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COMMUNITY
Spanning all the way from Catherine Hill Bay to the Upper Hunter, the AHA Newcastle Hunter Sub-Branch is the largest in NSW and consists of more than 160 members.
It may be common knowledge our hoteliers are some of the best when it comes to hospitality, great food and serving up a cold one, but there's something else they are pretty good at too - supporting their local communities.
Did you know that in 2017, our hoteliers together raised in excess of $126,000 for charitable organisations?
Some of our recipients included The Mark Hughes Foundation, Variety - The Children's Charity, HMRI, the Hunter Academy of Sport and that's just the tip of the iceberg!
Check out our stories below to learn more...



Bay Hotel Motel hits a six to support local teen Koby Smith
Former Australian Test Opening Batsman Rick McCosker recently joined Bay Hotel Motel to help raise $10,000 for local teen Koby Smith, who...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Mar 3, 20221 min read
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It's mate vs mate in the race to win Best Mullet for Mental Health
Great Northern Hotel managers Connor Bath and Mitchell Scott are literally going head to head to see who can sport the most impressive...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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Where to go for a sit-down pub meal and ice-cold beer across Newie and the Hunter
We know our communities have been missing their pub meals, accompanied by a nice cold beer, for the past few months and we have good...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
May 14, 20202 min read
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Hunter's Biggest ‘Schnit Night In’ To Support Local Pubs
On Tuesday, 19 May local pubs across Newcastle and the Hunter are asking their communities to order an iconic chicken schnitty for dinner...
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May 12, 20202 min read
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Stay fed in style as pubs and venues offer take-away, drive-through, and delivery menu options
With everything going on at the moment, many of our pubs and venues are offering take-away and delivery meal options. While some of our...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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Local Hospitality Scholarship Recognising Mateship and Opportunity in the Hunter
Born from the friendship between Newcastle hotelier and hospitality entrepreneur Scott Webster and the late Trevor Drayton, one of the...
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Feb 13, 20203 min read
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NSW and Hunter pubs together provide an expected $300,000 for bushfire victims
The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) NSW and Hunter pubs will together provide an estimated $300,000 to the Vinnies Bush Fire Appeal...
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Jan 9, 20202 min read
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Beach Hotel staffer plans pub sewing bee to create pouches for injured wildlife
In the wake of devastating bush fires that have killed more than half a billion animals, Beach Hotel venue supervisor Claire Hamilton is...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Jan 8, 20202 min read
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List of dog-friendly pubs in Newcastle & across the Hunter
You're thirsty. You're friends are waiting. You grab your keys and are about to lock the door behind you when.... Your dog gives you...
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Dec 11, 20193 min read
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Nag's Head offers unbridled, and ongoing, support to its Adamstown community
The Dungeon, a youth music space project run by Dr Rod Pattenden, local minister of Adamstown Uniting Church, has received funding of...
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Dec 10, 20192 min read
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AHA Newcastle Hunter and local pubs provide an annual sum of more than $1.1 million to communities
Since the 1800s, publicans have been known as pillars of the community ready to lend a hand, and an ear, to the local communities they...
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Dec 6, 20194 min read
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Local indigenous boxer has the Wickam Park Hotel in his corner
Local hotelier Marcus Wright from the Wickham Park Hotel has stepped into the ring to support up-and-coming Raymond Terrace amateur...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Nov 22, 20192 min read
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The challenge is on to see which O'Hara pub can raise the most for Movember
O'Hara Hotel Group pubs the Bradford Hotel at Rutherford, Rutherford Hotel and Windsor Castle Hotel, East Maitland have this year...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Nov 3, 20193 min read
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Exchange Hotel to hold drought charity night for local farmers
The Exchange Hotel at Hamilton is getting ready to support our struggling local farmers with Schooners for Singleton - a drought charity...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Oct 24, 20191 min read
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Farmer's Hotel Vacy ready to slow race for charity at this weekend's Vacy Village Carnival
In addition to a host of fun activities happening in the Upper Hunter this weekend including the Denman Markets and Sandy Hollow...
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Sep 6, 20192 min read
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Hunter hoteliers are forking out for our drought-stricken farmers this Father’s Day weekend
This weekend, hotels across Newcastle and the Hunter are banding together to raise money for drought-stricken farmers and rural...
