Professor Ross Garnaut AC to headline Hunter Innovation Festival 2026
Professor Ross Garnaut AC will deliver a keynote on how renewable energy can power advanced manufacturing and shape the Hunter’s industrial future. Drawing on decades of economic analysis, he’ll explore the region’s opportunity to process materials locally and build a zero-carbon economy.
Discover what’s possible in Cessnock
A global business born in Kurri Kurri. A creative community growing in Wollombi. New possibilities in the materials we throw away. Cessnock gave us plenty of reasons to be curious.
Tuning into Hunter engineering success
Get ready to tune in! NTP Talent joins the Hunter Innovation Festival as podcast partner, broadcasting regional aerospace and engineering insights.
Steel Returns to Newcastle
Greensteel Australia as the Exclusive Keynote Partner of the Hunter Innovation Festival 2026, brings one of the Hunter’s most significant new industrial investments to the centre of the Festival program.
NCC Backs the 2026 Hunter Innovation Festival
The City of Newcastle backs the 2026 Hunter Innovation Festival with a grant for the 24th annual Hunter Innovation Festival in 2026. Read the full announcement.
🚀 Igniting the Spark
Curious to know how a globally competitive rum brand is using molasses to reforest mines, or how local tech is pulling drinking water out of thin air? 💧🥃 Read the full post below to discover how our Hero Innovators are putting a dent in the universe, right here from the Hunter 🌌🔨