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A la carte Zippora’s on Hunter The Clarendon Hotel Mangrove Jacks Seafood Hughzies Lakeside Brasserie The Lakehouse Cafe Nor East The Dockyard Brownsugar at Bay Views The View Factory The Exchange Hotel Hogs Breath Café
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Mediterranean Nok restaurant
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Modern Australian Hughzies Lakeside Brasserie Nor East The Dockyard Brownsugar at Bay Views
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Pizza / Pasta Asian Larnna Thai Sesames on the Lake Chinois
Turtles Pizza and Pasta Bar 11 15 25
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Seafood Mangrove Jacks Seafood Restaurant The Lakehouse Cafe
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Lounge Bar / Bars The Clarendon Hotel Bacchus The Dockyard The View Factory The Exchange Hotel
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Café The Lakehouse Café The View Factory Hogs Breath Café
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Steak Zippora’s on Hunter The Clarendon Hotel The Lakehouse Cafe Nor East The Dockyard The View Factory The Exchange Hotel Hogs Breath Café
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Take Away Casual Cuisine Turtles Pizza and Pasta Bar The Clarendon Hotel Hughzies Lakeside Brasserie Nor East The Dockyard The View Factory The Exchange Hotel
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Turtles Pizza and Pasta Bar Gandha’s Indian Larnna Thai Sesames on the Lake Nok Restaurant Chinois
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Chinese Chinois
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Larnna Thai Sesames on the Lake
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Waterfront Dining Fine Dining Zippora’s on Hunter Bacchus
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Greek Nok Restaurant
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Ice Cream/Dessert Baskin Robbins
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Italian L’incontro The Exchange Hotel
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Newcastle
Newcastle is Australia’s second oldest city and a region rich with unique history. Following European settlement, Newcastle became a penal station, a steel city, a coal town and today it is NSW’s second largest city. Newcastle is renowned for its beautiful beaches; Nobbys, Newcastle, Bar, Dixon Park, Merewether and Stockton and are all within 5km of the CBD. All seven beaches are patrolled and offer your family a safe place to surf, swim and have fun. With these pristine beaches and spectacular coastlines, the area has been marked with the creation of ‘Bathers Way’, a five kilometre coastal walk that starts at Nobbys and finishes at Merewether Beach. Experiencing the Bathers Way should be a “must” during any visit to Newcastle however, if you would prefer to swim in an enclosure there is always the protection of our ocean baths, overlooking the majestic blue waters for you to cool off in. The Harbours edge better known as the boardwalk or foreshore is located along Honey Suckle Drive and is the perfect place for a relaxing family picnic or gathering. With large expanses of grassy parklands, you can mingle with the many people who flock to the area every day for recreational activities such as kite flying, roller blading, jogging, fishing and bike riding or simply to just sit and relax while watching the massive bulk carriers navigating the harbour and busy tugs playing the waters.
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Newcastle offers a diverse array of Dining and Entertainment hubs such as Honeysuckle Drive, Beaumont and Darby Streets, Warners Bay, Belmont along with many other restaurants and cafes in between. All are perfect places to be to while away the hours. So whether you are enjoying a coffee, meal or drink in one of the harbour side cafes, bars or restaurants or listening to the relaxing rhythms of a Jazz band in a Cafe Bar or Hotel, you will certainly be assured of a memorable dining experience time and time again.
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Home to some of the finest entertainment venues on Australia’s East Coast, you can catch the very best of live performers from around the country and overseas at Newcastle’s Civic Theatre or check out the live music at one of our many Local Pubs. Here, there is always something for everyone. Just visit www.diningout.com. au / Special Events to view what’s on in Newcastle. With its worldly charm and relaxed atmosphere, Newcastle has long been a preferred place for a ‘life style change’ for many. Located in the heart of NSW, it provides an exceptional mix of natural attractions, a thriving cultural scene, employment opportunities and promise of the future.
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ABBA MANIA 1 June 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle @ 7.30pm ABBA Mania is a spectacular musical event recreating on stage the last ever live concert by the Swedish disco sensation ABBA in 1979. Visit www.ticketek.com.au or P. 02 4929 1977. LEE KERNAGHAN 19 June 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle @ 8.00pm Australia’s number one country music star, Lee Kernaghan is touring his new show and album - ‘Planet Country’ around Australia throughout 2010. Visit www.ticketek.com.au or P. 02 4929 1977. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 10 July 2010 - Newcastle Panthers, Cnr King & Union Streets, Newcastle @ 8.00pm Having spent the largest part of the last 10 years on the road, the band have constantly pushed themselves, working their butts off to become one of the most jaw-dropping live bands in the country. P. Newcastle Panthers on 02 4926 6200 or visit www.newcastle. panthers.com.au.
WE UNFOLD – SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY 23-24 July 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle on 23 July @ 8pm, & 24 July @ 2 & 8pm We Unfold, is Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela’s second major work for Sydney Dance Company following the unstoppable success of 360. The undeniable chemistry between Rafael Bonachela’s combustible choreographic language and the dancers of Sydney Dance Company produce art where rigour, freedom, strength and precision are deftly combined. P. Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.ticketek.com.au. WOMBAT STEW 16-19 August 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle First published in 1984, Wombat Stew is a modern day phenomenon in children’s literature. It is a “mouth-watering” combination of story-telling, mime, music, dance and puppetry. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.ticketek.com.au. SHAKESPEARE’S FOOLS 27 August - 11 September 2010 – Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle Shakespeare’s Fools explore the evolution of the various fools in Shakespeare’s plays through the actors who helped create the original characters. P. Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.ticketek.com.au.
