The Hunter region will become the epicentre of groundbreaking ideas and future-shaping discussions as the Hunter Innovation Festival 2025 kicks off on Thursday, 25 September. Now in its 23rd year, this eagerly anticipated event promises to inspire, connect, and empower the region's diverse innovation ecosystem.

Newcastle Museum has unveiled a sneak peek of its next major exhibition and there’s one minor difference to the items on display – their size. 

City of Newcastle has turned its focus underground as part of a new milestone in its landmark affordable housing project on Hunter Street.

Celebrated chefs Brendan Pang, Emelia Jackson, Reece Hignell and Depinder Chhibber will add a culinary twist to the cultural feast on offer during Newcastle’s upcoming New Annual festival (September 26 – October 5, 2025).

Kidney Health Australia’s Red Socks Run is back in October, challenging people to take on a virtual journey that supports more than 15,000 Australians living on dialysis.

Presented by Tantrum Youth Arts, 20 early career artists will perform to a booked-out audience at Newcastle’s flagship arts and cultural festival New Annual on 3 October, taking over Newcastle Museum with high-voltage arts party SURGE.

Young people under 18 are being encouraged to cast a line and learn new skills during the spring school holidays with free fishing workshops and a competition!

The first koala for this season captured on Council's 'Koala Cam', safely moving through the underpass at Taylors Beach.

New ‘sensory spaces’ at Lake Macquarie’s largest holiday park will provide a quiet, colourful refuge for people with anxiety, neurodivergence and other needs. 

Newcastle Airport has taken out four major honours at the 2025 Business Hunter Awards, including the coveted Business of the Year title, in a powerful show of regional recognition for the work the airport is doing to connect communities, drive growth and support the Hunter and beyond. 

Join Sea Sheppard for an inspiring screening of David Attenborough’s The Ocean, a breathtaking journey into the life and wonders of our oceans and discover the hidden beauty and fragile ecosystems of the ocean and how to help protect it.

Households across Maitland are being encouraged to open their garage doors to savvy shoppers on 8-9 and 15-16 November for the 2025 edition of Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s biggest second-hand treasure hunt.

Novocastrians looking for a new career path still have time to apply for one of 14 roles as part of City of Newcastle's annual intake of apprentices and trainees.

Spring is in the air and the Hunter Wetlands Centre is inviting the public to celebrate the season at it’s annual Spring Festival open day on Sunday 28 September with free entry for all.

Lake Macquarie City Council is helping throw a lifeline to survivors of domestic violence via a mobile phone donation program.