Last week was a busy week for the Hunter JO, with a strong focus on the circular economy and how we can create it at scale. The work is so important for our region, to help us evolve the Hunter toward the new economy; a net-zero, zero-waste economy.

Tim Askew, our Director of Programs, participated in Circular Australia’s launch event for their latest report on circular precincts, addressing nearly 300 professionals nationwide. He shared insights from our circular economy research and business case, highlighting the benefits of creating circular precincts and what is needed to implement them in the Hunter region.
Circular Australia’s ‘Circular Precincts: Activating place-based circular economy in Australia’ and ‘Circular Precincts Guide: Four Steps to place-based circular economy in Australia’ are now live and available for download:
• Report.  • Guide

Also this week, Tim presented to the Australian BioEconomy Conference 2024 in Newcastle giving an update on the Circular Economy Precincts and Futures Hub business case recommendations and next steps –  www.bioeconomy.com.au

And also, a big thank you to the Hunter Circular Economy Facilitators Group for giving up some of their time this week to help workshop and progress the initiatives of the Circular Economy Futures Hub concept. This group includes Eloise Lobsey, Jonathan Wood, Samantha Bourke, Annie Jiang, Peter Morrissey, Granville Taylor, Patrick Arnold, John Mackenzie, Ben Maddox, Anumitra Mirti, Daniel Waters, Antonia Lüder, Will Rifkin, and Ruth Madden.

We’re continuing to advocate for policy changes that will move us toward achieving a net-zero and circular economy, resulting in more local manufacturing and local jobs.

Lots more to communicate in the next few months so stay tuned.

Visit our Hunter Circular website to view more.