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04 Aug 2017Rates by email a saving for council
Newcastle City Council is urging all rate payers with an email address to sign up to receive rates notices in their inbox instead of their letterboxes. -
03 Aug 2017Two hours free parking for customers and clients of Watt St businesses
Businesses fronting Watt St in Newcastle's CBD can register for two hours free parking for their customers and clients to help offset the loss of on-street parking during construction works.
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02 Aug 2017Economic sponsorships boost local economy
A 12-day music festival with a classical focus, a network of manufacturers synched in with Newcastle's smart city ambitions and a promising junior theatre project have all received support from Newcastle City Council's annual grants program.
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01 Aug 2017New look North Stockton boating hub opens
Boating enthusiasts and picnickers now have vastly improved facilities to enjoy on the Hunter River after the newly upgraded North Stockton boat ramp carpark was opened today. -
31 July 2017Council pushes light rail extension
The case for extending light rail beyond Newcastle's CBD will be strengthened this week when the state agency responsible for the redevelopment of Broadmeadow's Hunter Sports and Entertainment Precinct meets with Newcastle City Council.
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28 July 2017Kids plant trees for National Tree Day
Newcastle City Council marked National Tree Day with a tree-planting event for school students in Mayfield West today ahead of a community planting working bee on Sunday.
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25 July 2017Council update 25 July 2017
Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council meeting for Tuesday 25 July 2017. Note: it is not a record of resolutions -
20 July 2017Olsen gifts five new drawings and a sculpture to Newcastle Art Gallery
There is no doubt that Newcastle and the Hunter region are near and dear to the heart of Australian master painter John Olsen OBE, AO.
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19 July 2017Bold new contemporary circus from Circa
Australia’s most acclaimed circus company Circa (OPUS, The Return, Wunderkammer and “S”) is coming to Newcastle's Civic Theatre, with a bold new acrobatic work, Landscape with Monsters.
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19 July 2017Mr Stink comes to life on stage at Civic Theatre
David Walliams' award-winning book comes to life on stage for children 6-12 and adults. This charming original adaptation comes to the Civic Theatre for two dates only, Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 July 2017.
