Transition Newcastle is delighted to be hosting the second and expanded Newcastle Fair Share Festival (9-11 March 2012), which is your opportunity to meet with people passionate about social justice, innovative social enterprises and strong resilient communities.
Terry Leahy will be presenting a preview of the film he is involved in making about the Chikukwa Permaculture Project.
Please join us for the opening Thursday 23 February 6-8pm.
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday 22 February – Saturday 10 March
Terry Leahy will be presenting a preview of the film he is involved in making about the Chikukwa
Permaculture Project at the next Permaculture Hunter Monthly Meeting on Wed. March 7th.
He is currently trying to raise funds to finish the film.
Tourism businesses across Australia can apply for grants of up to $100,000 to develop and refresh their products as the 2012 round of the T-QUAL Grants - Tourism Quality Projects program opens today.
Arts Upper Hunter is hosting this master class as part of our Professional Development for Artists Workshop Series. Meegan Jones, Director Operations of GreenShoot Pacific and author of “Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide” is presenting this workshop.
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Your invitation to participate or become a Corporate Member to promote the Classic Boatfest and the attractions of beautiful Lake Macquarie
ANNUAL
ART EXHIBITION
ART STUDIO
Side Entrance
96 – 102 Dowling St. Dungog
Saturday 8h September 2012 – 10 am to 3 pm.
(Pedalfest Weekend)
each day to
Sunday 16th September 2012 – 10 am to 3 pm
Landscape and Memory. Produce drawings around the concept of memory, using
the lake surrounds as well as a photo from childhood or current times as inspiration. Designed for artists, this intensive class will encourage participants to push the boundaries of their
drawing skills.
Jane Lander
11:00am–4:00pm Sunday 26 February
This one day introduction to screenwriting will give you the essential tools to begin constructing your own story for the screen, or de-constructing other films!
'Music for Saints and Sinners'
The Just Brass Quintet, directed by John Kellaway, presents an afternoon of brass music from the Baroque to the Blues and Beyond in the stunning Sisters of Mercy Chapel.
The mastery of John’s music in the acoustics of the spacious Chapel will give you goosebumps!
‘La vie est belle’ (Life is beautiful)
The Kammer Trio is Lisa Osmialowski (flute), John Lewis (clarinet) and Sumiko Yamamura (piano). They will present an afternoon of music in the Reception Room of the Convent, featuring music by French composers. This is another concert in our ‘Music by the Fireside’ series.
an exhibition of drawings on recycled cardboard
and works on paper by Peter SPEIGHT and Ahn WELLS
Exhibition dates: wed 22 feb - sat 10 mar 2012
Gallery hours: Wed - Sat 12 - 5pm
40th Anniversary Poster Competition for Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)
A chance to win $2000 cash!!
Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander artists are invited to submit an artwork for the ALS 40th Anniversary Poster Competition to celebrate our 40th Anniversary.
The winning artwork will collect a$2000 cash prize.
Short courses in grant application writing, fundraising, boards & governance and women's leadership, as well as nationally recognised Certificate and Diploma level courses, are offered. Upcoming short courses in SYDNEY include:
Help us get the Waratah Girls Choir to Italy ....$2 for a snag and a song - great value!! At Bunnings, Kotara this coming Saturday ....YOUR $2 counts!
We are the first Australian choir to be invited to participate in this prestigious international festival and we can't wait to tell Europe about Newcastle. Help us make this dream happen.
Are you looking to grow your social enterprise in 2012?
Recent shifts in community finance have seen an increase in support for organisations and communities with limited access to mainstream financial institutions.
Opening Friday February 17 at 6pm.
Mark Widdup of Cooks Hill Galleries and Artist Greg Somers invite you and your friends to the opening of the 'Land, Sea & Sky' exhibition.
Call for volunteers for the Fair Share Festival
The Fair Share Festival is only 4 weeks away (9-11 March 2012) and we are looking for volunteers who can help out.
There is a range of ways you can become involved.
Participate in Slum Survivor
Take 3 and MRA recently got together and realised they share a mutual love of 3 things: movies, the beach and the planet.
They are joining forces to host an intimate, pedal powered screening of BAG IT, the film that asks you to consider “Is your life too plastic?”