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Newcastle and Lake Macquarie TM SANTA CLAUS Is coming to Charlestown THE NEWTONS On and off the Course LUXURY TRAVEL Top 5 Destinations for 2016 Cirque du Soleil The Wonder and Delight of Quidam Lifestyle // Entertainment // Dining // Fashion // Community // Travel // Family // Home // Property ISSUE #07 // DEC 15 - JAN 16 WWW.INTOUCHMAGAZINE.COM.AU

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Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

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SANTA CLAUSIs coming to Charlestown

THE NEWTONSOn and off the Course

LUXURY TRAVELTop 5 Destinations for 2016

Cirque du SoleilThe Wonder and

Delight of Quidam

Lifestyle // Entertainment // Dining // Fashion // Community // Travel // Family // Home // Property

ISSUE #07 //DEC 15 - JAN 16WWW.INTOUCHMAGAZINE.COM.AU

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Features6 On and Off the Course with the Newtons8 Santa Claus is coming to CharlesTown17 Charlestown Special Feature27 Coping with Food Intolerances at Christmas28 WhattoWearatyourOfficeChristmasParty32 Top 5 Luxury Travel Destinations for 201637 Finest Festive Food at City's Newest Emporium40 Duck into Wine Country45 Intouch Christmas Gift Guide46 Cirque du Soleil Quidam 48 All we see is Joy with Julia Morris 58 Ready to Roll at Event Cinemas Kotara

Regulars5 Top Five on Five10 What’s on Guide27 Fashion, Health & Beauty31 Travel34 Eat//Sip//Savour48 Family & Community52 Home&Property

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From the Editors... Many years ago we took our very small children to see Cirque du Soleil in Sydney. Although young - the memory of this has

stayed with them well into high school (and even university) years - it’s a memory they will hold with them forever. So it was with

much excitement that we learned that Cirque du Soleil would be includingNewcastleasoneofthefinalstopsoftheirswansong

tour of Quidam. This month we spoke to the shows Artistic Director Marjon Van Grunsven and Aerial Contortionist Julie Cameron to findoutwhytheselastshowsarebothbittersweetandmagical.

Another enduring event visits the Hunter this month when the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic hits the course for three days in December. A heartfelt thank you to Jack and

Jackie Newton for inviting us to their beautiful Cardiff Heights home to share all the insider info on "The Jack," their

lives and their beautiful family with us.

Of course, our December/January issue would not be complete without a visit from the big man in red. Find out why you may want

to look twice when you hop onto Santa's knee at Charlestown Square this year on page 8. Our Charlestown Special Feature

shines the spotlight on some very special local businesses while taking a look at how this once tiny mining town has grown into the

thriving commercial centre it has become today.

2015 has been a big year for the intouch magazine family. WelaunchedourfirstissueinJuneandhavefastbecome

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie’s favourite lifestyle magazine with well over a hundred thousand readers each month across

our print magazine, interactive digital magazine, fabulous website (have you checked it out?) and social media pages. And who

do we have to thank? You of course – our readers! Thank you for embracing intouch magazine as your own.

From our families to yours – we wish you a very merry and restful Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2016.

See you in February!

Stay intouch at [email protected] Quentin and Di von Essen | Publishers

On the CoverPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Cirque du Soleil

Since 1984, Cirque du Soleil has sought to evoke the imagination, invoke the senses and provoke the emotions of people around the world. In January 2016, Cirque du Soleil invites you into a world more exotic than your wildest imagination, to experience stunning sets, larger than life characters and incredible acrobatic stunts, when ‘Quidam’ comes to Newcastle!

ContributorsCarla Elkin Michelle Meehan Chris Williams Megan O'Sullivan Jess Codrington Deborah Bartlett Mel Murray Di von Essen Jason Bradley Quentin von Essen Claire Edwards Therese Ferry Alyce Cowell Jude Gregory Lisa Simmonds-WebbMelinda Smith Belinda Carrall Danni RivettNissa Lee

Contents// ISSUE #07 DEC 15/JAN 16

Got a great story to tell? Know someone who does? Budding writer or sensational photographer? We love contributions, so drop us a line at [email protected]

ContactsPublisher & Editors Two Tribes Media Quentin von Essen: [email protected] Di von Essen: [email protected]

Phone (02) 4943 0888 Address Suite 4, 2 Smith Street, Charlestown NSW 2290 Web www.intouchmagazine.com.au Email [email protected] Advertising Sales Quentin von Essen & Dan Hawkins

Marketing & Account Management Di von Essen & Carla Elkin Graphic Design Jess Codrington © Copyright2015TwoTribesMedia.PublishedmonthlybyTwoTribesMedia.Allrightsreserved.Permissiontoreprintorquoteexcerptgrantedby written request only. While every attempt has been made, Two Tribes Media cannot guarantee the legality, completeness or accuracy of the information presented and accepts no warranty or responsibility for such.

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