Access to information

  • Access to info

    Policies and Plans

    Newcastle City Council's policy and strategic documents are listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Plans and reports

    Your rights to information

    Council is committed to open, accountable and transparent government.

  • Information guide

    The City of Newcastle is committed to assisting members of the community to access information about the City of Newcastle.

  • Application form

    Request Form

    Your rights to access Council information are provided in the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act). Request online form

  • Development applications

    Council is currently developing and implementing new systems to allow information on development applications to be accessed from its website.

  • Disclosure log

    View Source Council’s disclosure log records details about information that has already been released in response to a Formal Access Application and may be of interest to other members of the public (unless the applicant objects to its recording).

  • Formal access applications

    If the information you need is not available any other way, you can lodge a formal access application by completing a formal access application form.

  • Registers

    Council’s register of government contracts provides information about contracts to which Council is a party that have (or are likely to have) a value of $150,000 or more.

  • Reports

    This page provides details of annual reports and other reports by bodie exercising functions of Council.

  • Contracts register

    In accordance with the requirements of the Government Information (Public Access) Act, the following is a list of Council's class 1 contracts: