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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Madeline Link

A serving of hope: take a look inside Soul Hub's new home

Soul Hub general manager Matt Ortiger, shift coordinator Norma Buyong and volunteers Richard Jackson, Helen Churcher. Picture by Simone De Peak

IN the quiet of the hotel-like lobby, there's little indication something incredibly special is happening upstairs.

Elevator doors slide open to a hive of activity, knives and forks clatter on plates, the smell of freshly ground coffee hangs in the air and the whirr of clippers and a deep, belly laugh rings out from the barbershop.

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