Newcastle in the Morning

Homeschooling and lockdowns are over but covid is still here and looks to be for a long time.

How do we talk with our kids while in one of the most volatile times in recent history?

Triple P International Country Director Carol Markie-Dadds gives us some tips.

Chris Hale arrived in Hobart from England in 1979; a young man with a suitcase, a box of belongings, and $100 in a bank account.

Self-employed for 40 years, he started his financial planning business in Nelson Bay in 1994 and has weathered some of the biggest financial hits over that time.

He was named 2022 Port Stephens Business Person of the Year and Newcastle in the Morning caught up with Chris.

Louise Chapman was last night announced First Place Winner of the World Monologue Games 2022 Global Finals – ENDURANCE (10 minutes).

Lou was one of only seven actors from five countries in the challenging event, with judges awarding her the highest points and the Gold Medal for her “brilliant performance.

We caught up with Lou on Newcastle Live and she is still celebrating!

You can watch Lou's performance here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jIyt3bsdbw

Newcastle restaurant The Flotilla has been awarded a prestigious Hat in the 2023 Good Food Guide announced recently in Sydney.

The culinary scene in Newcastle has been simmering toward something special for some time, and Flotilla, led by Chef Shayne Mansfield, is ready to celebrate.

Listen back to what the hat means to The Flotilla crew.

Thousands of passionate football fans are expected to descend on Wheeler Place this Sunday to watch the Socceroos take on the might of Lionel Messi and his Argentinian teammates in a World

Cup sudden death match in Qatar.

City of Newcastle will host an open-air broadcast of the World Cup thriller, offering Novocastrians a chance to cheer on the Australians in their round of 16 clash with the footballing

heavyweights.

Councillor Carol Duncan joined us with all the details!

Our very own Paul Scott has been in Qatar for several weeks now as the Socceroos continue their march at the World Cup. What's it like on the ground? We get a unique perspective.

The state opposition announced yesterday, that if elected, they would establish a task force to provide oversight into the privatisation of Newcastle bus services.

The task force would examine how outsourcing the public transport services was serving commuters.

Shadow Transport Minister Jo Haylen was in the region, and announced the task force together with Member for Wallsend Sonia Hornery.

Ms Hornery joined us to discuss.

Fresh off her nomination in the 51st Toyota Golden Guitar Awards for New Talent of the Year, Max Jackson popped into Newcastle Live. Max chats with us about her experiences as the 42nd winner of Toyota Star Maker, her recent marriage and why she wears her signature pink.

Max also performed her latest release, Stratosphere, live in the studio for us.

Sixteen projects to boost City’s night-time economy were announced by City of Newcastle this week. Councillor Carol Duncan joined us to unveil the projects.

On this week's Friday Live, we welcome "Huckleberry" aka Ryan Mcilwain into the studio ahead of performances at Hellnation and Morpeth 200 this weekend.

Listen back