Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott launched the Salvation Army’s annual Red Shield Appeal at lunch in Newcastle yesterday. Speaking at Wests Leagues Club, Mr Abbott said he admired the spirit of volunteers and the Salvation Army’s dedication to helping others [...]

Developer Jeff McCloy has been awarded a top civic honour in the 2009 City of Newcastle community awards. Eight individuals and organisations were recognised last night in a ceremony at City Hall. Mr McCloy was presented with the sole City [...]

Jeff McCloy is standing next to a large crocodile. The carved wooden reptile, unlike I owner, is not going anywhere. From the living room of his lakeside home overlooking Belmont Bay, McCloy has an impeccable reminder of where he’s been. [...]

Outspoken developer Jeff McCloy used a business lunch yesterday to deliver a long critique of Newcastle City Council, where he said even the simplest issue went "round and round in circles". Mr McCloy, whose tangles with various local government authorities [...]

Hunter business Chamber named Lake Macquarie entrepreneur and property developer Jeff McCloy business person of the year last night. Mr McCloy, who has bought numerous properties in inner Newcastle recently, including Legacy House, the Lucky Country Hotel and the former [...]

Developer Jeff McCloy said yesterday he would walk away from a $15 million to $20 million proposal for redeveloping part of a dilapidated Hunter Street because the conditions set by Newcastle City Council were unworkable. Councillors rejected in a 8-5 [...]

The Hunter Business Person of the Year is a prestigious award that honours the contribution of business leaders in our region. Among the winners are people that are well known for their business success and their contribution to business in [...]

Newcastle’s Salvation Army team received a million‐dollar pat on the back yesterday from property developer Jeff McCloy. Mr McCloy said he chose to make his million‐dollar gift to the Salvation Army because “they are doers”. “They do things, they achieve [...]

Few who rely on the media for their image of developer Jeff McCloy will know him as other than Lake Macquarie’s bogeyman. The bogeyman image has been promoted for years by a succession of prominent Labor Party people who opposition [...]