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Hunter Region Media Release 

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Regional economy mellows as headwinds bear on non-resource sectors

Contact: Simon Deeming

Growth in the Hunter economy has waned further over the last six months with the demand for labour evidently slowing, despite little change in the unemployment rate, according to HVRF Director of Research Simon Deeming. 

“The Reserve Bank cut interest rates in November and December in response to the headwinds facing specific sectors of the economy,” he says.  “We are seeing increasing evidence of the challenges facing retail, construction, tourism and parts of the manufacturing sector across the Hunter.”

The Hunter’s economic prospects in the coming year remain beholden to a volatile international context according to the Hunter Valley Research Foundation’s latest Hunter Region Economic Indicators. 

“The Hunter’s economic prospects can be considered in terms of two scenarios,” he said. “In the absence of a second economic crisis, the Reserve Bank will seek to subtly balance economic activity, by tempering or stimulating the non-resource sectors. In contrast, a second crisis would see strong policy stimulus to the benefit of the domestic-oriented sectors. Fortunately, unlike many western economies, the Reserve Bank and the Federal Government have the capacity to stimulate growth under either scenario.”

Simon will present the full results from the HVRF’s December quarter Hunter Region Economic Indicators at the Foundation’s breakfast tomorrow morning featuring Carsten Pedersen, Director Financial Markets & International, Westpac Institutional Bank.

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$5,000 scholarship offered

Robin Mcdonald Memorial Regional Research Scholarship is offered annually through the University of Newcastle 

2012 funding round now open | Closing 31 March 2012 | More information on the University of Newcastle website

The HVRF established the Robin Mcdonald Memorial Scholarship at the University of Newcastle to celebrate the legacy of the late Robin Mcdonald, HVRF Co-Director of Research, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack in August 2009, at the age of 54.
 
The scholarship is offered to a student undertaking Honours, Masters or PhD studies through the University’s School of Environmental and Life Sciences or Newcastle Business School in a subject area that will have a direct or indirect impact on people living in the Hunter Region. It commemorates the role Robin played in communicating economic issues to the Hunter Region community and her leadership role at the HVRF.  

Latest Hunter wellbeing research

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Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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Hunter happiness high in wellbeing index

Hunter residents are relatively positive about their lives, with the latest average score for the Region’s level of wellbeing 4.07 out of 5, findings from the third edition of the Hunter Valley Research Foundation’s (HVRF) Wellbeing Watch: A monitor of health, wealth and happiness publication have shown.

HVRF Research Fellow, Dr Rod Ling, will release some of the key findings from the third HVRF wellbeing survey, conducted in 2009, at the Foundation’s Wellbeing Watch lunch at Merewether Surfhouse today. 

Read more: Latest Hunter wellbeing research

New Director of Research Announced

Simon Deeming to head up HVRF Research Team

Friday, 4 November 2011

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New HVRF Director of Research to drive innovation

The Hunter Valley Research Foundation (HVRF) today announced the appointment of Mr Simon Deeming as its new Director of Research (DoR). HVRF CEO, Dr Wej Paradice AM, said Mr Deeming, who joined the Foundation in 2007, previously conducted economic and real estate research at the listed property trust Stockland. Since joining the Foundation Simon has established a reputation among the Region’s stakeholders for high quality applied economic and social research.

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