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12 Mar 2018Stunning photos take out inaugural Smorgasboard contest
A striking Surfest image both original and quintessentially Novocastrian has been named one of three winners in Newcastle City Council's Smorgasboard photography competition.
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11 Mar 2018Queens Wharf Tower up for resurrection
Queens Wharf Tower could rise again somewhere else in Australia after Newcastle City Council fielded interest in the harbour-side edifice from far-flung parties.
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08 Mar 2018Breast Cancer Trials handed Key to the City
A Newcastle-based research group whose work has helped save millions of lives worldwide has been handed the Key to the City.
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07 Mar 2018Summerhill solar farm to be built with CEFC finance
Newcastle City Council has secured a $6.5 million loan from Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to help build the Hunter Region's biggest solar farm.
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06 Mar 2018Newcastle Art Gallery offers retrospective of Elisabeth Cummings
Elisabeth Cummings is one of Australia's greatest living painters, and she has featured more than once on Australian Art Collectors "50 most collectable artists" list. Now in her 80s, she has never been more successful.
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05 Mar 2018Micro music festival to bring tunes to Darby Street
A teen singer-songwriter, a pop-music harpist and a posse of local DJs will be among the stars of a Darby Street micro music festival set to ignite Newcastle's live music scene.
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04 Mar 2018Council launches easy parking app
Parking your car in Newcastle just got 'uber' convenient thanks to a new smart phone app that means you no longer have to pay at the meter.
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28 Feb 2018Upgrade for crossing near primary school
Council voted on Tuesday night to move and improve a Rankin Park pedestrian crossing to ensure local school children can safely cross a busy road. -
27 Feb 2018Hop into March with Council's frog-friendly environmental workshops
Of the 80-plus species of frogs in New South Wales, about a quarter reside in Newcastle. Join one of our frog-friendly workshops to learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to help protect them.
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27 Feb 2018Council update: Tuesday 27 February 2018
Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council meeting of Tuesday 27 February 2018.
Note: It is not a record of resolutions.
