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Awesome April is Quite a Tight Race
Earlier this week team Awesome Newcastle gathered in the Young Street Hotel’s Pool room to give away $1,000 no-strings attached cash. The drizzling autumn afternoon did not dampen our spirits and we welcomed four great guest board members. Previous permanent board member Adam Novak was amazingly back in town to contr..
Awesome Newcastle March welcomes returning finalists!
Another Awesome Newcastle has come and gone at the Young Street Hotel in Carrington, and, as always, good times were had by all.
This past Wednesday we welcomed guest board members Carol Duncan of Lost Newcastle, Christine Armstrong of the University of Newcastle and Nick Cook from John Holland.
Interestingly, ..
New Year, New Awesome Newcastle!
The first Awesome Newcastle of 2025 was quite welcoming and very warm, as the muggy February heat ignited our spirits. We were all excited to be back at the Young Street Hotel and to get down to business giving away no-strings-attached $1000 cash.
We welcomed back our board and applauded first time guest board mem..
Awesome Newcastle August is the best!
It was destined to be a particularly heart warming Awesome Newcastle Wednesday night as we all gathered at Young Street Hotel in Carrington to listen and learn about great ideas in the community. This month we welcomed several exciting guest board members and the youngest member of the Awesome Newcastle community yet..
Awesome April is Tunes, Tools and Travel!
Last night the pool room of the Young Street Hotel again welcomed the Awesome Newcastle crew as we gathered together to give away $1000 no-strings-attached cash.
This month we had four fabulous guest board members: Nic Minter from Soqual, musician and psychologist Li Laurent, Mel Histon of Got Your Back Sista and ..
Awesome Newcastle roars into 2024
It’s been a while since our last Awesome Newcastle back in November, so last night the Awesome Newcastle crew was thrilled to make their way back to the Young Street Hotel for the first $1000-no-strings-attached grant giveaway of the year.
We gathered and greeted each other. We welcomed several new board members t..
Awesome Newcastle July is loose and lovely
Last Wednesday night as everyone started to gather at the Criterion Hotel for Awesome Newcastle we had an unfortunate late scratching. One of our excited finalists couldn’t make it in time to pitch for $1,000 cash. Luckily had a guest board member who was keen to pitch, so Caroline de Vries of The Base, agreed to ste..
Hooked on Awesome Newcastle for Kids
For the first time in the history of Awesome Newcastle, a no-strings-attached grant giveaway of $1000 was awarded to one lucky kid with a good idea! Clever children between the ages of 6-14 across Newcastle applied with their great ideas, and the board narrowed it down to five to come pitch last night at Persona Comm..
Awesome Marches to the Beat
Last night was a blustery warm evening to celebrate Awesome Newcastle March at the Criterion in Carrington! We, mingled, made merry and met our finalists and guest board members.
We welcomed three first time guest board members: Greg Dowling of CSIRO, Rick Hughes from Greater City Commission, and Chad Bennet of th..
Awesome Newcastle February is fun and fresh!
After a nice holiday hiatus, Awesome Newcastle returned in full force in February! It was a fateful night full of feelings, as we said a massive thank you and farewell to Amy Tribe, a phenomenal board member who’s been a great energy and full of good ideas over the years. Thank you so much for your commitment and gen..