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There’ll be stalls laden with handmade goodies, home-cooked treats, plants, books, clothing, a side-show alley for the kids and more. Soak up the live music, grab a coffee or barbecue lunch, peruse the markets and let the kids wear themselves out on the free jumping castles.

Lake Macquarie’s largest sustainability event returns to Speers Point Park this September, offering a family-friendly day out to explore how you can adopt sustainable practices in your everyday life.

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Coming from humble beginnings in 2015, the Newcastle Music Festival is an annual fine music festival held in Newcastle in August. It celebrates the musical life of the city’s musicians and singers in collaboration with stunning guest artists. The festival involves professionals, amateurs and students in an exciting mix of concerts and events performed in an array of interesting venues.

The Denman Farmers Market is a genuine producers market in the heart of the Hunter Valley, held on the first Saturday of the month.

There will be a public protest in Gregson Park, Hamilton on the 18th of March to protest the destruction of Newcastle's bus system. Since Newcastle's Buses became privately operated by Keolis Downer, the quality of public transport has seriously deteriorated, especially for the elderly, students and the disabled who depend on public transport.The changes have resulted in longer journey times, and having to use multiple buses on many routes that previously only required one. Many outlying areas have had there services substantially cut.