GOVERNANCE
Business Hunter exists to support and speak for business in the Hunter region. We advocate to government at all levels for business-positive policies that promote investment and growth to deliver flow-on benefits to all in our community.
Organisational Structure
We are an independent, member-funded, not-for-profit organisation affiliated through a Deed of Agreement with the NSW Business Chamber, trading as Business NSW and Business Australia.
Business Hunter is overseen by a Board of Directors drawn from our membership, including one representative of the Business NSW board and one director representing our local chamber alliance partners. Board elections are undertaken every two years. Businesses must be financial members of Hunter First or Business Hunter to be eligible to vote or stand a candidate for election to the board.
Formerly the Hunter Business Chamber, we adopted the name Business Hunter in 2020.
Click to view previous Annual Reports: Annual Report 2020; Annual Report 2019; Annual Report 2018; Annual Report 2017; Annual Report 2016
Life Members
Kyle Loades
David Le Marchant
Peter Evans OAM
Peter Rundle
Paul Murphy OAM
Neville Sawyer AM
Ian Pedersen
Richard Anicich AM
PAST PRESIDENTS
Business Hunter traces its beginnings back to the establishment of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1886. The organisation was later known as the Newcastle Hunter Business Chamber and partnered with the Chamber of Manufactures in the late 1990s to become the Hunter Business Chamber. We became Business Hunter in 2021.
2020- |
Tony Rhodes |
2018-2020 |
Hennie du Plooy |
2016-2018 |
Jonathan VanderVoort |
2014-2016 |
Ross Taggart |
2011-2014 |
Richard Anicich AM |
2009-2011 |
Brett Derwin |
2007-2009 |
Karen Howard |
2006-2007 |
Stephen Davidson |
2004-2006 |
Kyle Loades |
2002-2004 |
Paul Murphy OAM |
2000-2002 |
Paul Murphy OAM |
1998-2000 |
Robin Chenery |
1996-1998 |
Ian Pedersen |
1994-1996 |
Paul Murphy OAM |
1992-1994 |
Colin Chapman |
1991-1992 |
Scott Derwin |
1989-1991 |
David Le Marchant |
1987-1989 |
Peter Rundle |
1985-1987 |
Laurie Molyneux |
1983-1985 |
Peter Evans OAM |
1981-1983 |
Clem Varley |
1979-1981 |
George Keegan |
1977-1979 |
Tony Samway |
1975-1977 |
James Moodie |
1973-1975 |
Peter Doyle |
1971-1973 |
Bill Gilbert |
1969-1971 |
J H Greig |
1968-1969 |
E G A Hallet |
1966-1968 |
James Evans |
1964-1966 |
Alex Young |
1962-1964 |
Sheldon Chadwick |
1960-1962 |
Athal Levey |
1958-1960 |
Eric Armstrong |
1957-1958 |
A McWilliams |
1955-1957 |
S A Dalton |
1953-1955 |
P A Vasey |
1952-1953 |
P E Trevella |
1950-1952 |
L B Saddington |
1948-1950 |
C Mills |
1947-1948 |
P F Moroney |
1946-1947 |
G Turner |
1945-1946 |
K R Winn |
1943-1945 |
G R Beath |
1936-1943 |
Hon. T Armstrong, MLC |
1932-1936 |
W E Alexander |
1929-1932 |
W A Winn |
1928-1929 |
J McMeekan |
1927-1928 |
G E Alexander, J McMeekan |
1925-1927 |
J McMeekan |
1924-1925 |
M C Reid |
1920-1924 |
J Paton |
1919-1920 |
H Ireland |
1916-1919 |
John C Reid |
1912-1916 |
H C Langwill |
1909/1912 |
T M O'Neil |
1908/1909 |
C S McIntyre |
1905-1908 |
J M Hyde |
1904-1905 |
J B Brown |
1901-1904 |
W B Sharp |
1900-1901 |
Hon. G F Earp, M.L.C |
1899-1900 |
G F Earp |
1898-1899 |
R A Wallace |
1897-1898 |
H J Brown |
1896-1897 |
G Bewick |
1895-1896 |
S Keightly |
1894-1895 |
D J McLean |
1893-1894 |
J R Hall |
1892-1893 |
Hon. A Brown, M.L.C |
1891-1892 |
R B Wallace |
1890-1891 |
W B Sharp |
1889/1890 |
S Keightley |
1888-1889 |
Hon. A Brown, M.L.C |
1887-1888 |
H E Stokes |
1886-1887 |
R B Wallace |
