Riverside Park at Raymond Terrace goes wacky with water sports on the Hunter River on Australia Day. The great Australia Day Aluminium Can Raft Race is back again after some great successes in previous years. Visitors get to join in a Wacky Water Dash along the famous ...
Wacky water sports for Australia Day on Jan4 2010
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NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE BAY FAMILY FRIENDLY Port Stephens Council and the NSW Police are taking measures to ensure New Years Eve on the Tomaree peninsular is a safe family friendly event. These measures include: No organised outdoor music event ...
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HVG lights up the west on Dec15 2009
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS AT HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS Stuck for the perfect Christmas Gift? Well instead of adding to the piles of toys that your niece and nephew are likely to receive this Christmas, give them an experience that the whole family will enjoy with a family ...
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Braye Park picnic on Nov20 2009
CONNECT WITH BRAYE PARK COMMUNITY PICNIC Transition Town Newcastle is hosting a community picnic at Braye Park in Waratah, to help the community connect with this wonderful park. Bring a picnic and join us for a free family friendly celebration. ...
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Crafty plan attracts families to CBD on Nov16 2009
CRAFT WORKSHOPS ATTRACT PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO CITY CENTRE The first of three L!vesites’ free craft workshops took place on Saturday [14 November 2009] in a GPT shop front on Hunter Street. The kids have been having so much fun – and adults, too.” ...
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Half a million Chrissy lights at HVG on Nov9 2009
HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS IGNITES THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS For the third year running, Hunter Valley Gardens is set to host the Christmas Lights Spectacular, Australia’s biggest Christmas lights display. A wonderful experience for the whole family to enjoy, the Gardens will be alive with colour every night from ...
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Midday Monster Mash disco at Gosford on Oct19 2009
TRICK OR TREAT YOUR WAY AROUND GOSFORD CITY If you are in Gosford on Saturday, 31 October 2009, don’t be surprised if you see ghosts, witches, Count Dracula, vampires and a skeleton or two as Gosford hosts the inaugural Midday Monster Mash Disco and Trick or Treat ...
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Theatresports – cultural exercise on Oct13 2009
HUNTER IMPOR NETWORK CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY It has been a year since the Hunter Impro Network started up in the region bringing Theatresports® and improvisation activities to the Hunter such as workshops, shows and competitions. Since the group was formed with the help of Maitland Repertory Society ...
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Mental Health Week 4 – 10 October 2009 on Oct4 2009
SIGN UP, LINK IN, GET INVOLVED IN MENTAL HEALTH WEEK WORKSHOPS AND FESTIVITIES Participating in your community is a simple but effective way of improving mental and emotional health and wellbeing. During Mental Health Week (4-10 October) health workers are encouraging everyone to sign up, link in ...
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They grow up so quickly on Oct3 2009
PARTY TIME AS HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS TURNS SIX Hunter Valley Gardens will host their sixth birthday celebrations on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October with a fun filled carnival theme, including a 16m high Ferris wheel offering a fabulous bird’s eye view of the Gardens, free rides, as ...
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Mayumarri open day on Sep29 2009
OPEN DAY AT MAYUMARRI HEALING CENTRE – SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 Mayumarri Open Day and 10th birthday celebrations take place on Sunday 4 October 2009 from 10am to 4pm at the Mayumarri Healing centre, 380 Coney Creek Road, Quorrobolong, near Cessnock. The Open Day is part of celebrations to ...
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Circus Royale hits the Point (Speers) on Sep22 2009
FIRST TIME AT SPEERS POINT IN OVER 10 YEARS Circus Royale, boasts circus superstars from overseas and acclaimed Australian performers featuring a death defying high wire walker, Australia's only "MAN IN THE BOTTLE", hand balancer extraordinaire, acrobats, fast paced jugglers, aerial acts high above and a variety of ...
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Flowers at Hunter Valley Gardens ~ must be Spring on Aug24 2009
SPECTACULAR FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS AT HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS From Tuesday September 1 to Wednesday September 30, Hunter Valley Gardens will be hosting its 5th annual Festival of Flowers. This special event will immerse visitors in a sensory experience they will never forget. There are over 250,000 annuals ...
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Take a cut lunch on Aug21 2009
THREATENED SPECIES MYSTERY TOUR OF LOWER HUNTER VALLEY A map and instructions are the only tools participants will be given to help discover important Lower Hunter ‘mystery’ sites, between Kurri Kurri and Branxton on Threatened Species Day (05/09) Photograph: Persoonia pauciflora flower – aka ...
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Hunter Singers concert on Aug17 2009
HUNTER SINGERS RETURN FROM SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN TOUR Hunter Singers, home from a prize-winning tour of Austria and Germany, present a one hour concert on Sunday 23 August, 12 noon at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. The group gained second prize in the prestigious Summa ...
