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Directors for Newcastle Art Gallery and Museum

Newcastle City Council has announced the appointment of a Director for the Newcastle Art Gallery and a Director for the Museum, as part of its new organisation design.

Council update Tuesday 27 March 2018

Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council meeting for Tuesday 27 March 2018. NB: it is not a record of resolutions.

Stylish overhaul for the East End

Blue stone footpaths, cobblestone laneways and new outdoor eating and retail opportunities are part of a vision to give Hunter Street East a cool urban feel straight out of Soho New York.
 

3D Fly through of Beresfield local centre

A new fly through video shows the future streets of Beresfield including smart lighting and Wi-Fi as the first of Newcastle City Council's local centre upgrades gets underway.
 

Schoolkids enlisted to research diggers

Newcastle Museum is enlisting Hunter school kids to research servicemen and women to be part of its Field of Remembrance display on Anzac Day.
 

Council update: Tuesday 20 March 2018

Following is a summary of tonight's Development Applications Committee meeting.
Note: It is not a record of resolutions.
 

Stunning photos take out inaugural Smorgasboard contest

A striking Surfest image both original and quintessentially Novocastrian has been named one of three winners in Newcastle City Council's Smorgasboard photography competition.
 

Queens Wharf Tower up for resurrection

Queens Wharf Tower could rise again somewhere else in Australia after Newcastle City Council fielded interest in the harbour-side edifice from far-flung parties.
 

Breast Cancer Trials handed Key to the City

A Newcastle-based research group whose work has helped save millions of lives worldwide has been handed the Key to the City.
 

Summerhill solar farm to be built with CEFC finance

Newcastle City Council has secured a $6.5 million loan from Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to help build the Hunter Region's biggest solar farm.