The latest news from the city.
Delta Goodrem brings her PURE World Tour to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 8 April 2027, the first of eight Australian dates. A look at the tour, the setlist from the Sydney prelude, and the venue.
The free Hunter Science Festival takes over Newcastle Museum on Sunday 23 August, 10am to 3pm, with a robot arena, stage shows, interactive experiments and more than thirty stalls. Part of National Science Week, it's a free family day out.
Opera Australia brings Mozart's Don Giovanni to the Civic Theatre for one night only on Thursday 20 August, with tickets A$64 to A$80. Lake Macquarie soprano Jessica Blunt takes on Donna Anna in her first principal Opera Australia role.
The D'Vine Festival returns to the Hunter Valley on 11, 12 and 13 September 2026 with the theme 'Meet your Makers'. A three-day program of tastings, live music and local produce along the Around Hermitage Wine and Food Trail, with a festival hub at Glandore Estate Wines and Hunter Wine Lab.
Elula is a Newcastle city-centre gift shop specialising in crystals, jewellery, incense and spiritual items. This overview covers its atmosphere, basement café, customer feedback, location and reported opening hours.
The Taste of the Hunter Valley brings the region's wineries, chefs and distillers to The Station on the Newcastle foreshore for a multi-day food and wine festival on Saturday 26 September, with family activities and tiered ticketing.
A guide to Merewether Surfhouse at 5 Henderson Parade, Merewether Beach, with its three-storey glass building and 270-degree ocean views. Covers the top-floor restaurant's Modern Australian menu, opening hours, the rooftop bar and Beach Bar, and what to expect.
The Throsby Seafood Festival (Newcastle Seafood Festival) runs from Friday lunch 9 April to Sunday dinner 11 April at Pier 97 at Wickham Harbour. Entry is free, with live sashimi, shucking demos, a city-wide seafood dish competition, family activities and a tour of the Commercial Fishermen's Co-Operative.
A guide to pub steaks across the Hunter, from the premium 7 Cutz Steakhouse in Newcastle City to the historic Wollombi Tavern and Harrigan's in Pokolbin, plus a round-up of the region's cheapest steak nights.
Alliance Française Newcastle marked its 75th anniversary with an evening of wine, friends and high-kicking frills, a celebration of the French language and culture it has fostered in the Hunter for decades.
