Dr Nick Moncrieff and his team at Hunter Plastic Surgery are global award winners for the second time this month.

“We are so delighted to receive this recognition from the Global MyFaceMyBody Awards this week and the Global Stevies Awards for Women in Business last wee...

Twelve months of planning and preparation. Over 20 carefully designed displays. Three million (yes, million) lights. Those are the kinds of numbers that go into the largest Christmas lights display in the Southern Hemisphere: the annual Christmas Lights Spectacular at...

The sun is shining and we are all heading out more during the summer months, and Newcastle always has the perfect excuse to do just that. There is a little something for everyone, and these are some of my top picks for the summer. 

I’ll be home for Christmas at Civic T...

Want to support small local businesses this Christmas? There’s no better one-stop-shop than The Olive Tree Market. This month we’re meeting two makers whose wares are perfect for filling 
your Christmas stockings.

Lyndel Henry of Henry & Tunks creates special ceramic pi...

There is no better example of the saying ’many hands make light work’ than the Adamstown Pudding Kitchen, where each year the not-for-profit organisation, located just behind the Adamstown Uniting Church cooks, wraps and sells more than 10,000 Christmas puddings to hel...

You'll find a family friendly carols event EVERY weekend in the lead-up to Christmas! We'll this list as more events pop up: 

SUNDAY 1ST

Community Christmas Carols Avondale School, Cooranbong, 4.30pm–9pm
Carols by the Lake Toronto Foreshore. Christmas Fair 11am–4pm, en...

Music in the Podium kicked off with a bang on the 1st of November and continues throughout December and January with a fantastic lineup of artists that include a special Christmas Carol evening with Central Church on Friday, December 20. Music in the podium has ensured...

Australian Guitar group 19-Twenty have been whipping up a frenzy on the festival scene. They are electric. An infectious riff and groove-based blue-billy-grass-rockin'-roots band. Imagine walking into a bar a little bit cut and a little bent sideways. You look to the s...

Santa is making his way around Newcastle during December – stopping off at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium during public skate sessions on December 1st, 7th, 8th, 21st and 22nd. You can get a photo with Santa, his helpers and his sleigh under magical falling snow! 

Don't mi...

Sweet Delights Picnics have been working with Soul Cafe to host a giant community picnic in return for a donation (of any size) to raise funds for this vital homelessness organisation. Gather your family and friends and head to Nobbys Beach Park on December 8th from 11...

Wind down the Christmas rush by paying a visit to The Station on Sunday 8th, 15th and 22nd December. A food truck, beers and a local winery will be featured each week, and you can grab a bottle of wine and cheese plate for $35 – what's not to love? Child and dog friend...

Welcome back Summer at Wallsend or Lambton Swimming Pool with their free Pool Party on Sunday, 8 Dec. Head to either pool for a day of fun from 1pm–4pm for kids entertainment, inflatables and prizes to be won. Lambton Pool will even be hosting 5x Olympic Gold Medallist...

This exhibition at Newcastle Artspace shows never-seen photos by photojournalist Steve Tickner in the hours after the collapse of the Newcastle Workers Club, following the 1989 earthquake. 6–22 Dec, at 91 Chinchen St, Tighes Hill.

McGuigan Wines, named '2019 Winestate Winery of the Year', are offering a range of experiences that allow you to explore their wines. If you are looking for something extra special, their Picnic Hamper Experience is the perfect choice!  

Each hamper includes a selectio...

Operating on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 8am to 2pm on the beautiful Warners Bay Foreshore, Warners Bay Markets offer a large selection of fashion, gifts, homewares, arts and crafts, jewellery, skincare, pet accessories, local produce, gourmet delights, fresh f...