4 From the Editor Newcastle NSW 2300 PO Box 853, Hamilton NSW 2303 Business News Phone: (02) 4062 8133 5 PUBLISHER and EDITOR: 14 Let's Talk With Garry Hardie GARRY Mob: 0414 463 125 [email protected] 15 Business Advice ART DIRECTOR: Sandie Collie [email protected] 17 New Appointments CONTENT MANAGER: Jason Duncan 18 Property [email protected] REGISTRATION AND APPLICATIONS ARE SANDIE PRINTING: 20 Business & the Environment NCP Printing Phone: (02) 4926 1300 Defence & Aerospace [email protected] 24 www.ncp.com.au Published monthly (except January) 29 Business Services Directory Hard copy circulation: 5,000 NOW OPE N Also available online 30 Funny Business www.HBRmag.com.au JASON HUNTER BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD During this time of uncertainty, it is important to celebrate our 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUR PHONE NUMBER HAS CHANGED! 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Confidence can be affected We should also be open to positive news that may reach us and by our logical brain (real balance this against the bad news. facts, performance figures The Hunter Business Review has always liked to focus on etc) or by our fears (fears positive business stories and believes that business confidence is Roberts Legal transforms into two legal practices of the unknown, negative not just a product of the external business environment but also Local law firm, Roberts Legal, has announced that it had Business and company law, commercial litigation and building messages etc). how we choose to view the world. transformed its business and launched two separate niche legal and construction law are the areas upon which Roberts Legal’s It is obvious that the business Within this issue there are a number of positive stories that practices: Delaney Roberts, Specialist Family Lawyers and Roberts reputation was initially established in Newcastle.” environment is extremely prove that the economy has not come to a complete stop and Legal, Business & Litigation Specialists. Roberts Legal also assists businesses with Corporate Insolvency, challenging at the moment and many there is still good news. The team of five family lawyers practising exclusively in the area Employment and Work Health & Safety and in September 2019 businesses have had their revenues drastically cut. Forward This issue includes a Defence feature, a sector that continues to of Family Law celebrated their independence on 10 July with the announced the appointment of Jeremy Kennedy, a nationally planning is also difficult. So it is no surprise that business see billions of dollars being invested into our region. launch of Delaney Roberts Family lawyers. recognised expert in industrial relations and work health and confidence has dropped significantly in recent months. There are also a number of positive development stories, Anna Roberts, Director, said “Family law is a broad and often safety law. As humans, our thoughts and actions are also dictated by fears, including the interactive aerial map of development applications complex area. The outcomes in terms of access to property and “We’re the closest law firm to Newcastle Court House, although whether they be real or irrational. For most of us the future has on the City of Newcastle’s website, the development record set in parenting arrangements can be life changing. Many people need half of our clients come from Sydney and most of our cases run many unknowns, particularly around COVID-19 and restrictions Lake Macquarie, the $60 million Costco development for Cockle access to quality, specialist legal services in Family Law. Delaney out of the District and Supreme Courts in Sydney,” noted Mr that may or may not be in place in coming months. To make Creek and more. Roberts is pleased to be positioned as the largest, specialist Roberts. matters worse, the mass media does concentrate on bad news Sure, times are tough for most businesses, but we are not just Family Law firm serving the Newcastle and Hunter Valley regions.” Mr Roberts explained that the directors decided in mid-2019 and the old saying that “bad news sells” is more apt than ever. flotsam on a wave. We need to continue to make the best of what “The board of directors made a strategic decision to grow the that they wanted to continue to innovate the business and be a But what we must be careful about is that we don’t become is available, evaluate and act on opportunities when appropriate Family Law team over the last 3 years as our clients were seeking disruptor in the legal industry. “We had some help along the way, totally fixated on all the negatives out there at the expense of and continue to work on making our business as strong as a specialist lawyer for their often complex and sensitive issues. but this is something that Anna [Roberts] has been talking about positive actions and taking advantage of opportunities that possible for both the current environment and post-COVID. We are proud to have developed a niche legal practice, Delaney for a little while now,” he said. are presented, even if they may be small. Although it is natural Roberts, to meet that demand,” commented Mrs Roberts. Delaney Roberts Family Lawyers will operate from the to have fears about the short-term future, we cannot let our Garry Hardie The commercial lawyers celebrated also with the relaunch of company’s Adamstown office and Roberts Legal from its thoughts and plans be totally consumed by our fears. Editor & Publisher Roberts Legal as a specialist business legal problem-solving law firm. Newcastle office in the Telstra Building. The renamed Roberts Managing Director, Sam Roberts, who is one of only three Legal Services Group Pty Limited will celebrate 13 years in Law Society Accredited Specialists in Commercial Litigation, practice this year. said “This is essentially a refocus of our core practice areas. 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Run by the NSW “Good architectural design maximises benefits within a given Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, the awards comprised 41 named awards and space,” he said. architecture awards and 32 commendations across 13 categories. All NSW winners progress to “At Verve, there is solar connection throughout, with splayed be considered for a National Award.