Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister, all feature in City of Newcastle’s inaugural arts festival, New
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Full program of City’s inaugural New Annual festival. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister, feature in the second program announcement for City of Newcastle’s inaugural arts
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A National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition. 5 December – 14 February 2021 As a direct response to the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages, the National Gallery of Australia is touring Body Language which explores the identity of Australia’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. For
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Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights will allow 5,000 visitors daily. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest lights display, the Christmas Lights Spectacular, has been granted permission to open its gates to up to 5,000 guests this year under pandemic guidelines. The display runs from 5th November, 2020 until 26th January, 2021. Enjoy
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Virtual window into students’ creative minds: Festival X. A virtual gallery, live performances, short films, animation, documentaries and much more will light up the virtual world this weekend – 13 -15 November 2020 – as Festival X brings together a digital celebration of student creativity. Festival X provides an opportunity
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Hometown Holiday to support the Newcastle tourism industry. An initiative to boost “local” tourism launches Thursday. The Hometown Holiday project tempts Newcastle residents to experience the city as a tourist to support local businesses hit by the pandemic. Through a social media campaign, 100 people can win a $500 voucher
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It takes a long time to build a city, and the identity that goes with it. It is not only the bricks and mortar, but the stories that go with them that together provide a tangible link to the past and which can connect a place across generations. What has
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Global discussion on the future of healthcare systems amid COVID-19. There is no doubt COVID-19 has burdened healthcare systems across the world but what can be learnt from this? The University of Newcastle will bring together experts and global leaders to discuss the insights gained and opportunities ahead for healthcare
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Newcastle’s million-dollar event and project funding. Thirty-one recipients will share $1.1 million from City of Newcastle’s Events Sponsorship and Special Business Rate programs. Enigma Newcastle Managing Director Peter Chapman, Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen and Newcastle Yacht Club CEO Paul O’Rourke on-board Sydney to Hobart race yacht ‘Mako’. Festivals, sailing,
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Deaf Services and The Deaf Society inaugural, VIBE FESTIVAL on now. This digital experience of Deaf and hard of hearing culture and community from Australia and abroad opens celebrations for International Week of the Deaf 2020. 12pm Saturday, VIBE FESTIVAL kicks off with an Acknowledgement to Country, followed by Kids
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Newcastle’s New Year’s Eve Foreshore fireworks cancelled. Newcastle will not have its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks and concert at the harbour due to projected risks with mass gatherings. The event attracted an estimated 30,000 people to the Foreshore last year. Council decided in the interest of community safety and
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The first free ‘Hunter Valley Art Fair’ will held on the October long weekend at the vineyards. Created by two emerging local artists from the little town of Branxton on the doorstep of the gorgeous Hunter Valley Vineyards. Intended as an annual three day event, the festival hopes to give
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History Illuminated 2020 asks the question: “What is history good for?” Rathmines Theatre, renovated and opened in 2020. With the year packed with bushfires, protests ,and pandemics, these events from the present back to the past have roots linked in history that has seldom been so important in the present
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Spring Awakening 2020 cancelled. Spring Awakening 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 and the current NSW Government restrictions regulating gatherings. The much anticipated event that involves a lantern parade and a festive gathering at TAFE Park, Cessnock cannot proceed in accordance with Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and
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The Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival at Maitland Gaol is cancelled. The festival that features craft beers, music, food, and home-brew classes, was to be held on the 7th and 8th of November this year. Announcing the cancellation, Maitland City Council said it had been monitoring advice from the
Read more...Burton Automotive Hunter Valley Steamfest organisers have reimagined the event to bring the sights and sounds of the historic steam era onto the Internet. The physical event was cancelled last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, organisers will present a virtual event at 10 am tomorrow (Saturday, 18
Read more...Maitland City Council, as organiser of Burton Automotive Hunter Valley Steamfest, has cancelled the event for 2020. 3801 shunting at Thirlmere station during the NSWRTM gala of 6 March 2005. Image by kind permission of AustralianSteam. Council is following advice provided by the Australian Government, choosing the health and safety
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The haunted dunny from children’s book Round the Twist, and Paul Jennings’ colourful sea creature in The Fisherman and the Theefyspray, are among characters and scenes in a new exhibition inspired by the famous writer. A magical immersive world is expressed through Jennings’ writings at Newcastle Library’s Lovett Gallery in
Read more...A well-deserved thank you for everyone who protected our community this bush fire season. Cessnock City Council will host an event to thank all volunteers and personnel who did outstanding work to protect the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) during the recent bush fires. Brett and Kelly from the North
Read more...Weekend of festivities to commemorate 200 years of Singleton history. It’s a commemoration 200 years in the making, and Mayor of Singleton Cr Sue Moore wants everyone to celebrate Singleton’s bicentennial this weekend. Singleton Bicentennial Commemorations Working Party members Cliff Bryson, Mayor of Singleton Cr Sue Moore, Peggy Moore, John
Read more...At Maitland City Library’s first Wellbeing event journalist Judith Hoare tells the true story of Dr Claire Weekes, the little known mental health pioneer who revolutionised how we see the defining problem of our era, anxiety. The international bestseller ‘Self-Help for Your Nerves’, first published in 1962 and still in
Read more...Not to be confused with Beetoota! Bootawa Water Treatment Plant will conduct a public tour of the region’s main supply system on March 18th. Bookings are essential for the tour that will begin at 11am. It’s an opportunity to see inside the Bootawa Water Treatment Plant, including the stringent quality
Read more...All About Women live from Sydney Opera House to Maitland Town Hall. The mainstage action from the vibrant ‘All About Women Festival’ will be live streamed from the Sydney Opera House to the Maitland Town Hall on Sunday 8 March. Hosted by Maitland City Library, the ‘All About Women’ satellite
Read more...Come on a journey through the stories and folklore of floods in local history, at Sun Street Studios on Thursday (27 February 2020) to start Maitland City Library’s Look Who’s Talking Local History program for 2020. When we talk about floods in Maitland’s history we are also taking part in
Read more...For the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Civic Theatre and City Hall, a first ever ‘access all areas’ tour will be offered to the general public on Sunday 1 March. Opening ceremony of Newcastle City Hall in 1929. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the event was an opportunity
Read more...Cessnock City Council will hold the third 2020 Newcastle Writers Festival. The Festival teams with Cessnock City Library and Cessnock Performing Arts Centre (CPAC) to host a prestigious author event and popular children’s author program in local schools. Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent said it’s an amazing opportunity for
Read more...The artistic talent of Lake Macquarie millennials is on show at the Museum of Art and Culture (MAC) in this year’s First Class 19 exhibition. "First Class 19" artists at the Lake Macquarie Museum of Art and Culture . Some of the best works from 2019 HSC Visual Arts students
Read more...Exhibition showcases celebrated photojournalist’s work. Mervyn Bishop. Images of defining moments in Australia’s political and social history are on display in Lake Macquarie in an exhibition of lauded photographer Mervyn Bishop’s work. The exhibition at the Museum of Art and Culture (MAC) features a digital slideshow and 24 framed images,
Read more...A commemorative service will be held at 11:00 am this morning (Monday 10th February 2020) at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance in memory of the 82 HMAS Voyager sailors lost when aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and destroyer HMAS Voyager collided, on the evening of February 10 1964, during a Navy
Read more...Matt Hall was named Lake Macquarie’s Sports Star of the Year for his outstanding performance on the world stage. Matt Hall, Lake Mac 2020 Sports Star Award winner. The veteran pilot, who took out the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in September, was among the high achievers recognised for
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