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22 Jan 2017Austyling on Australia Day
Green and gold headbands, Akubra hats and Aussie-themed beach towels are among the styles that "are in" this Australia Day, says Newcastle's Australia Day Ambassador and fashion stylist Donny Galella.
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16 Jan 2017New playgrounds provide sense of community
Mayfield lad Finn Davidson celebrated his fifth birthday late last year on his favourite piece of play equipment - the climbing wall in the new playground at Mayfield's Cowie Street Reserve.
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10 Jan 2017Fewer snags for contact centre customers
A complaint about sausages too thick for a caller's liking and a plea to identify a scary insect were among the unusual calls fielded by Newcastle City Council's Customer Contact Centre (CCC) last year. -
09 Jan 2017Festive season recycling soars
Novocastrians are increasingly doing the right thing after residents made the most of Newcastle City Council's free holiday-season recycling offer.
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06 Jan 2017Business skills program for refugees
Refugees and other members of Newcastle's multicultural community will receive free skills training to help them establish their own businesses as part of a project run by Newcastle City Council with local partners.
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03 Jan 2017Statement re former Waratah gasworks
Council received a letter from the EPA on 6 June 2016 advising that, in the late 19th and early 20th century, there may have been gasworks infrastructure on land bounded by High Street, Turton Rd and Georgetown Road in Waratah.
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09 Dec 2016Future stars to rock Honeysuckle NYE
Budding rock stars from Newcastle and the Hunter region will provide live entertainment in a family-friendly environment presented by Newcastle City Council this New Year's Eve.
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23 Nov 2016Ton of experience behind city's floral displays
The radiant flower displays in Newcastle's parks and reserves are as much a miracle of nature as they are of nurture. A trio with 102 years combined experience is now working its magic once again.
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13 Apr 2016Nobbys Pavilion to be overhauled
Newcastle City Council will go ahead with plans to refurbish Nobbys Surf Pavilion following the NSW Government's commitment today to part fund the upgrade.