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Aug 28, 20192 min read
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AHA Newcastle Hunter teams up with Mark Hughes Foundation to help find a cure for brain cancer
Australian Hotels Association (AHA) Newcastle Hunter is proud to once again be a Gold Sponsor of the annual Mark Hughes Magic Ball...
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Aug 14, 20192 min read
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The Wicko prepares to Surf the Spectrum this summer to support children with Autism
In the lead up to summer, the Wickham Park Hotel, affectionately known as The Wicko, will lend a hand to help support local children's...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Aug 12, 20192 min read
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Burwood Inn Merewether decides turtle deaths are the last straw
Around the world pubs and hospitality venues are slowly starting to do away with single use straws and in Newcastle, or Merewether to be...
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Jul 23, 20192 min read
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Exchange Hotel Hamilton helps celebrate local's 96 birthday
The Exchange Hotel at Hamilton thinks reaching the age of 96 is definitely something worth celebrating. Corrie Hoogenboom has seen more...
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Jun 26, 20192 min read
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No Better Place to Stay Than Your Country Pub
There’s certainly no better place to stay than a NSW country pub – and the AHA NSW has welcomed Airbnb’s new initiative which will see...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Jun 25, 20191 min read
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Hospitality royalty Bruce and Vicki Woods announce retirement after 30 years of community support
A song was once penned with the lyrics, ‘two of the same – one of a kind’, a line which perfectly describes hospitality royalty Bruce and...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Jun 17, 20196 min read
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AHA launches light rail venue map
We all know how great our city of Newcastle is with its beautiful coastline, parks, events, cuisine, cafes and culture. In fact, it would...
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Jun 6, 20192 min read
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Local pubs help the Flintstones raise more than $100,000 for kids in rural NSW
Four Newcastle locals and handful of pubs prove the spirit of giving extends all the way from the Stone Age to present day They’ve been...
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Jun 3, 20194 min read
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AHA and the NSW Variety Bash raise more than $1 million for kids in need
It was six days of driving, dirt roads and delighted kids as the 2019 NSW Variety Bash made its way across more than 2,000 kilometres of...
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May 27, 20192 min read
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George Tavern Greenhills lends a hand to help Kiss Goodbye to MS
This Sunday, 26 May the George Tavern at Greenhills will host a fundraising afternoon to support local resident Kate Roberts in her bid...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
May 21, 20193 min read
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Local hoteliers ready to hit the road for this year’s Variety Bash
On Sunday, 19 May more than 100 cars are expected to gather at Foreshore Park, Newcastle before heading off for the annual NSW Variety...
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May 10, 20192 min read
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Hunt Hospitality raises more than $100,000 for NSW Variety Bash
The Kent Hotel. The Duke of Wellington. Lakeside Village Tavern. The Seabreeze Hotel. These hotels, all owned by Hunt Hospitality, have...
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May 10, 20192 min read
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Newcastle Hunter Race Day raises $92,000 for children’s charities Variety and HCRF
The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) – Newcastle Hunter 2019 Race Day, held on Saturday, 4 May at Newcastle Racecourse raised $92,000...
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May 6, 20192 min read
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Tradies are supporting the ladies at Bull n' Bush Hotel Medowie
For Tamworth Tradies Support the Ladies founders Gary Sinclair and Mathew Whitson, creating a non-profit organisation aimed at stopping...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Mar 29, 20193 min read
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AHA Newcastle Hunter Race Day to partner with Variety and HCRF in 2019...
Each year, the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) Newcastle Hunter holds an annual charity race day to raise money for Variety - the...
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Mar 26, 20192 min read
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George Tavern Greenhills and Maitland FC hit $100,000
By Wednesday night, 27 March the George Tavern, Greenhills and Maitland Football Club will have together officially raised more than...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Mar 26, 20192 min read
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This Sunday is Dog Day 2019 at Honeysuckle Hotel...
