A $335,000 overhaul of a fire-ravaged sport clubhouse in Windale is set to provide vastly upgraded amenities to hundreds of junior and senior athletes.

Lake Macquarie City Council lifeguards have repeated their call for beachgoers to stay safe this summer after the busiest day on the city’s coast so far this season.

Maitland City Council will close out its 2025–26 summer program in style with Summer Night Sounds x Dashville, a free evening of live music and community activities on Saturday 28 February 2026, from 4pm to 9pm at Harold Gregson Reserve.

Maitland City Council is calling for applications for the 2026 International Women’s Day Loretta Baker Scholarship, supporting women in the Maitland area to achieve their goals across arts, culture, business, health, sport and more.

Families are invited to dive into a world of miniature marine craft when the three-day Model Newcastle Regatta sets sail on a giant pond at Newcastle Museum this month.

City of Newcastle is supporting four local teens turn their surf lifesaving skills into real-world experience with an innovative trainee lifeguard program.

Local artists are being offered the chance to shine at New Annual in 2026 as City of Newcastle’s flagship arts festival continues to elevate Newcastle's profile as a thriving creative city.

Maitland is gearing up for a vibrant Australia Day celebration on Monday 26 January 2026, featuring family-friendly activities, live entertainment and the return of the ever-popular Dive in Cinema at Maitland Aquatic Centre.

City of Newcastle is encouraging Novocastrians to discover the hidden wonders of our local coastline this summer through a free, hands-on coastal education program.

Lake Macquarie City Council lifeguards will turn pink on Tuesday to help raise breast cancer awareness in line with the Pink Ashes Test.

Maitland City Council will mark 125 years since the Federation of Australia with a new public exhibition celebrating Maitland’s unique role in the nation’s founding story.

Early-career and young artists across Newcastle will have the chance to develop their creative skills thanks to support from City of Newcastle.

Maitland has been officially announced as the host city for the National Historical Machinery Association (NHMA) National Rally in 2027, a major milestone for the region’s events calendar, with a bumper week-long program of activities and experiences expected to attract large crowds to the city.

Major cultural milestones, significant infrastructure upgrades and continued progress on transformational city projects have defined a highly successful 2025 for City of Newcastle.

NSW ended 2025 with 355 people losing their lives on our roads. It is a number that should give all of us pause.