Barry Toohey; July 14

Due to COVID-19, local performing arts school Hunter School of Performing Arts (HSPA) was forced to conduct auditions online, but now the traditional in-person audition is back - just in time for a new intake of talent.

Audition applications have been extended to 24 July 2022 and we find out from Principal Tracey Breese what it takes to become a part of this very talented school.

Paul Scott talks floods and Queenslanders!

Steamfest cancelled for another year

Social Live; July 12

With roads blocked, and floodwaters at the backdoor, it's been a stressful time for those residents affected by the disaster that unfolded in the region over the past week.

We catch up with one local, Maitland resident Chris Cole-Clark, who resides on Regent street and backs onto the wetlands. How are they coping and what next?

The Zoo Story is the perfect play to comment on our shared experience of the last two years. It explores isolation, loneliness, awkwardness, questions of existence, and the need for genuine human connection; all ideas that have permeated our new socially distanced lives.

This rarely-staged play tasks actors, Maisie Owens and Tom Rodgers, to journey from comedy to absurdity to tragedy.

For tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?embed&eid=891741&fbclid=IwAR3-_-3OO650HyPR6O3hP1eBizfrBW6K...

Zac joins us from LA to chat about floods, droughts, a surprise take by one woman on Roe v Wade in Dallas, and lots more!

Michelle Bishop, 7 News' Chief League Reporter, joined us from Brisbane with all the latest on the Blues and Maroons sides ahead of the decider tonight.

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A Maitland local has just cracked the top 100 long jumpers in the world and is headed to Europe to compete with the Australian Team this month.

But how did Brittany Carroll go from Maitland Little Athletics Tiny Tots to becoming one of Australia's top long jumpers? She joined us prior to heading to London to compete against the world's best.