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City’s 2019/20 financials confirm record infrastructure investment and impacts of COVID-19
City of Newcastle’s confirmed 2019/20 financials show it delivered a record investment in capital works of $92.5 million while running the first deficit in seven years of $3.6 million due to the impacts of COVID-19.
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City’s Special Business Rate Forum Facilitates Collaboration and Creativity
Local business embraced the benefits of new connections and sharing ideas at City of Newcastle’s Special Business Rate (SBR) Collaboration Forum.
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Normal operating hours resume at Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley will reopen to the public six days a week, between 10am and 4pm, from Sunday 1 November.
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Community invited to envision libraries of the future
Community members are being encouraged to share their visions of how Newcastle Libraries' spaces and services might be made even better in the future.
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Newcastle Libraries support people living with dementia
Newcastle Libraries has launched a new program tailored to assist people living with dementia, their families and carers, designed to foster conversation and connection.
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Taskforce looks to Hunter River for Stockton sand as City upgrades coastal protection works
Following a meeting of the Deputy Premier’s Stockton Beach Taskforce, City of Newcastle will meet with the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation, and Regional NSW to explore the possibility of using sand from the south arm of the Hunter River to replenish Stockton Beach.
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Business benefits from City’s million-dollar event and project funding
Thirty-one events, activations and initiatives to re-energise Newcastle and boost the COVID disrupted local economy, have received a $1.1 million cash injection.
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Statement regarding alleged offences at Newcastle Ocean Baths
City of Newcastle is aware of an incident at Newcastle Ocean Baths changerooms yesterday afternoon.
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Tenders called for Newcastle Ocean Baths pool upgrade
City of Newcastle is progressing the well-needed upgrade to Newcastle Ocean Baths, with tenders being called to restore the unique sand-bottomed pool and its promenades.
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Newcastle Libraries have more for members: including an extended fee free period
As part of the City’s response to COVID-19 overdue fines were suspended for an initial 6 months. However our community is continuing to face challenges so we’ve extended the fee free period to the middle of next year.