Events

School Holidays: Marionette Melodrama

Thursday 8 October and Friday 9 October 2026

Art and Culture Youth Programs Talks and workshops Children

Join us for a two-day program using recycled materials to create a marionette with its own distinctive personality and co-writing a script to bring your marionette to life.

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Earth Science Week: Critical minerals for a thriving society

Tuesday 13 October 2026

Event Children and family Talks and workshops

Join us for a special talk to celebrate Earth Science Week with hil Gilmore (Geological Society of Australia) and Dr Tara Djokic (Geological Survey of NSW).

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City of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. We respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and recognise that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession. City of Newcastle reiterates its commitment to addressing disadvantages and attaining justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.