The Maitland Business Chamber July Networking Lunch with Guest Speaker, Dr Anthea Bill.
12pm, Thursday 29th July 2021 – Gillieston Heights Community Hub
Dr Anthea Bill is the Lead Economist at the Hunter Research Foundation Centre, situated at the University of Newcastle. As a pivotal member of the Centre’s research team she has a deep understanding and interest in regional economic and socio-spatial analysis. Over the past 15 months she’s regularly commented on the impacts of the pandemic on our region, and has assessed various recovery programs. Anthea has over 15 years qualitative and quantitative research experience working in academic, commercial consultancy and government contexts. She has been responsible for delivering the Centre’s economic indicators program in the Hunter and Upper Hunter.
Anthea will share her insights for Maitland LGA:
- Performance of housing prices compared to neighbouring LGAs;
- Demographic profile – changes and forecasts;
- Business registrations by industry; and
- The post-pandemic environment – implications, shifting labour markets and work preferences.