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Newcastle's biggest music festival delivers huge line-up for spring revival
FIRE WORKS: This That returns to Wickham Park in November.
Josh Leeson
Music
Newcastle singer Max Jackson is on top of the world
Lisa Rockman
Max Jackson. Picture: Jeremy Minett
Henges lighting up city night as an 'innovative' way to make public spaces safer
Ethan Hamilton
Innovative spaces: The Henges are aimed at providing interactive night-time attractions and illuminating public spaces to improve public safety.
Music and Gigs
Newcastle's biggest music festival delivers huge line-up for spring revival
FIRE WORKS: This That returns to Wickham Park in November.
Josh Leeson
Collidescope turn the focus to original music
Josh Leeson
BUSY: After the pandemic stalled their momentum, Newcastle band Collidescope are making up for lost time. Picture: Mitta Norath
Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place
Josh Leeson
SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer
Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson
Josh Leeson
Music
Ruckus finds a niche in local music festivals
Jim Kellar
GIVING IT A GO: Kurt Spiers, founder of Ruckus Music and Events. Picture: Wanagi Zable-Andrews
Music
McAlister Kemp back on the big stage
Jim Kellar
BACK IN THE GAME: Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp, collectively known as McAlister Kemp, are touring again with a new album.
Kasey Chambers: still bringing us to tears
Alex Morris
Legend: Kasey Chambers performing at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Picture: Paul Dear
Yev Kassem in the daily grind for songwriting gold
Josh Leeson
LETTING IT FLOAT: Long Nite is the first taste off Yev Kassem's forthcoming second album Bright Death.
Food
Food
Chef chases Italian dream to Arno Deli
AUTHENTIC: Will O'Brien has opened Arno Deli on King Street in Newcastle. Pictures: Simone De Peak
Jade Lazarevic
Restaurant doors shutting as staff call in sick
Lisa Rockman
ADAPTING: Jane and Daniel Maroulis at their Morpeth restaurant, Boydell's. Picture: Dominique Cherry
Drinks Review: Salted caramel ale a crisp, almost chewy, flavour bomb
Moss Brothers strategy rewarded with Margaret River winemaker Rory Parks crafting global success
SUCCESS: Rory Parks crafted the Moss Brothers cab sav that won gold at the 2022 London Wine Competition.
John Lewis
Food
Food Bites: Crystalbrook Kingsley in Newcastle to host An Evening of Dreaming
Lisa Rockman
BOOK NOW: Native Australian ingredients will inspire the menu at An Evening of Dreaming on July 7.
Food
Glandore fires up for annual Burning of the Barrel
Lisa Rockman
FEAST FOR THE SENSES: Tickets to Burning of the Barrel on June 25 at Glandore, Pokolbin, are on sale now. Picture: Chris Elfe, Photography on Hermitage
Drinks Review: Bridge Road produces fine responsible fridge-filler
Food Bites: Spicers chefs heading to the Hunter
Lisa Rockman
CHEFS IN THE VINES: Cameron Matthews of Eremo Restaurant at Spicers Guesthouse Hunter Valley. Picture: Supplied
Recipes
Adventures in African cooking
Banana fritters. Picture: Supplied
Recipes to celebrate a top travel destination
Bread with pennyroyal soup. Picture: Supplied
Exploring the taste of Sri Lanka with wholesome winter meals
O Tama Carey
Potato curry. Picture: Anson Smart
Books
Review
Compassion for human condition
Leonard Cohen's "yearning" songs are an inspiration for 'Bittersweet'. Picture: Shutterstock
Ian McFarlane
Scenes from a marriage: former WAG kicking goals as a singleton
Penelope Green
Power of one: "I brought my friends in close, you need love and cotton wool in the first year because sometimes you are one step from rocking in the corner," says Mahoney of the "wobbly times" she faced when her marriage ended. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Review
Not speculation, but cultural fact
Colin Steele
Spec fic, a "stone-cold reality" for many Indigenous communities.
Reviews
Bare knuckle ride with our hero Les Darcy
HARD KNOCKS: Jarrod Sansom as Les Darcy with his father Ned, played by Scott Bevan. Pictures: Joerg Lehmann
Daniel Scott
Dobell's Archibald controversy artfully re-sketched
Josh Leeson
CELEBRATED: The career of artist William Dobell is the focus of a new play.
Artist Stephen Jesic's meticulous eye for majestic moments proves wildly successful at Morpeth Gallery
Jo Bevan
MONARCHS OF THE SKY: Stephen Jesic's almost completed painting of wedge-tailed eagles.

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