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Library to host innovation festival highlights
Virtual and augmented reality demonstrations, an Internet of Things workshop and an intro to borrowable podcasting equipment will feature at Newcastle Library during the upcoming Hunter Innovation Festival.
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Park and Ride to roll on into May
City of Newcastle will extend the operation of Park and Ride for another month to allow more time to collate user feedback and to continue negotiations with possible future operators of the service.
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Lifeguards save 100 in busiest season to date
City of Newcastle lifeguards saved more than 100 lives this surf season as soaring temperatures and dry conditions made for one of the busiest years on record, with more than 1.2 million people flocking to City beaches.
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Start-ups help catapult Smart City
Civic Park will feature an illuminated night-time attraction next month thanks to a City of Newcastle project that will see a local technology start-up deliver an interactive light display in the popular CBD park.
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Stockton recreational drawcard ‘opens’
City of Newcastle will open a major $2 million playground and skate plaza attraction on the Stockton foreshore on Friday, just in time for the Easter long weekend.
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New Council Administration Centre Delivers $13 million Saving to Ratepayers
The City of Newcastle’s (CN) relocation to the west end will benefit ratepayers by $13.1 million over 25 years, according to a business case by Australia’s largest commercial real estate services firm.
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Council update Tuesday 16 April 2019
Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council Meeting for Tuesday 16 April 2019. NB: it not a full record of resolutions. -
Newcastle dentist’s lost WW1 letters revealed
A book about the World War One experiences of Newcastle dentist Ben Champion, who returned from Europe an amputee, will be launched at Newcastle Library on Tuesday 30 April.
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High seas beckon for budding adventurer
Masts, bows, hulls and davits are all unfamiliar terms to Mayfield’s Anna Gibson right now -- but they won’t be for long thanks to a City of Newcastle grant.
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New model for Business Improvement Associations to go on public exhibition
A potential new Business Improvement Association (BIA) for The Junction, reactivation of the Mayfield BIA and up to $100,000 in annual funding for each of the City’s existing four BIAs are among reforms recommended in a report to be considered by Council next week.