Twenty-five year old Taya Calder-Mason, owner of successful Newcastle designer dress hire business Goldie’s, is a self-described creative and has already accomplished so much professionally. Her latest project has been renovating her Cooks Hill home with fiancé Rich. We were excited to take a little peek.
Even with its dialled-down days, winter can be one of the happiest times of year. The Danish have worked out the secret – it’s called hygge and it involves a lot of cake.
In 2023, Newcastle Writers Festival will celebrate its tenth anniversary. To mark the occasion, Swell sat down with director, Rosemarie Milsom, to learn more about the festival’s history, highlights and her hopes
for its future. Cover Photo: Chris Patterson
The blink of an eye, a heartbeat, a split second in time. That’s all it took for Sam Bloom’s life to change forever. Hear her remarkable story on Friday 31st March 2023 at the GenCollective International Women’s Day Luncheon.
One of the greatest joys of Swell is meeting all sorts of people; people breaking moulds, following their passion, creating change or just plain creating. And a lot of them just happen to be women. For International Women’s Day this year, we have pulled together a group of brilliant women we’ve met in the last year.
Got the post holiday blues? Still wanting to stretch out the summer vibes and go exploring this weekend? Sometimes the best adventures are right under our noses, or in this case, right next door.
Nothing says holidays like parking your butt at the beach, soaking up the sun and watching the world go by. But, if you really want to ramp up your #summervibes, why not add your next great read to your basket and get lost in the pages? Here are six fave reads from our friends at Secret Book Stuff.
Mitch Revs always knew he wanted to be an artist, but it took a detour as a tattooist to give him the confidence to take the plunge. He talks to us about art, risk and being a creative in Newcastle.
After being forced to cancel Surfest in 2021 due to Covid impacts, the iconic Newcastle
surfing competition will make its triumphant return this summer bringing with it a new wave of talent buoyed by an unshakable community spirit. Surfest coordinator, Warren Smith, talks to Swell about Surfest 2022 and the entirely crowd-funded Women’s Pro event.
As they creep closer to their official opening in early June 2022, Newcastle’s newest five-star hotel, QT, has announced a modern Australian restaurant, Jana, will open in conjunction with its rooftop bar. Swell was delighted to speak to chef Massimo Speroni to find out more about what we can expect.
