Hunter Drama has unveiled its bold 2026 Season, a year packed with rebellious fairytales, glittering musicals, searing dramas, and two brand-new Hunter Drama Originals.

The Placed to Speak podcast is giving young people with disability the microphone to share their passions, ideas, and creativity, and the results are as inspiring as they are heartwarming. In Episode 2, listeners meet Eli, Riley, and Clare, three talented young people from the Place Based Abilities Program, as they chat about two of their favourite things: chess and craft.

Hunter Drama returns this October with an exciting school holiday program packed with creativity, performance, and fun for students of all ages. With returning favourites and new workshops, there's something to spark every imagination.

For The Place: Charlestown Community Centre, providing opportunities for community connection and social interaction are crucial.

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In a world where podcasts often cover politics, pop culture, or crime mysteries, a group of young storytellers from the Place Based Abilities Program supporting young people with disability, are proving that sometimes the most joyful stories come from the backyard.

The Young Business Minds Awards (YBMA) is an exciting opportunity for the region’s brightest young innovators.

Every Tuesday morning at The Place Charlestown, something special happens.

City of Newcastle's flagship arts festival, New Annual Festival, now in its fifth year, will take over the streets, stages and iconic landmarks of our city for ten days of art, music and ideas from 26 September to 5 October. It will showcase local people, places and performances alongside some of the best theatre, art and music from Australia and overseas.

Curious minds, families, and future innovators— get ready! The Hunter Science Festival 2025 is back, transforming the Newcastle Museum into a powerhouse of discovery and imagination on Sunday, 17 August from 10am to 2pm.

Newcastle’s beloved doughnut team, DoughHeads has once again made its mark on the national stage.

In every community, stories are waiting to be heard: stories of creativity, leadership, resilience, and connection. Placed to Speak, a new podcast and print series from the Place Based Abilities (PBA) program, is an inspiring new platform created by and for young people with disability to share their experiences, insights, and ideas.

If you’ve been dreaming of a vibrant coastal lifestyle in a welcoming over-50s community, Oasis Redhead could be exactly what you're looking for!

The Escadia Newcastle Northstars are approaching the deciding rounds of the regular 2025 Australian Ice Hockey season and are looking ahead to the finals.

Monkey Baa Theatre Company is thrilled to bring the award-winning stage adaptation Josephine Wants to Dance to The Civic Theatre Newcastle on 8th and 9th August.