Turning back the clock with Newcastle's 'art deco' women and other top stories

Turning back the clock with Newcastle's 'art deco' women

This type of 'hoity-toity' social revolution has caught the attention of two Newcastle academics. Dr Margot Ford (a.k.a. Lady Winifred Fordworthy-Twatt, Duchess of Mayfield) and Professor Lyndall Ryan (a.k.a. Honourable Cecily Knowles) have just ... >> view original

Capitalising on a tourism boom

In Newcastle, hot rod enthusiasts flocked in their thousands to get a glimpse of the vehicles at the Australian Street Rod Nationals. British rocker Rod Stewart entertained a large crowd at the Hope Estate vineyard in the Hunter Valley. On Lake ... >> view original

Your local guide to the NSW election

1233 ABC Newcastle will have comprehensive coverage of the 2015 NSW election. Throughout the day online, ABC News will provide coverage of the poll. On the radio from 6pm, through 1233AM, will be statewide coverage. Aaron Kearney will present ... >> view original

Meet Newcastle's 2015 State Election Candidates

The seat of Newcastle was once a Labor stronghold but it was swept up by the statewide swing to the Liberal party in 2011. Former Labor MP Jodie McKay discovered in the ICAC witness box that her party colleagues Joe Tripodi and Eric Roozendaal had ... >> view original

Final segments of cliff-top Memorial Walk installed

It's been years in the making, but the finishing line is well and truly in sight for the people tasked with constructing the Anzac Memorial Walk linking Newcastle's Strezlecki Lookout to Bar Beach. Under the cover of darkness on Monday night, heavy ... >> view original

Hunt on to find owners of buried war medals

Newcastle man Rod Pritchard is on a mission to find the families who own two war medals he's discovered with a metal detector. ... "He had a sister named Gertrude Muggleton, and he had a brother, J. Lyons from Woodstock in New South Wales," said Rod. >> view original

Traditional hangi more than a Maori meal

... economic ties, the nations have long been considered allies and friendly rivals. In the NSW Hunter region, an active community of New Zealand ex-pats gather at the Newcastle Maori Club. They meet regularly to discuss and practise aspects of their ... >> view original

Using art to overcome mental illness

If you've walked into the Newcastle Community Arts Centre lately, you were probably met with an explosion of colour. The artworks lining the walls of this gallery are varied and unique. Some are paintings; some are sculptures; some are photographs. >> view original

Meet the Mob: Clarinda Masters

Hosted by Jill Emberson, Mornings presenter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, Meet the Mob is a weekly profile of Aboriginal people in the Hunter region of New South Wales. You can listen to each Meet the Mob interview by clicking on the audio player or you can ... >> view original

Meet Wallsend's 2015 State Election Candidates

Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW features · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local features. Topics: elections. Locations: wallsend-2287. Print page; Email this; Permalink. Share ... >> view original