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Stockton residents and visitors now have a new coffee haunt to choose from for a morning pick me up as works have wrapped up on the installation of a temporary container café near Stockton Ferry Wharf called ‘Whispers on the Wharf’. 

A report in today’s Newcastle Herald incorrectly claims that the architecture firm that in 2017 developed widely criticised concept designs for the Newcastle Ocean Baths pavilions has been awarded the contract for work to the pools and surrounds.

City of Newcastle is praising its staff and thanking the community for working together to deliver key projects across the city despite the challenges of COVID-19.

Local surf star Philippa Anderson has joined with City of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie City Council to promote COVID safety at local beaches and baths this summer.  

With the summer holiday period fast approaching, Newcastle Libraries has your holiday reading material sorted, with an exhilarating summer reads program, offering something for everyone from podcasts, events and conversations.

Concept designs for Stage 1 of the Newcastle Ocean Baths upgrade will soon get underway, with GHD named as the principal design consultant.

Once again, City of Newcastle has teamed up with Little Blue Dinosaur to promote safety and reduce child pedestrian injuries and fatalities across the city. 

Visitors will be able to explore multiple truths in Newcastle Museum’s latest exhibition, 1X4, which turns the traditional museum experience on its head. 

From 1 January 2021, all development applications within City of Newcastle and many local government areas across New South Wales, must be lodged via the NSW Planning Portal. 

Cementing a long-standing partnership, City of Newcastle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Newcastle, outlining their shared commitment to providing leadership and solidarity for the city on issues of regional significance and impact.