Awesome Newcastle’s March gathering was last Thursday evening at Casa de Loco, in the east end. Our regular board, guest board members and nervous but determined finalists headed up the wooden stairs of the Mexican restaurant y tequila bar for for the night’s proceedings.

This month’s finalists were Gwendolin Lewis ..

In September 2015, the guys pitched for Awesome Newcastle’s first ever grant for their podcast Driving with Jack and Scott.

Driving with Jack and Scott ..

Last Thursday evening, a small yet excited crowd gathered at The Edwards on Parry Street. Usual faces caught up with each other, new faces introduced themselves and somewhere in the mix, nervous finalists mingled with everyone. It was the night of Awesome Newcastle February, and after an inspirational meeting in Janu..

The first Awesome Newcastle for the new year took place last Thursday at Talulah, The Junction. Our esteemed board congregated alfresco, full of stories of holidays, gifts, food and travel.

As usual, narrowing down three finalists from the ever-growing bunch of passionate, aspirational applicants was a tricky task. ..

It was a scorching Thursday evening when our distinguished yet slightly sweaty Awesome Newcastle board gathered together (along with a few special guests) for our November board meeting at Cazador in Newcastle Mall.

Alex O’Hara, owner of Cazador fulfilled our November guest board member position, while Sam Robinson ..

Awesome Newcastle was recently featured on The Venture Blog, a partnership with Fast Company which highlights entrepreneurial news and advice from around the world. Read the post here.

Driving with Jack and Scott consists of two childhood mates who have been spreading the good vibes ever since, including hosting events, taking part in youth groups and coaching at a local skatepark.

Jack and Scott say they want to be about ‘thankers wanna thank’ (as opposed to ‘haters gonna hate), bringing positivi..