Get your best pal or pals ready because this Sunday is Honeysuckle Dog Day 2019! Held in partnership with charity organisation Pound...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Feb 15, 20191 min read
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Nag's Head commits weekly raffle to supporting Dementia Australia
Jacinda Norman works at the Nag's Head Hotel, Adamstown. She is also a passionate advocate for dementia support and research. On Sunday,...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Feb 12, 20192 min read
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Victoria Hotel, Moonan Flat - The pub where you can glimpse a living dinosaur
Victoria Hotel at Moonan Flat is a well-known destination pub, frequented by day-trippers, motor-cycle social groups, tourists and those...
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Feb 8, 20192 min read
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Commercial Hotel Morpeth puts a new spin on community support
Last year Ray and Joy Webb, along with the Commercial Hotel at Morpeth's loyal patrons, raised thousands of dollars for local...
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Feb 8, 20191 min read
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AHA Newcastle Hunter named Major Sponsor of the 2019 Kurri Coalface Pedal
The Australian Hotels Association - Newcastle Hunter is proud to be this year’s major sponsor of the Kurri Coalface Pedal, raising money...
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Feb 7, 20192 min read
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The Bradford Hotel teams up with Camp Quality to help sick kids
The Bradford Hotel, Rutherford has teamed up with Camp Quality in what is easily the hotel's largest community sponsorship initiative to...
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Feb 5, 20192 min read
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Lakeside Village Tavern lucky local wins as hotel raises almost $10,000 for Variety
Newcastle hotel group Hunt Hospitality is now just $27,000 short of reaching its goal of providing $100,000 for Variety - The Children's...
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Feb 1, 20192 min read
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Charity lamb lunch hits the spot for Australia Day recovery session
If you're in need of an Australia Day celebration recovery plan and love a good lamb sandwich, The Farmers Hotel, Vacy is the place to be...
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Jan 25, 20191 min read
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The Cambridge Hotel joins forces with Lime Cordiale to honour local student
The sudden loss of 17 year-old Isaac Lourie, who died in a ski-boat accident on the Williams River near Raymond Terrace earlier this...
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Dec 17, 20182 min read
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Hunt Hospitality aims to raise $100,000 for 2019 Variety Bash
Owner of Hunt Hospitality, Stephen Hunt and his staff at hunter hotels Lakeside Village Tavern, The Kent, The Duke of Wellington, and...
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Dec 11, 20182 min read
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There's a new group of royals in town and you can find them at Windsor Castle Hotel - of course!
Forget getting excited about royal visits by Harry and Meghan, or even William and Kate! There's a new group of royals in town and they...
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Dec 4, 20182 min read
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Local hotelier and AHA Newcastle Hunter President Rolly De With receives industry's top honour
AHA NSW has honoured long-serving Newcastle hotelier Rolly De With with the illustrious status of life member at a special ceremony held...
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Nov 14, 20182 min read
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Annual Charity Golf Day in support of Hunter Medical Research Institute
Local sporting icons Nathan Green and Mike Rabbit will join a host of Newcastle hoteliers and industry representatives at Newcastle Golf...
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Oct 22, 20181 min read
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Royal Hotel Murrurundi is providing community drought relief in a very unique way...
Over the past few months, hotels across Newcastle and the Hunter have dug deep providing more than $150,000 in support to our local...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Oct 9, 20182 min read
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Bay Hotel Motel is preparing to tee off for the 17th Annual Charity Golf Day later this month...
The Bay Hotel Motel is preparing to hold its 17th Bay Hotel Annual Charity Golf Day on Wednesday, 17 October at Morisset Golf Course....
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Oct 8, 20182 min read
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The Crown & Anchor Hotel is on the search for Newcastle's Ultimate Dad Bod...!
If you've skipped the gym, enjoyed a few beers and not only embraced but celebrated the rise of the 'dad bod' - then you are in luck! The...
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Oct 8, 20182 min read
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The Lemon Grove Hotel lends a hand, Just BecCause it can...
When they first walked into the hotel in 2017, Lemon Grove hotelier Tony Dart had no idea that an unassuming teenage girl and her mother...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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Local pubs 'Let It Pour' for drought-stricken farmers
Great Northern Brewing Co recently launched its Let It Pour fundraising campaign, an initiative which included the donation of 1000 kegs...
AHA Newcastle Hunter
Aug 22, 20181 min read
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