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Solar eclipses coal at council waste centre
A 5MW solar farm at the Summerhill Waste Management Centre will increase Newcastle City Council's renewable energy generation capacity tenfold.
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Volunteers wanted to guide visitors
Newcastle City Council is calling for volunteers to share their love of Newcastle with growing numbers of visitors and tourists as part of a program to train accredited guides to promote the city. -
Between dream and earth celebrates the life and art of Mazie Karen Turner
MAZIE KAREN TURNER: Between dream and earth, opening Saturday 2 September at Newcastle Art Gallery, celebrates Turner's life and art. -
MONTAGES: The Full Cut, 1999 – 2015 at Newcastle Art Gallery
MONTAGES: The Full Cut, 1999 – 2015 - Tracey Moffatt and Gary Hillberg opens Saturday 2 September at Newcastle Art Gallery.
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Lord Mayor, ICEO diaries to be published online
A draft strategy on public exhibition from this week would require Newcastle's Lord Mayor and interim CEO to publish their diaries online so they could be inspected by the public.
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Plan imagines future of Fern Bay-North Stockton
Preliminary planning work has begun to identify a new commercial hub to serve the growing needs of the Fern Bay-North Stockton communities.
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City adopts smart city strategy
Newcastle City Council endorsed a smart city strategy last night to embrace technology to make things easier, more liveable and sustainable for residents, workers and visitors.
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Rail rezoning proposal to open for comment
Newcastle City Council tonight agreed to place a draft planning proposal to rezone Newcastle's former heavy-rail corridor on public exhibition.
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Council update - 22 August 2017
Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council Meeting for Tuesday 22 August 2017. Note: It is not a record of resolutions.
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Newcastle building approvals top $1 billion
Newcastle's building boom continues unabated after the value of construction approvals topped $1 billion for the first time ever in a financial year.