Muswellbrook’s Art Gallery Café, proudly supported by AGL, has officially opened as a working venue with a mission to train the next crop of hospitality workers.

City of Newcastle has kicked off 2026 with a $500,000 boost from the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation as final preparations occur before the opening of the $48 million expansion project.

The NSW Government has provided funding of $2 million to City of Newcastle for a DA approval process that has seen the council slash its DA times by more than 50%.

A Lake Macquarie City Council crew has leapt into action after a wallaby found itself stuck between a rock and a hard place at Valentine.

A group of junior football players have kicked off a community art project designed to strengthen Newcastle residents’ relationships with their local waterways.

Lake Macquarie City Council will provide a stronger voice for the Aboriginal community and work to improve its overall health and wellbeing under a new plan set to be launched this weekend.

Port Stephens Council has proudly announced the recipients of the Mayoral Academic Scholarship Program, celebrating outstanding local students as they prepare to commence tertiary study this year.

One of Australia’s largest community environmental events is fast approaching, and Lake Macquarie City Council is encouraging residents, schools, businesses and community groups to register a Clean Up Australia Day site for Sunday 1 March.

The colour, characters and locations that have become synonymous with Surfest have inspired a special mural that will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic event.

Last night Council unanimously endorsed support for a bid to host one of Australia’s largest Aboriginal sporting and cultural events.

City of Newcastle is seeking expressions of interest from Aboriginal artists to develop public art that reflects local stories and contributes to the city’s identity as an arts and cultural destination.

Donations and flood mitigation were the primary topics of discussion at Lake Macquarie City Council’s first meeting of the year at the Hunter Sports Centre, kaiyu nungkiliko.

Three art lovers are being given the chance to walk away with a permanent reminder of Newcastle Art Gallery’s nationally significant collection as part of the opening weekend celebrations.

City of Newcastle expresses its disappointment following confirmation the NSW Government will not provide rate relief to the residents displaced by the 2025 New Lambton landslip.

Maitland City Council has adopted an interim approach to assessing development applications for flood-prone properties until the flooding chapter of the draft Maitland Development Control Plan 2026 (DCP) returns to Council for further consideration.