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Major exhibition SODEISHA: connected to Australia opening 2 March 2019

A nationally significant exhibition will open at Newcastle Art Gallery on Saturday 2 March 2019, drawn from the Gallery’s substantial collection of Japanese Sodeisha ceramics and the result of a collaboration of curators and artists across Australia and Japan.
 

City launches convenient civil works mapping tool

City of Newcastle (CN) has today launched a new interactive mapping tool to help residents track the latest civil works projects happening across our LGA.

Art Gallery welcomes most visitors in a decade

World-class exhibitions, increased youth engagement and the growing appeal of the lucrative KILGOUR PRIZE has helped catapult Newcastle Art Gallery’s visitation numbers to their highest levels in 10 years.
 

New logo for a new city

Newcastle Art Gallery, Civic Theatre, Blackbutt Reserve and other city jewels have been united under a new corporate logo to reflect Newcastle's revitalisation and ensure Novocastrians are aware of the assets they collectively own.
 

City announces Australia Day awards honours

Following journalist and ovarian cancer research advocate Jill Emberson's recognition as Newcastle Citizen of the Year 2019, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes has named the City's other Australia Day award recipients at this morning's Citizenship ceremony.
 

Jill Emberson named Citizen of the Year

Journalist and ovarian cancer research advocate Jill Emberson will be named Newcastle's Citizen of the Year for 2019 at tomorrow’s Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony.
 

City set to welcome 194 new citizens

Nine years ago John Sandy was living in a Guinea refugee camp with 6,000 other men from war-torn countries like his Sierra Leone - seemingly with no future to look forward to.

South Newcastle Beach project update

City of Newcastle will review the location of a proposed skate bowl at South Newcastle Beach following community consultation in December on the latest stage of the Bathers Way project.
 

Australia Day fun to finish with a bang

Skating and Parkour activities for kids, a melting pot of entertainment and a variety of tasty food offerings will feature in Australia Day celebrations to be capped off with a fireworks display originally intended for New Year's Eve.
 

Civic operators welcome first five-star hotel

Civic Precinct operators have hailed Newcastle's first five-star hotel, citing the increased tourism and investment it will bring as huge boosts for the City's premiere cultural facilities.