Awesome Newcastle

September's Awesome Newcastle is right around the corner! We'll be selecting finalists next week, so apply this weekend to get considered in the next round! Apply via our website or the link in the bio, and you could win $1000 cash!

Our August Awesome winner has already started putting their money to good use; buying socks and underwear for local people sleeping rough.

Another Awesome Newcastle came and went last week in Carrington at The Young Street Hotel! Our finalists were Vanessa Neri from Legup Project Newcastle/Hunter Valley Tess Lehman with her podcast “Wish My Mother Told Me” and Mitch Sweeney of EmryApp.

Read the blog post on the website to find out who took home the money and start brainstorming your next big idea for Awesome Newcastle!

Another Awesome Newcastle came and went last week in Carrington at The Young Street Hotel! Our finalists were Vanessa Neri from Legup Project Newcastle/Hunter Valley Tess Lehman with her podcast “Wish My Mother Told Me” and Mitch Sweeney of EmryApp.

Read the blog post to find out who took home the money and start brainstorming your next big idea for Awesome Newcastle!

Awesome August is heart and feet-warming! - Awesome Newcastle Another Awesome Newcastle came and went last Wednesday night at the Young Street Hotel! We welcomed several guest board members including Kate King of Katalyst, Fiona Morris of The Better Clean Team, Nick Kalaf of Tribe Bikes and the wonderful Jan Bynon. Our finalists were Vanessa Neri from Leg Up p...

Do you love Awesome Newcastle and what it does for the community? Have you ever wanted to be involved? We are looking for a guest board member or two to be involved in giving away some money to a good cause, tomorrow night (Wednesday) in Carrington. If you have $100 to spare and are keen to listen, vote and make a difference, please send us an email asap at [email protected]!

Board Members Wanted - Awesome Newcastle Awesome Newcastle is a chapter of The Awesome Foundation. The Awesome Foundation was created in 2009 and has provided over $7m in grants via chapters in many countries. It was founded by MIT and Harvard students frustrated with the bureaucracy of traditional funding. We are always looking for intere...

Got some ideas bouncing around? Now is the time to apply to get in for August's Awesome Newcastle! 🎉🎉🎉 Keep your applications short and your ideas big and you could take home $1000 cash. Apply via our website! Good luck! 🦘🦘🦘

Another Awesome Newcastle happened last week at The Young Hotel! Read the blog on our website to find out who took home the cash, and big congrats to our amazing finalists with their great pitches! 🤩🤩🤩 Steel City Malibu Club Orchestra Nova KnockAndRunTheatre

Start brainstorming your next big idea, and we'll see you soon at August's Awesome Newcastle!

Last week we had another Amazing Awesome Newcastle at The Young Street Hotel! Big thank you to our great finalists from Steel City Malibu Club, Knock And Run Theatre and Orchestra Nova. Click the link to find out who won the $1000 and start brainstorming your big idea! You could take home $1000 in August!

Awesome Newcastle July is a Steel City Sensation - Awesome Newcastle Last week we gathered in Carrington for another Awesome Newcastle at the Young Street Hotel. We were there to hear three amazing finalists pitch their ideas. We welcomed returning guest board members Kara Sullivan of Guts Creative, Phil Jordan from Scenic, Scott McShane of Anderson Environment and P...

One of our Awesome Newcastle finalists last night was Orchestra Nova, and they have a free concert this Saturday arvo at the Conservatorium! Great for the orchestra curious! :)

Beyond the Notes Join Orchestra Nova for Beyond the Notes, a free afternoon of music and conversation featuring new works by Orchestra Nova violinist Ash Hanna and...

On Saturday we were thrilled to see two Awesome Newcastle winners at the official launch of the Good News Hunter which is also an Awesome Newcastle winner! 🤩🤩 Awesomeness is spreading and YOU could be the next recipient! Apply for Awesome Newcastle via our website, and you could win $1000 no strings attached cash!