Armidale Background

Businesses

2Dale FM

2Dale FM is the New England World of Darkness' oldest broadcaster, serving Armidale, Guyra, Walcha, Uralla, surrounding areas and syndicated on the AusStereo Radio Network. 2Dale FM has the latest music, entertainment, up to the minute news and community events 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and of course famous and entertaining shows, such as One Night Stan and The Best, Hanz Down.

See its In Character website here.

One Night Stan

One Night Stan is a talk-back show airing on 2DaleFM, syndicated over the Community Radio Network, and available for podcast download - so anyone in the world can listen to it. It provides a late night hand of friendship to those too timid to stalk the night and as Stan 'the Man' Roberts gets his point across the airwaves he provides a live call-in and talk-back service for all your commentary about the goings on locally and abroad. IKt is broadcast every Firday at 8pm.

The Best, Hanz Down

The Best, Hanz Down is a late night party rock, euro-trance and dance show show every Friday from 10pm on 2DaleFM hosted by Hanz.

Black Mark Services

Black Mark Services is Armidale’s leading Usury and Pawnbroker. They specialize in new and used for Gold, jewellery, power sports, Electronics, Audio, collectibles, firearms and insurance. They provide loans and have a showroom to display goods for purchase. They have been a feature of Armidale since 1951.

Daedalus Biotechnology

Daedalus Biotechnology has two main functions in Armidale, they import research-quality equipment and reagents into Armidale from across the globe and distribute them to organisations all across the country, and do their own limited research in the labs at the Technology Park next to the University. Logistics are the main source of revenue, but they use a large portion of the profits on their own novel research projects too. As a 24 hour company, they deal with clients in every single time-zone around the globe, and operate almost continually, no matter the time of day, or night.

Gilitrutt Brothers Carnival

The Gilitrutt Brothers Carnival has been a feature in Armidale for as long as anyone can remember. It is a traveling carnival whose circuit takes them from week to week to Tamworth, followed by Armidale, then Glen Innes, Grafton, Port Macquarie and back again - meaning they are in Armidale roughly every month, or if not, close by. Their menagerie includes elephants and tigers as well as a petting zoo of the more cute and cuddly animals for the kids. Their acts include a troupe of clowns whose make-up makes them look alike, and death-defying acrobatic artists, jugglers and more. They have several side-show attractions, such as the cavern of the strange, hall of mirrors, and fun-house maze, as well as rides including ghost train, ferris-wheel, and dodgem cars.

Guy Marlowe Consulting Detective

Solves the cases others find too strange or too bizarre to even bother looking into. Discount rates for matters involving haywire technology or unethical scientific researchers. Missing persons and unusual deaths a specialty. Anything to do with cats, tabbies, kittens, kitties, mousers, pussies, tomcats, malkins, feline like entities or anything remotely feline related, please contact the police, RSPCA or local council.

Gwynnd's Crue

Welsh for Sword's Forge, Gwynnd's Crue makes and sells medieval weapons and armour, with the dark ages being their specialty and can custom forge swords and some other weapons as per the customer's desire. Despite the novelty has been a feature in Armidale for years due to the strong tourism and re-enactment following of the city.

Splendidly Burlesque

Armidale's premier Burlesque club. "Always titillating, never tacky". Located in Fairmont Park. Come and see their many and varied shows, all designed to tickle the funny bone or fancy with time honoured burlesque classics in both our comedy and popular routines - or if not interested in the girls, perhaps learn the fine tradition and art of burlesque in a class, or visit the market. They also have the finest event staff for functions, whatever the occasion.

See its In Character website here.

St Sofia’s Catholic Cathedral

An almost evangelical style catholic church with capitalist overtones run by Reverend Jason De Rulo, who preaches that your soul can not only be saved, but can be made more valuable an asset to heaven.

Whurcral Smithy

A foundry specialising in metal-worked weapons and armour as well as specialist metal constructions specifically for the Theatre of Dusk and Dawn Theatre productions and has been a feature in Armidale for years due to the strong tourism and re-enactment following of the city.

Wyrd Things

A local hippy/pagan business. Boasts the largest collection of exotic herbs, all Wiccan or Druid needs, custom and replica jewellery and medieval reenactment gear. To support this claim, if they do not stock it, they offer a service to find it and get it for you.

See its In Character website here.