Community Events

Are you wanting to volunteer but honestly do not know where to start.

The Hunter Volunteer Centre is here to help and support you find the most valuable volunteer role to suit your needs. We will guide you in the right direction and connect you with charitable organisations who need volunteers.

Are you wanting to volunteer but honestly do not know where to start.

The Hunter Volunteer Centre is here to help and support you find the most valuable volunteer role to suit your needs. We will guide you in the right direction and connect you with charitable organisations who need volunteers.

A new exhibition at Back to Back Galleries!

“Scintilla,” a captivating group exhibition showcasing the talents of six artists from both Newcastle and Melbourne. This dynamic exhibition features an array of mediums including painting, drawing, and ceramics, highlighting diverse creative voices shaping contemporary art.

Featuring the work of Brigitte Beyer, Ellie Hannon, Eddy Lou, Nicki McCann, Theodosius Ng and Rosie Turner, each artist offers a unique perspective inviting viewers to explore connections amidst the diversity of artistic expression.

Newcastle-based breast cancer research group, Breast Cancer Trials, is holding its first ever ‘matched giving day’ on Thursday, 9 May where – for 24 hours only – donations from the public will be matched dollar for dollar by a group of generous supporters. Every dollar raised will be doubled to help fund clinical breast cancer research in progress.

The challenge we face is matched only by our ambition. Each year, 20,000 people in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer – the overwhelming majority of them women. We lose more than 3,000 lives to this awful disease annually – that’s nine people dying of breast cancer in Australia each day. We can and must do more to fund critical research and conduct urgent clinical trials. It is the only way we can find kinder, more effective breast cancer treatments, and save the lives of the people we know and love. Breast Cancer Trials is one of the world’s leading breast cancer research organisations, dedicated to finding new and better treatments and prevention strategies for people affected by this disease.

Many of our supporters have lost their own mothers or grandmothers to breast cancer, or are women who, despite having received a devastating diagnosis, think of their families and their children first and foremost. It is in their honour we have named this Giving Day the For Our Mums Appeal. Held the Thursday before Mother’s Day, the day offers an opportunity for people to double the impact they can have on our life-saving research and to share their stories with a community of like-minded people.

How can people get involved:
Donate online from 9am on the 9th May at www.breastcancertrials.org.au/givingday
Donate by calling 1800 423 444

Offering a unique historical twist on the classic celebrations, Mother’s Day at the National Trust’s Grossmann House is a very special experience.

After a celebratory glass of sparkling wine or soft drink upon arrival in the beautiful gardens, be served a delightful array of homemade savory and sweet treats, delicious finger sandwiches, refreshing fruit, tea, brewed coffee and juice. Most dietary needs can be accommodated.

There is the option of also taking a tour of our fully restored historic 1870 Victorian house museum Grossmann House transporting you to times gone by.
Mothers’ Day Delights refreshments $42. Tour included $55, Concession $52, Trust members $42. Tour only from $10. Bookings essential on Eventbrite.

Enquiries: grossmann@nationaltrust.com.au
Phone: 4934 8837

If this was your last day on Earth, what secrets would you reveal?
10.23am on a Wednesday morning. Two robbers enter a bank in the Melbourne CBD.
Employees Julie, Marg, Barb, Zoe, and Lucy are locked in a rear storage room and unless the robbers get what they want, one of them will be eliminated every hour.
Playwright Cerise de Gelder explores the notion that we are all survivors of our own private hostage situations in which work, love and family collide.
This clever, funny new Australian play was inspired by the COVID lockdown in Melbourne. It is about friendships between women, the ties that bind and how crises test us.

Directed by Tracey Owens and featuring a talented ensemble cast.

This production contains some mild coarse language and the use of prop weapons.

Performance dates:
Saturday 25 May 7:30PM
Sunday 26 May 7:30PM
Wednesday 29 May 7:30PM
Friday 31 May 7:30PM
Saturday 1 June 2:00PM
Saturday 1 June 7:30PM
Wednesday 5 June 7:30PM
Friday 7 June 7:30PM
Saturday 8 June 7:30PM

We are super excited to be able to finally announce that Coles Tanilba Bay are hosting a

❄️DIY Big Freeze Tanilba Bay Event❄️

Coles Team Members from Port Stephens, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & Hunter Valley along with some Tilligerry Business Owners & Community Members will be braving the cold and sliding into a pool of iced filled water to raise awareness & funds into research for Motor Neurone Disease.

We have a fun filled day planned with some awesome Markets , Kids Amusements , Live Music by CRUZ , Face Painting by Kiki’s Face Painting , BBQ and our Big Freeze 10 Raffle will be drawn.

Bring your chair or picnic blanket

$10 wristbands are available on the day for unlimited fun on the kids amusements.

Sunday 26th May 10am – 2pm
Henderson Park, Lemon Tree Passage

So please come along & support our event & watch the sliders take on their challenge in the icy water ???? whilst raising vital funds for Fight MND
We have raffle tickets to sell , with some amazing prizes !! If any friends would like to buy tickets , just message me and I’ll write them out.

If you would like to sponsor a slider please check out the link below

https://support.fightmnd.org.au/fundraisers/TanilbaBayDIYBigFreeze