Newcastle Fringe Festival has announced Carol Duncan OAM, respected broadcaster, Newcastle City Freeman, and Newcastle Fringe Board Member, as Ambassador for its 2025 Fringe for All! fundraising campaign, part of Creative Australia’s national AusArt Giving Day initiative this October.

Empowering women to “take back the streets” and feel safe in our community will be the focus of a family-friendly event on Warners Bay foreshore on Friday 24 October.

Port Stephens Council has officially launched The Place Is Yours, a youth-led project designed to empower young people to shape their community, build new skills, and foster a sense of pride in Raymond Terrace.

Lake Macquarie City Council is calling for nominations for the 2026 Lake Mac Awards, celebrating outstanding individuals and groups who make a difference in their community.

Hunter beaches have become a sea of pink as thousands of kids throw on their iconic rash vests for the return of the Hunter Surf Life Saving Nippers season.

Lake Macquarie City Council has backed a move to develop local youth through exposure to high-level competitions across a range of disciplines.

Rising Tide’s application to use Foreshore Park as a campsite from 25 November to 2 December has been approved by City of Newcastle following in principle support from the elected Council at an Extraordinary Council Meeting on 12 August 2025. 

A new recycling event in Lake Macquarie is aiming to eliminate the elephant in the room when it comes to Australia’s obsession with ‘fast fashion’.

To mark Mental Health Month this October, Maitland City Council will host a free community screening of the documentary The Promise on Thursday 30 October from 6pm at Reading Cinemas, Maitland.

Newcastle’s youngest Deputy Lord Mayor has passed the baton of civic leadership to the first Greens councillor to hold the role in almost a decade during a ceremony at City Hall today.

Iconic 19th century author Jane Austen entered the life of Hunter writer and director Sallyanne Scotton Moonga the “traditional” way: through a smouldering Colin Firth emerging from a lake in a wet shirt.

Maitland City Council is developing its first Social Strategy, which will set out a roadmap to strengthen social wellbeing and build a more connected city with thriving communities.

A new STEM program at Windale Hub, bilyabayi, is inspiring the next generation of female innovators to think big and dream bigger. The 10-week TechCreate Girls initiative isn’t just teaching technology, science and engineering skills to its young participants – it’s giving them the freedom to be creative.

High-speed boats, jaw-dropping stunts, a 15-kilometre run, surfing and family fun will hit the city this spring as Council presents Lake Mac Action Fest.

Port Stephens Council is inviting the community to help shape the future of events, arts and culture, as part of the Our Incredible Place Strategy review, with a survey now live.