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Reflections from Taipei: PKF Asia Pacific Gathering 2025

The 2025 PKF Asia Pacific Gathering in Taipei exceeded expectations. Over four days, we connected with colleagues from across the region, exchanged ideas, and explored the future of our network. All while enjoying a very different but vibrant & interesting city.

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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Power in Partnership: Delivering real client impact through collaboration.

At PKF, our clients’ success comes first. That’s why our Sydney Advisory and Tax teams work side by side, collaborating to provide integrated, forward-thinking solutions that reflect the full scope of a client’s needs. It’s a model that’s built on trust, technical excellence, and a shared commitment to outcomes, and...

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Sydney

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Offering multi-business advisory: Sydney Sports Management Group’s growth journey with PKF

Richard Price, an experienced business leader, joined Sydney Sports Management Group (SSMG) with a bold vision: transforming a small network of tennis centres into a leading multi-sport organisation. The transition required significant structural changes, financial governance and operational efficiency to secure long-term local government contracts.Navigating this complex expansion required strategic...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

Insights

Pulse April 2025 — MD Welcome

We are now well into 2025 and it’s been an exciting and dynamic start to the year for us. From major office transformations to impactful partnerships and inspiring events, we are building momentum for what promises to be another outstanding year.

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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From vision to reality: PKF’s business advisory service helping to build a cutting-edge fertility clinic

With PKF’s guidance, Antony Lighten successfully transformed his vision into a reality, securing the funding and strategic support needed to build a cutting-edge fertility clinic.

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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From vision to reality: PKF’s business advisory service helping to build a cutting-edge fertility clinic

Dr. Antony Lighten, a renowned fertility specialist, spent years working in the corporate IVF world. Driven by a desire to provide personalised, patient-centred care, he set out on an ambitious journey to build his own fertility clinic and day surgery centre in Sydney’s Northwest.Transitioning from a sole trader to the...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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Lauren Deetlefs: Honoured with the Mark Lonnon Employee of the Year Award

Just over two and a half years ago, Lauren and her husband, along with their 2-year-old and 6-month-old baby, moved across the world. The past few years have been among the most challenging yet rewarding of her life, and she is deeply thankful for where they have landed. Every single...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

Insights

History filming: Retrospect

It’s not every day that one of the Hunter’s largest leading accounting firms celebrates 45 years since inception, making this milestone even greater for the team at PKF Sydney and Newcastle. In celebration of our rich history, February marked the launch of our mini-series ‘Retrospect’, which offers a nostalgic look...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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That’s a Wrap 2023! PKF Sydney and Newcastle Year in Review

As 2023 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the remarkable achievements and milestones that have shaped the year. From philanthropic initiatives to professional development, the accomplishments of the past twelve months exemplify a commitment to community, growth, and collaboration.

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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Welcome Richard Cai!

PKF Sydney and Newcastle is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Cai to our Sydney Business Advisory team. This collaboration signifies a significant milestone for both Richard and PKF, amalgamating a wealth of diverse expertise to deliver elevated services and value to a broad spectrum of clients. This strategic...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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Is it time for a business health check?

Are you keeping an eye on the pulse of your business? Much like a human body, a business requires regular health checks to ensure it's performing at its peak and to identify potential issues before they become substantial problems. If you're a CEO or a business owner of a mid-sized...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

Insights

Take 5 with Bob Bell

Take 5 has shown the team at PKF that there are a lot of things that we may not know about someone, even if we work with them everyday! So we took 5 minutes to chat with, Bob Bell, to get to know a bit about him. Q. What is...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

Case Studies

Simply Cups: our commitment to environmental sustainability

PKF Sydney & Newcastle is committed to environmentally sustainable practices. We have joined forces with recycling initiative Simply Cups Australia, to address the challenge of single-use coffee cup waste in the office environment. Between both offices, over 15,000 paper cups have now been saved from landfill, a number that will...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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It’s all about respect

Being an accountant is not all about burying your head in spreadsheets, tax returns, financial statements and the like. As we move through the profession we become managers, teachers, advisers, mentors, trainers, coaches – all sorts of roles that require us to listen, to understand, to talk, to present –...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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Why we outsource

Part of the modern world of providing professional services is Outsourcing, the use of an external organisation to perform some business functions. In accounting the use of Offshore Outsourcing enables us to offer services which we would not otherwise be able to provide. This doesn’t mean we replace Australian jobs...

Bob Bell

Managing Director

Sydney, Newcastle

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