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In this Rathmines Heritage Centre exhibition visitors are invited to discover the wartime work of artist and photographer Max Dupain. Dupain recorded Australian wartime experiences with his photographs. He captured day to day life at military bases including RAAF Rathmines and Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea. Alongside other well-known Australian artists and scientists he experimented with camouflage and concealment for the RAAF.

When: 20 March – 28 November 2021
Open Friday – Sunday 10am-2pm

Where: Rathmines Heritage Centre, Stilling Street, Rathmines 2283

Website link: https://www.lakemac.com.au/Events-directory/Council-events/Max-Dupain-Art-and-War

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School and group tours available on request

Are you a parent or grandparent?
Would you like to meet new people and share your parenting wisdom and friendship?
Home-Start is seeking volunteers from Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas who would like to help local families.
If you can offer just 2-3 hours a week to visit a local family with small children, and be a friendly face, an extra pair of hands and eyes and company, we’d like to hear from you.
You’ll receive free Training, each Thursday for 6 weeks and all course materials are supplied with no exams or assessments. All volunteers are fully insured and supported.

Where: Home-Start Family Cottage, 10 Hobart St, New Lambton
When: starting Thursday 18th March to 29th April 2021 from 10am – 2.30pm [1 day a week for 7 weeks]

For more information, call or email Val on 0414547781 or funding@homestartaustralia.org

Belmont CWA will be holding a Market Stall at Lake Macquarie Square, Mount Hutton from 8:30am to 1:00pm on Thursday 17th June. Lots of handmade items including baked goods, jams, preserves and a selection of winter woollies to keep you warm through the coming months. Raffle tickets will also be sold at $1 each with prizes of a large quilt, cross-stitched tablecloth & a carry bag gift pack and will be drawn in August.

surGICure is a local Newcastle Not for Profit Charity that supports research into Gastrointestinal Cancers by the Surgeons at the John Hunter Hospital. These cancers are bowel, stomach, colon, intestinal, pancreatic and liver.

Our Trivia Night is being held at Club Charlestown on Friday 18 June . Cost is $10 per person. Tables of 10 though individuals and couples are welcome as we can join you onto a table.

Bookings are essential by calling or texting Kim at 0412 1998 31 (please leave a message with your name and contact details if I do not answer your call).

It is Olympic themed if you would like to dress in costume or dress your table.

Bring your gold coins along for the raffle and other games during the night.

Float Your Boat is set to light up the Lake again on 18-19 June 2021.

Float Your Boat is an open competition for boat owners to dress their boats with lights and take part in a flotilla parade for cash prizes.

Held over two nights on our beautiful lake Macquarie, spectators line the shores to watch boats in a rainbow of colour cruise past before casting their vote for the People’s Choice Award.

Friday 18 June – Marmong Point Marina to Toronto, Coal Point and Wangi. Toronto Foreshore will include live music, food vans and illuminated art installations on Friday from 5-9.30pm.

Saturday 19 June – Marmong Point Marina to Warners Bay, Eleebana, Valentine and Belmont. Warners Bay Foreshore will include live music, food vans and illuminated art installations on Saturday from 5-9.30pm.

View full program and suggested viewing locations online – lakemac.com.au/floatyourboat

Handmade in the Hunter Markets, located at Sobels Wines (5 Halls Rd, Pokolbin) is the longest running and most popular, meet-the-maker market in the Hunter Valley vineyards. You will meet and talk with the grower, maker or artist behind each of the expertly crafted and truly unique “Handmade in the Hunter” creations. We take great pride in the fact that when you buy something from us you are taking a little bit of the Hunter home with you.

Conveniently located near the three major concert venues (Hope Estate, Bimbadgen and Roche Estate), wineries, restaurants and Hunter Valley Gardens, Handmade in the Hunter Markets are also held to coincide with concert dates and other major vineyard events.

Come along to see, taste, try, buy and marvel for yourself at what the vibrant Hunter Valley artistic and creative community has to offer.

A family friendly festival with cultural foods, music and dancing. Learn to drum, try some delicious food, listen to many cultures playing music and dancing. Saturday 19th June, 11am – 3pm,
Newcastle Foreshore (near Tram sheds).

To be held at The Newcastle United Sports Club by the Adamstown Lions Club
Tickets cost $25 (includes cake and champagne)
Lucky door prize and raffle
All money raised will support domestic violence and homelessness

Aussie Taste & Trivia Fundraiser Afternoon.

This will be a fantastic afternoon that you don’t want to miss. GREAT TRIVIA AND DINNER INCLUDED.

You will go home with a full belly and big smile. Not only from having had a great time but also because you supported a great cause.

