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Hunter Lavender Farm opens its gates to the public

There are plenty of "lavender experiences" to enjoy over the next four weeks.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 16, 2022

TikTok star Jimmy Jan rolling with the punches

A spinal cord injury has put Jimmy Jan in the global spotlight.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 9, 2022

'Other voices helped me speak': How these Hunter women survived a Newcastle music scene predator

It was a predator's playground, as one survivor put it, and Daniel Hanson was a skilled and manipulative predator.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 9, 2022

Hours left to enter and win 2023 Herald short story competition

Take inspiration from one of these five images to enter this year's competition.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 27, 2022

The artist, the critic and the painting

I'd just interviewed our very own Jill Stowell, art critic for this newspaper since 1985, over a luncheon spread of cheeses, sourdough, pickles and heirloom tomatoes, shared with her husband John.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 26, 2022

World title fitting finale for aerobics champion Emma O'Keeffe

It was a gruelling training schedule of up to 20 hours each week.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 24, 2022

'This will be strike four': Nurses rally in Newcastle

They are sick, they are tired, and they are frustrated.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2022

Port to Paradise brings the best of Australian rum and gin to Newcastle

The Station at Newcastle hosted some of the country's best and most innovative spirits distillers at the weekend for a showcase of what the Hunter and Australia more broadly have to offer a market increasingly turning to high quality, niche products for the home bar.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 19, 2022

Future influential writers with big ideas get cracking on their first chapter

Young writers with big ideas are about to start the next chapter of their own stories.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 17, 2022

Jets to use mini preseason as springboard

"It is a good chance to go into that first match on December 11 in much better shape."

Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022