Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT is calling on local businesses, community groups and fitness enthusiasts to help raise $100,000 for children in need by registering a team for the 10th anniversary of Variety Spin 4 Kids Newcastle.

Hunter Writers’ Centre, in partnership with Presenting Partner, the University of Newcastle, is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Newcastle Poetry Prize.

Two of the Hunter's brightest young surf lifesavers have been announced as the Newcastle Permanent Junior Life Saver of the Year at a ceremony at Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club on the weekend.

Sand dunes closest to Redhead Surf Life Saving Club would be reshaped, protective fencing installed and native flora planted under a draft Redhead Dune Management Plan out for public feedback.

Maitland City Council has launched the Maitland Seniors Festival 2026 program, inviting older residents to ‘Live Life in Colour’ with two weeks of activities, entertainment and opportunities to connect, running from Monday 2 to Sunday 15 March 2026.

Lake Macquarie suburbs will soon be cooler and greener thanks to more than $360,000 in funding from the NSW Government’s Greening our City program.

Port Stephens Council is inviting community groups, organisations and creatives to apply for Round 2 of its Community Funding Program. The grants support projects that celebrate culture, strengthen community wellbeing and activate public spaces across the region.

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Two Hunter icons have joined forces, with Charlestown Square announced as an Official Partner of the Newcastle Knights for 2026.

New data reveals that 8,280 first home buyers in the Hunter, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie have been given a helping hand by the Minns Labor Government, saving an average of $21,513 off the cost of their first home.

The final quarter of 2025 delivered Newcastle Airport’s highest ever passenger results for any quarter. A total of 340,778 passengers travelled through the terminal in October, November and December, ending a successful year for the airport which included the completion of the expanded terminal and new direct flights to Bali, Perth and Hobart. 

The drive through Maitland is set to be smoother this summer, with Maitland City Council investing $3.3 million to improve more than 70 local roads.

Maitland City Council has received a $9,900 Community Cohesion Grant to deliver a range of library programs designed to connect and support people across the Maitland Local Government Area.

City of Newcastle is one of only two councils in Australia to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the peak national body for diversity in the workplace.

As Hunter kids get ready to head back to school next week, the Minns Labor Government is today announcing better school bus connections – ensuring a growing population of local families have the services they need for the school run.