Sunday 20th June from 4pm to 6pm. This is a family friendly event and children are most welcome, there will be plenty for them to do.

Tickets are $10 each or $30 for the family and the money raise will be going to support MCS Mission trip to help Aussie Farmers.

Tickets can be purchased from the Metford Community Baptist Church office and on the night.
admin@metfordbaptist.org.au or 02 4934 5350

The Australian Haydn Ensemble is coming to Lake Macquarie for a night of breathtaking Beethoven beside the lake and under the heritage high ceilings of Rathmines Theatre. Experience masterful classical composition in the hands and strings of world class musicians. This is not to be missed.

Rathmines Theatre
25 Stilling Street Rathmines

I am on the Committee for the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Art Society and we would like to place the following notice in your publication.
The Art Exhibition is on for one week…

“Announcing The Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Art Society Exhibition from 21 June till the 27th – located at Rathmines Hall/Boiler Room 25 Stilling St Rathmines NSW.
This is an Exhibition of original works by local members of the Society. Paintings include mediums such as oils, watercolour, acrylic, pencil, pastel and mixed media.
Come in and have a browse. This Society has been in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie since 1933 and has major Art Exhibitions each year.
For further information email Karen on karenkay6@bigpond.com or ring 0404 893 855.”

Thanking you in advance.

P.S. Just to give you some more info on the Exhibition…
During the month of June Lake Macquarie Council is sponsoring a Month of Art, the Dobel Festival of Art (this weekend 4th to the 7th) plus many other activities.
During this time 21 June till 27 June our Art Society will be having an Art Exhibition at the Rathmines Hall/Boiler Room. It is going to be a special day with many activities…artists at easels painting outdoors overlooking the lovely lake and in the hall. There will also be classes and Kids Art Exhibition from local schools in the area.
Our Art Exhibition will be called the Lola Rose Art Award Exhibition. Just to give you some background on who she was…
Born here in Adamstown she won countless awards and held widespread recognition for her landscape, still life and portraits.
Her paintings were exhibited at Buckingham Palace and Government House, among other distinguished locations. She was a good friend of the 13th Governor-General of Australia, Lord William Slim, and his wife and was a contemporary of such famous Australian artists as Margaret Olley, William Dobell and Nora Heysen.
Mrs Rose and a group of fellow artists, including Reg Russom, George Daniel and Tom Ninness, were active in the development of the Newcastle Art Gallery.
The above is still in the planning stage so there may be even more exciting things added.

Lambton is celebrating 150 years on 27 June and the suburb is celebrating – BIG TIME. Over 150 hours we will have activities happening in and around Lambton.
Check out Lambton Library for some great interaction and a fab light installation
Newcastle Theatre Company’s production of The House of Bernarda Alba will be on each night from 8pm – an interesting story.
Saturday 26 June is Elder Street’s ONE DAY SALE from 9am to 1pm pick a bargain and enjoy a coffee from the village. It’s a nice place to visit.
There’s Lambton Lunch at Lizotte’s from 12noon with local talent and a special guest appearance from Diesel – tix available at Lizottes.com.au. On Saturday night there’s a great fundraiser at the Lambton Bowlo – party like it’s 1871! tickets available at stickytickets.com.au/y9ii7/love_lambton_night.aspx

SUNDAY – BIG SUNDAY – it’s Birthday Party time. rom 10am to 4pm, come celebrate and picnic at Lambton’s 150th Birthday in Lambton Park.

Take in the Five Senses foodie trucks plus wineries and beers. Plenty of kid’s entertainment, soccer display, local folk groups and more!

Live music featuring Todd Haywood Vincent Redgrove, Piper Butcher, Jason Owen and Bob Corbett performing “THE LAMBTON LIGHTS”

Soak up Lambton’s lively and intriguing history with our FREE Living History Tours – see the past come to life. To book call 4952 4958.

And don’t miss a special guest appearance from Kate Ceberano.

Handmade in the Hunter Markets, located at Sobels Wines (5 Halls Rd, Pokolbin) is the longest running and most popular, meet-the-maker market in the Hunter Valley vineyards. You will meet and talk with the grower, maker or artist behind each of the expertly crafted and truly unique “Handmade in the Hunter” creations. We take great pride in the fact that when you buy something from us you are taking a little bit of the Hunter home with you.

Conveniently located near the three major concert venues (Hope Estate, Bimbadgen and Roche Estate), wineries, restaurants and Hunter Valley Gardens, Handmade in the Hunter Markets are also held to coincide with concert dates and other major vineyard events.

Come along to see, taste, try, buy and marvel for yourself at what the vibrant Hunter Valley artistic and creative community has to offer.