

If This is The End….
We might just be coming to the end of this two-year-long ordeal. I would like to think I learned a few things while we were all confined.


Gratitude for our Teachers at an All-Time High
A survey undertaken by GroupTogether has shown that fifty-six per cent of Aussie parents feel more grateful for teachers since Covid-19.


Live Your List – Unfolding of True Purpose
India is a land of diversity and mystery, known to change people and their lives.


Around the Chambers – From Gardens to Major Events… the Hunter is Thriving!
The ten council chambers that make up the greater Hunter region continue to be busy with projects to help make our communities better places


$800,000 On Offer For Local Charities And Not-For-Profit Groups
Hunter not-for-profit and charity organisations seeking funding for local projects have until midnight 22 October 2021 to apply for a...


Dreaming of crossing into the next LGA
In the old days (aka 2019), you would daydream during your workday about jumping on a plane and sitting in an overwater villa in the...


MUSIC SCENE | The Importance of The Arts
As I have pointed out many times in this very column, the Arts community has been one of the industries hit first and hardest thanks to...


WALLSEND - Coming to Life (After Lockdown)
THERE IS A GREAT DEAL TO LOVE ABOUT WALLSEND. Residents living in Wallsend describe their town as a wonderfully quiet suburb,...


Hands On Training - The Key To Future Success
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College recently had cause to celebrate when two of their Alumni, Isaac Battrick and Hannah Gunton proceeded to...


Live Your List - Unplugged in Cambodia
With her boys finished school and embarking on their adult lives, this Whitebridge business development director knew she wanted to leave Ca


Introverts Unite! Alone at Home
There are obvious (and massive) downsides to lockdown. The fact that no one in the industry I work in can make any money is undoubtedly on t


A Commitment to Tailored Education and Learning
Atwea College (previously WEA Hunter) began more than 100 years ago as a place that provided access to education and learning for workers of


Let’s Lift Lake Mac program to boost health and wellbeing
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lake Macquarie City Council and Avondale University have partnered to bring the Let’s Lift Lake Mac...


Community steers vision for historic Gregson Park
City of Newcastle has unveiled a new vision for Hamilton’s historic Gregson Park as part of the development of a draft masterplan. Lord...


Love Songs to Humanity
I have decided to take a little bit of a different approach to our Music Scene column this month. The music industry was hit first and harde




































































































