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CategoryA collection of our favourite Awesome Foundation funded projects from Newcastle and around the world. Awesome Newcastle is a chapter of The Awesome Foundation. The Awesome Foundation was created in 2009 and has provided over $2.2m in grants via 114 chapters in 26 countries.
Mushrooms, murals and more: June’s Awesome Newcastle is brimming with bright ideas
Well, we certainly weren’t reserved at the Reserve bar last night for June’s Awesome Newcastle. Candidates and finalists cosied up on cushions and couches and caught up on the freshest and finest ideas around town.
We welcomed four guest board members this evening including Don Magin from Magin Consulting, Ty Brenno..
May’s emotional Awesome Newcastle warms hearts
It was a cold, but everyone left feeling warm and fuzzy after last night’s Awesome Newcastle. The finalists bravely stood in front of a crowd of strangers at The Edwards Beer garden and discussed challenging but important issues. We listened to ideas addressing homelessness, emotional health for children and inclusiv..
Awesomeness is on the rise at April’s Awesome Newcastle
Last night’s Awesome Newcastle clearly demonstrated that the Awesome bar just gets higher and higher. Speaking of bars, the Edwards beer garden yet again served as the perfect location for us all to drink and delve into the newest Novocastrian initiatives.
From fundraising to floats to funny, we were blown away by t..
March’s Awesome Newcastle brings delightful new donors
Awesome Newcastle has been going strong since 2015, and during our regular board meeting this month we shook things up. Usually an intimate crowd gathers to enjoy bevvies and select the best finalist to take home a thousand bucks. This time we opened it up to to the public and allowed guests to contribute as much mon..
This March’s Awesome Newcastle is Open to the Public!
It’s usually just a small crowd of finalists and board members who gather during our monthly grant giveaways, but, for March’s Awesome Newcastle, the special evening will be open to the public!
If you want to be the first to know about the latest finalists or finally meet the elusive board members, why not pop in? I..
From textiles to toddlers to TROG, Awesome Newcastle brings the best!
Lucky for us, The Edwards again accommodated our gregarious gang for February’s Awesome Newcastle. This month we found ourselves in their spacious and delicious beer garden out back.
Our board members and finalists arrived, including our guest board members. This month we were happy to have Don Magin of Magin Consul..
New Awesome Newcastle winners and ideas kickoff 2017!
The passionate people in Newcastle are not holding back bright ideas, last night’s Awesome Newcastle demonstrated. Givers and gatherers grouped together at The Edwards swanky new Front Bar, where an eclectic cluster of Novocastrians bustled and buzzed discussing innovative ways to make Newcastle better with the gener..
$1,000 To Welcome Young Refugees in Newy
Last Thursday we did it again. We gathered, we ate, we drank, we deliberated and then gave away another awesome $1000 in cash.
Candidates and board members met on the 6th floor of Newcastle’s NIB building. Surrounded by funky furniture, drinks, cheese and a stunning view of the harbor, a small crowd nibbled and mad..
Awesome Newcastle One Year Anniversary: Giving Away $4,000!
What better way to celebrate our anniversary than giving away $4,000 to a business that will use it to make the world a better place? Last Thursday we did just this! We called on Novocastrians to join us at The Lock Up arts space to recognise awesome business initiatives and give away stacks of cash.
Guests and boar..
Behind the scenes with AwesomeNTL
Let’s talk Awesome Newcastle and break down what goes on behind the scenes.
Each month we get an array of amazing applications from community groups, small businesses and individuals from all over the Hunter who would like a hand (in the form of $1,000) to get their projects up and running.
As much as we’d like to ..