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THE WHARF REVUE 9-10 September 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle. (Dinner and show or show only.) Join the outrageously talented team led by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott as they continue to make us laugh at ourselves and each other. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www. civicprecinctnewcastle.com.au . SPECIAL DELIVERY 16-18 September 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle Special Delivery is a comic fable about a busy deliveryman, a trolley load of boxes and the world that opens up when a door stays shut and a world of sound where nothing is said. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www. ticketek.com.au. MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 13-16 October 2010 - Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine, Jeanie Linders created Menopause The Musical as a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change�. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.civicprecinctnewcastle.com.au.
CELTIC WOMEN 22 October 2010 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Brown Road, Broadmeadow Celtic Woman are an all-female vocal ensemble, performing various traditional and contemporary Celtic-based songs. P. Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 02 4921 2121 or visit www.nec.net.au . KREUTZER SONATA 11 November 2010 - Newcastle City Hall, 290 King Street, Newcastle Kreutzer is testament to its emotional power. This string quartet is a psychological drama bursting with passion. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.ticketek.com.au. 2039 18-27 November 2010 - The Playhouse, Civic Precinct, Hunter Street, Newcastle Tantrum Theatre and acclaimed Newcastle playwright Carl Caulfield, come together for the first time with an exciting new collaboration. 2039 is an edgy, satiric, black comedy that looks to the future to examine the present. P. Civic Ticketek on 02 4929 1977 or visit www.ticketek.com.au. For more productions in 2010 check out...
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special events
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS V’s NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 13 June 2010 Energy Australia Stadium, Turton Road, Broadmeadow @ 2.00pm Enjoy an exhilarating day at the football with family and friends and watch the competition unfold with the Knights playing the New Zealand Warriors at home. P. Newcastle Knights on 02 4941 8200 or visit www.newcastleknights.com.au. Cost: Adults from $23, Children from $7.50
DARBY STREET COFFEE FESTIVAL 6 June 2010 Coffee, Al fresco Dining, Art and Craft Stalls Visit www.darbystreet.com.au
NIB HUNTER FESTIVAL OF SPORT 3-18 July 2010 At various sporting venues across Newcastle The annual festival provides children at all sporting levels with a chance to hone their skills and try their hand at new activities. P. 02 4926 4892 or visit www.hunteracademy.org.au
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WINTER ROSE PRUNING 1-31 July 2010 Hunter Valley Gardens, Broke Road, Pokolbin @ 10.30am & 5pm daily. With demonstrations on ‘how to prune a rose’ and talks beginning at 10.30am. P. 1800 800 522 or visit www.hvg.com.au NEWCASTLE JAZZ FESTIVAL 27-29 August 2010 Newcastle City Hall, King Street, Newcastle The Jazz Festival features some of Australia’s best Jazz & Blues performers. P. 02 4942 2906 or visit www.newcastlejazz.com.au
ISLINGTON MARKETS 29 August 2010 Wickham Park, Albert Street, Wickham @ 7am 1pm last Sunday each month. Pick up a bargain at these local flea markets, shaded by historic fig trees. P. 02 4971 2120
FATHERS DAY 5 September 2010 Treat dad this father’s day at one of Dining Out Newcastle’s many restaurants and bars. Try Hogs Breath Cafe or The Dock Yard and shout dad to an enjoying meal while overlooking the busy waters of Newcastle Harbour.
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MATTARA FESTIVAL 27 September - 10 October 2010 A spring festival celebrating the city of Newcastle and its cultural diversity, a feast of colour and entertainment at the picturesque Newcastle Foreshore. Dance, theatre, sculpture, art, food, music and environmental awareness are all on display. P. 0431 2149 05 or visit www.mattarafestival.org.au
NEWCASTLE CITY FARMERS & CRAFT MARKETS Most Sundays Newcastle Showground, Brown Road, Broadmeadow @ 8.30am From Paddock to Plate farmer fresh is best! Newcastle City Farmers and Craft Market bring together local farmers and producers just like markets of days gone by. P. Kevin Eade on 02 4930 5156 or visit www.newcastlecityfarmersmarket.com.au
NATIONAL MARITIME FESTIVAL 11 October 2010 Stroll along Honeysuckles scenic waterfront from event to exhibit and experiencing the thrills and spills on the harbour when the National Ski Racing, the Jet-Ski Enduro races and the awesome X-Cats let loose. Take your front row seat to see world champion wake boarding demonstrations and also the irresistible tug ballet. Take a free seat aboard the “Fantasea Crystal” and tour our working port. There is plenty of entertainment and exhibits to exhaust the fittest family pirates and mermaids, so come along and enjoy the atmosphere. Visit www.maritimecentrenewcastle.org.au or P. 0412 275 707
MELBOURNE CUP DAY 2 November 2010 Watch Australia’s most exciting horse races at one of many venues throughout Newcastle. Try The Clarendon Hotel in Hunter Street or The Exchange Hotel in Hamilton. Where ever you choose, be assured of a great day.
WALLSEND MARKETS 20 November 2010 Cnr Macquarie & Kenrick Streets, Wallsend 10am - 2pm Something for Everyone, plants, bric-a-brac, fresh fruit & veg, jewellery, clothing, handmade crafts, new & used goods, sausage sizzle ... and much, much more! P. 0411 402 810 For more events check out…… www.diningout.com.au
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