Newcastle gets ready to celebrate pride
Get ready to paint the town rainbow as Newcastle’s annual pride festival rolls around again this October. Swell gets the lowdown on the truly fabulous events you can expect this year.
Culture
I’m a big fan
Have you ever gotten so engrossed in a book, movie or tv show that you were left craving more from the characters on the page or screen long after you’d finished watching or reading? If so, there’s a big wide world out there waiting for you to take your obsession to the next level and meet people just like you – the world of fanfiction. Hannah shares how she discovered fanfic and all the things she’s learnt about it since.
Stop and smell the wildflowers
The Awabakal Wildflower Walk only happens once a year, and it takes you deep into the secret world of plants.
Magic market
It takes a special kind of person to feel so passionate about supporting small businesses and their community that they’d drop what they’re doing, quit their day jobs and dedicate every last minute of their spare time to doing just that. Welcome to the stage – Lauren Curtis and Lewis Kearney, founders of the Homegrown Markets.
A labour of literary love
Amy Lovat is no stranger to Swell. Her work has graced the pages of this magazine many times before as one of our regular writers. This time around though, instead of being the one asking the questions, Amy’s the one answering them. Strange as this may feel for her, it might just be a position Amy needs to get accustomed to following the recent launch of her highly anticipated debut novel, Mistakes and Other Lovers. Swell chats to Amy to find out more.
Celebrate National Science Week in Newcastle and surrounds
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and is held annually in August. Featuring more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres, it’s one of Australia’s largest festivals. Here’s a round up of what’s happening in Newcastle and surrounds.
A modern legacy
When her grandfather’s leather tools serendipitously came into her possession, Millie Harvey was determined not to let them gather dust. Combining her background in industrial design and interests in slow fashion and simplified living, she created Tamboon Leather Co – a modern brand built on age-old values.
Griffin Award-shortlisted ‘Blueberry Play’ comes home to Newcastle this August
The creative team behind New Annual’s 2023 sold-out smash-hit ‘Spewy’ are excited to bring a brand new production to Newcastle from 14 – 17 August. Blueberry Play is the Griffin Award-shortlisted play from Novocastrian playwright Ang Collins.
Thicker than water
When you think of semillon and shiraz, chances are you think of the Hunter Valley. And when you think of the Hunter Valley wine region, Tyrrell’s is likely not far from mind. Having been in operation for more than 150 years, Tyrrell’s is an Australian icon. Bruce Tyrrell talks to Swell about how they’ve kept the family business going strong for so long.
The great sock debate
It’s a tough time to be a millennial right now. It seems that no matter how hard we try, younger generations will find something wrong with what we’re doing. Whether it’s parting our hair on the side, wearing skinny jeans or tucking our shirts into our pants, we can’t seem to get it right. Now they’re coming for the way we wear our socks.