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Baby old man emus on Aug15 2009
BABY EMUS ARRIVE AT SYDNEY WILDLIFE WORLD Six stripy and gangly emu chicks have arrived at Sydney Wildlife World’s Nursery. In a specially designed exhibit, visitors have the chance to get up close to the cute cream-striped chicks, which are currently only 30cm tall. Keepers will be on ...
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Follow your nose to Maitland on Aug13 2009
COUNT DOWN TO AROMA! Maitland City is just days away from the first Maitland Aroma Festival - set to make its mark annually on the Maitland Calendar. The festival encompasses Maitland Heritage Mall and the Cultural Hub of Maitland’s High Street, including the Repertory Theatre and ...
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Weaver and Biscayne Bay: ‘day out at Scone’ on Aug13 2009
AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST JOCKEY TIDES GROUP 2 WINNER AT SCONE Group Two winner Biscayne Bay and Australia’s oldest jockey, 73 year old Lyle Weaver, will combine in the Inglis Scone Broodmare Sale Open at Scone on Friday 14 August 2009 - so the pair ”can have a day out”! ...
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Silence is golden in Newcastle on Aug12 2009
THE SONG COMPANY EXPLORES ESSENCE OF MUSIC IN ‘SOUND& SILENCE’ Music students are often told that a moment of silence can be just as powerful as a note of sound, but The Song Company will put this theory into practice in an intimate new concert to celebrate its 25th ...
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Brisbane Festival ‘short list’ on Aug4 2009
8 CENTRAL COAST PLAYWRIGHTS ON BRISBANE FESTIVAL SHORT LIST Short + Sweet Brisbane 2009 has recently announced its Festival “Short list” bringing exciting news to 8 Central Coast Playwrights. Seven “locally-bred” short plays feature on the list which will be considered for final festival selection over the ...
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Kurri Primary invites grandparents
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 ~ It’s Seniors’ Week and the students of Kurri Kurri Primary School are inviting their grandparents to the school to learn and record information about their lives when they were at school, when they were young ...Read on →
Scone, Muswellbrook funds announced
Monday, 22 March 2010 ~ Joel Fitzgibbon MP visits Muswellbrook and Scone forl funding announcements. 11.00am: Indoor Sports Stadium, Rutherford Rd, Muswellbrook (accompanied by Mayor Martin Rush) 1.00pm: Elizabeth Park, Scone (accompanied by Mayor Lee Watts)Read on →
Stop Tillegra Dam community picnic ‘success’
The Wilderness Society held a community picnic for the Save the Williams River Coalition. This picnic marked the end of the Walk for the Williams which started Sunday 14 March – the official International Day ...Read on →
Stoush continues on mining versus community health
Hunter residents and health professionals spoke out in another of a series of articles critical of mining’s affect on health in the valley, published in the Sydney Morning Herald today [19 March 2010]. It described conditions for Jerrys Plains ...Read on →
64 per cent electricity price increase hurts small business and low income earners
NSW Shadow Minister for Small Business, Don Page, wants the State Government to find an alternative solution to the massive electricity price increases recommended by IPART yesterday. A 64% price increase over the next three years ...Read on →
Tillegra ‘folly’
Saturday, 20 March 2010 ~ Greens NSW MP John Kaye addresses supporters at Newcastle Foreshore Park, Wharf Rd, Newcastle at 12pm. Dr Kaye joins local opponents to Tillegra Dam to highlight the damage the needless $477 million project will ...Read on →
Bulga mine workers sign new agreement
Workers at the Bulga Open Cut mine in the Hunter Valley today endorsed a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement includes: Paid union meetings and payroll deductions for union membership; ...Read on →
HMRI world-class medical research facility approved
The Hunter Medical Research Institute’s (HMRI) plans for a state-of-the-art building have been approved by the NSW Government. The University of Newcastle welcomed the NSW Government’s development approval for the new Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) building. ...Read on →
Wind expert blow overseas again
The Hunter-Central Coast Regional Wind Ensemble, already used to national and international success, plays a farewell concert this weekend before heading to Japan. The Ensemble was formed in 2005 and at any one time has about sixty senior ...Read on →
Cracks at Nerong
The Roads and Traffic Authority and their contractors have refused to acknowledge that cracking and other damage in homes at Nerong are due to blasting operations,” said Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner. Mr Turner said a number ...Read on →
Nobbys dune care invite
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Newcastle residents welcome Queensland hotels reduced hours recommendations
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Dalgarno Institute supports reduced hours for Queensland hotels
The Dalgarno Institute and its growing Coalition of concerned citizens continue to applaud and support endeavours to abate the alcohol related distress inflicted on our community. For over 150 years our movement has initiated, backed and collaborated with recommendations on ...Read on →
Wetlands ‘Animal Diversity’ festival
Sunday, 21 March 2010 ~ The Native Animal Trust Fund Wildlife Rescue Service (NATF) is hosting a day of celebration and education of the Hunter’s local wildlife at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland on Sunday 21st March. The Wildlife Rescue ...Read on →
Preparing a learning society for the future
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