{"id":10996,"date":"2021-04-11T02:49:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T02:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2021-04-11T02:49:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T02:49:12","slug":"whats-on-website-to-help-drive-awareness-of-newcastles-event-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/04\/11\/whats-on-website-to-help-drive-awareness-of-newcastles-event-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s ON website to help drive awareness of Newcastle\u2019s event economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new website capturing everything happening across Newcastle has been launched by City of Newcastle to help locals and visitors make the most of the city\u2019s entertainment options.
\nInspired by popular \u2018What\u2019s On\u2019 websites in Melbourne and Sydney, What\u2019s ON Newcastle is now the official home of all events across the city, providing an easy to use one-stop-shop for locals and visitors with functionality to search for events according to category, date, accessibility, venue or geographic location.
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\nNewcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the website is one of the priority initiatives under City of Newcastle\u2019s Destination Management Plan to create a more vibrant city that supports the arts and cultural sectors.
\n\u201cNewcastle is an events city, and whether it\u2019s live music, theatre, sports or cinema, there\u2019s always something to do, no matter your interests,\u201d Cr Nelmes said.
\n\u201cCity of Newcastle\u2019s Events Strategy has seen Newcastle continue to grow jobs and expand our visitor economy during the last six years.
\n\u201cFrom 2015-2019, Newcastle\u2019s visitor economy moved ahead in leaps and bounds, with a 62% increase in domestic day-trippers and a 16% increase in international travellers, while the value of the tourism economy expanded significantly to be worth $1.127 billion in the 12 months to March 2019.\u201d
\nDeputy Lord Mayor Councillor Declan Clausen, who is the Chair of City of Newcastle\u2019s Strategy and Innovation Advisory Committee, said the events economy is an important local job creator.
\n\u201cOngoing investment in events and tourism is integral to building a thriving, diverse and robust economy, which is why we set out to develop a comprehensive Destination Management Plan, along with an updated Events Strategy,\u201d Cr Clausen said.
\n\u201cThese strategic measures are designed to raise awareness of Newcastle and showcase the city\u2019s unique strengths by attracting and developing signature events, as well as growing the business and conferencing events sector.\u201d
\nCity of Newcastle has also awarded the second round of the $20,000 Live Music Grants program, providing incentives of up to $500 per event to encourage 11 Newcastle venues to host live acts during April as part of a commitment to delivering the Live Music Strategy
\nThirty live music events funded by the program are taking place between 9 and 20 April to coincide with other significant events across the city, including the World Surf League\u2019s Rip Curl Newcastle Cup, Newcastle SailFest Regatta, Newcastle Seafood Festival, Women\u2019s Rugby 7s, New Run and Newcastle Food Month.
\nCouncillor Carol Duncan said live music events were being promoted on the What\u2019s ON Newcastle website under the \u2018Locally Made and Played\u2019 banner, making it the perfect integration of the City\u2019s initiatives to support Newcastle\u2019s live music, events and cultural sectors.
\nVisit\u00a0whatson.newcastle.nsw.gov.au<\/a>\u00a0to check it out for yourself. You can also subscribe to the regular What\u2019s ON Newcastle newsletter to receive the best events and updates direct to your inbox.
\nLive Music grant recipients and gigs<\/u><\/b>
\nThe Rogue Scholar<\/b>
\nLaHi, Sunday 11 April, 6-9pm
\nDaniel March, Saturday 17 April, 7-10pm
\nMax De Groot, Sunday 18 April, 6-9pm
\nBeach Burrito Company<\/b>
\nCatch live music on Friday 9, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 of April
\nWickham Park Hotel<\/b>
\nRiff Raff, Saturday 10 April, 7.30pm
\nRose Carleo Band, Saturday 17 April, 7.30pm
\nFlyod Vincent, Sunday 18 April, 6pm
\nThe Duke of Wellington<\/b>
\nGreg Bryce, Friday 9 April
\nDean Kyrwood, Friday 16 April
\nKaren O\u2019Shea, Saturday 17 April
\nThe Mark Hotel<\/b>
\nNano, Saturday 10 April, 8-11pm
\nDaniel Arvidson, Friday 16 April, 8-11pm
\nThe After Party, Sunday 18 April, 5-8pm
\nThe Beaches Hotel<\/b>
\nKomiti Levai, Friday 9 April, 6-9pm
\nKylie Jane, Wednesday 14 April, 3-6pm
\nPete McCredie, Sunday 18 April, 6.30-9.30pm
\nThe Kent Hotel<\/b>
\nCatch live music on Friday 9, Monday 12 and Monday 19 April
\nRacecourse Hotel Wallsend<\/b>
\nCoral Lee, Friday 16 April, 6.30-9.30pm
\nDave Javier, Saturday 17 April, 6.30-9.30pm
\nChloe & Alexine, Sunday 18 April, 3-6pm
\nThe Exchange Hotel<\/b>
\nSound About, Saturday 10 April
\nMak Band, Friday 16 April
\nTBC, Saturday 17 April
\nBabylon<\/b>
\nHalf Nelson, Sunday 11 April
\nCool Jazz Trio, Sunday 18 April
\nThe Base Health<\/b>
\nThursday 15 April and Friday 16 April, 7pm
\nPrickly Pear is a multidisciplinary arts performance supporting women and gender diverse creatives of Newcastle. Featuring local and original artists such as Caitlin O’Reilly, RENYEN, Mia Sifflet, Brigitta Dance Projects, Jacinta Rose, Janette Hoppe, Monique Humphreys, Happy to be Here Ceramics, Kodivine, and H.H Art<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new website capturing everything happening across Newcastle has been launched by City of Newcastle to help locals and visitors make the most of the city\u2019s entertainment options. Inspired by popular \u2018What\u2019s On\u2019 websites in Melbourne and Sydney, What\u2019s ON Newcastle is now the official home of all events across the city, providing an easy … Continue reading “What\u2019s ON website to help drive awareness of Newcastle\u2019s event economy”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}