

Love Wine & Food? Then Experience Hunter Valley Wine Country
If you could package up the best from the all major wine-growing regions of the world and put it in one place – it would be the Hunter...


Choose Organic for a Healthy Body {and a Healthy Planet}
Looking after your health by making good food choices is one of the most important things in life. Many people wanting the healthiest...


TRAIN THE BRAIN as Well as the Body
Often exercise is promoted for all of its physical health benefits which are amazing and endless, but strangely overlooked is the benefit...


Instant online homework help for Newcastle students
Newcastle high school students now have instant access to online homework help thanks to the work of Newcastle Region Library, who have...


How to Create A Cosy Corner inside and out.
I especially love winter when you feel snug and warm, cuddled up on your sofa, with a great book and a glass of red and dark chocolate of...


Little Devils Share a Big Responsibility at DEVIL ARK!
It’s a long way from the wilds of Tasmania to the rugged natural landscape of the Barrington Tops. But those Upper Hunter hills have...


Keeping Your Home Warm in Winter
Curtains not only style your window, but they also insulate better than any other type of window covering – which is especially important...


Depression and Patterns of Thinking
In the May issue, I spoke about depression being linked to a range of factors – including our early family environment, learned patterns...


FRESH IS BEST When it Comes to Food
We hear all the time to avoid nasty preservatives but are there any good preservatives out there? With our industrial revolution fridges...


Treasured Holiday Mementos
A work colleague recently returned from a fantastic trip to India. During his travels he saw a pair of antique timber statues that caught...


Everyone Needs to EAT!
A new cruise terminal, a major community event, improvements to sporting facilities and loads of private investment to build places that...


The Proof is in the Pudding at Adamstown Pudding Kitchen
There’s no better example of the saying ‘many hands make light work’ than the Adamstown Pudding Kitchen. Each year the not-for-profit...


MAKING NEWCASTLE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE | Jeff McCloy
Jeff McCloy is many things – ambitious, outspoken, generous, passionate, a little eccentric and determined to make Newcastle a better...


A Taste of Japan and Thailand Amongst the Vines
Oishii Restaurant is one of few Hunter Valley restaurants that are open 7 days a week, so we decided to take up the opportunity to have...