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Following a successful inaugural year, Newcastle Food Month is back, with a program of events spanning the month of April and highlighting the culinary and creative talent of Newcastle’s burgeoning food scene.

There’s an event for everyone in this year’s plentiful program - Opera over dinner in a brewery, dine in a gin distillery and degustation’s any way you like them – Spanish, Italian, Thai, Seafood or even matched with cocktails. There’s even a sustainable progressive lunch taking over a floor of hotel suites.

All the big names in Newcastle’s dining scene such as the Roundhouse at Crystalbrook Kingsley, The Flotilla, Restaurant Mason, Nagisa, Harrisons and Rustica, have designed their own unique events. Food Month Ambassador - Cakeboi Reece Hignell, also teams up with Foghorn brewery in an inspiring collaboration as well as a High Tea event at Cakeboi HQ.

While we may not be able to travel overseas right now, we can take our tastebuds on a trip to Greece for the opening of Atmos Port Stephens!

A splash of colourful and joyous Ken Done is the dose of happiness we all need in our lives right now.

If you’re craving a midweek or weekend getaway this spring, grab your art loving friends and head to Noosa for some art immersion for ARTober! Taking over Noosa this October, you’ll find the perfect combination of art events to feel inspired and lift your creative spirits. Think 28 days of culture with 275 artists exhibiting, 28 installations and 10 performances across the glorious Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Here are all the details to plan your art-inspired getaway to Noosa…

Starved for food & wine festivals this year, the much-anticipated Taste Port Douglas returns after a four-year hiatus. Kicking off in October, the festival will be staged over four days in Tropical North Queensland, followed by a series of satellite events in Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast.