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    24 Feb 2017

    Catch A Ticket to Paradise? exhibition at Newcastle Museum

    A Greek girl, sent across the world to marry a man she’d never met; an African journalist fleeing for his life; and a stateless baby born in India to Iranian parents, are just some of the human stories in A Ticket to Paradise?, opening 6 March at Newcastle Museum.
     
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    20 Feb 2017

    THE ISLAND exhibition at Newcastle Art Gallery contemplates the plight of asylum seekers

    Newcastle Art Gallery showcases Sydney-based artist Alex Seton's intricately-carved marble sculptures in ALEX SETON: THE ISLAND.This compelling and highly topical exhibition contemplates and questions Australia’s role in the asylum debate. 
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    17 Feb 2017

    Council driving innovation in small business

    Newcastle City Council will help small businesses leverage innovation to improve their operations and bottom line as part of the NSW Government’s Back to Business Week.

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    16 Feb 2017

    National Geographic Traveler names Newcastle a Smart City

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Traveler has announced Newcastle, Australia, as part of its Smart Cities series dedicated to celebrating cities that have risen to the challenges of 21st century urban life.
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    16 Feb 2017

    Foreshore access during Supercars preparation

    Newcastle City Council has reaffirmed that access to the Foreshore and East End will be maintained during the inaugural Supercars Newcastle 500 event.

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    16 Feb 2017

    Jasper Jones comes to Civic Theatre

    Described as Australia's own To Kill a Mockingbird, Jasper Jones is a coming of age story set in Western Australia which follows a teenager over the summer of 1965 as he gets caught up in the aftermath of a murder in a small-town.
     
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    15 Feb 2017

    Class in for multicultural business program

    Syrian software developers, aspiring restaurateurs and a tailor were among enthusiastic enrolments at today's launch of a Multicultural Small Business Program.
     
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    14 Feb 2017

    Esplanade upgrade extended for Bathers Way

    Newcastle City Council will transform Shortland Esplanade between Zaara Street and Watt Street by extending the traffic and amenity improvements already made between Nobbys and Newcastle beaches.
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    14 Feb 2017

    Council update ordinary council meeting 14 February 2017

    Following is a summary of the ordinary council meeting of Tuesday 14 February 2017. Note: It is not a record of resolutions.
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    14 Feb 2017

    No merger tick of approval for city vision

    Newcastle City Council welcomes the NSW Government's decision not to merge it with Port Stephens Council as a win for the city's long-term vision.