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18 Jan 2025

2025 Summer School Holidays

18 January 2025

Get set for a jam-packed program of awesome school holiday fun!
18 Jan 2025

Confluence

18 January 2025

Contemporary ceramics from Kil.n.it and Hunter region artists
05 Feb 2025

The Wharf Revue: THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT

05 February 2025

Back for the last time in 2025! Don't miss out.
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Published on 15 January 2025

Make a Date with Your Library in 2025

Published on 10 January 2025

Win Big this January by Supporting Local

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