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Brian Suters AM honoured for architectural legacy
An architectural legacy that spans more than half a century has earned Brian Suters AM the city's highest honour. The award-winning architect has been named a Freeman of the City in recognition of his significant contribution to Newcastle's built form.
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Next steps in planning for Wickham’s urban renewal
City of Newcastle is delivering on its commitments to good urban planning in Wickham, with a community infrastructure contribution planning proposal and updates to the City’s development control plan adopted by the elected Council on Tuesday night.
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City of Newcastle advocates for Indigenous constitutional recognition
City of Newcastle (CN) is calling for the community to come together in support of a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution.
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Ordinary Council Meeting Tuesday 22 March 2022
Following is a summary of resolutions from the Ordinary Council meeting of Tuesday 22 March 2022. NB: it is not a full record of resolutions.
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Chance for last slide down iconic Lambton Swimming Centre attraction before replacement
Local children have the chance to take one more slide down the towering spiral waterslide at Lambton Swimming Centre before the iconic attraction is updated.
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City seeks action from Deputy Premier's Taskforce to return sand to Stockton Beach
The first meeting of the Deputy Premier's Stockton Beach Taskforce since Deputy Premier Paul Toole inspected erosion at Stockton Beach with Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes last month is set to occur tomorrow.
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Interim Heritage Order claim for Newcastle Ocean Baths dismissed by Heritage NSW
City of Newcastle (CN) welcomes the decision by Heritage NSW to dismiss a request for an Interim Heritage Order lodged by a local community group. This dismissal means the long-awaited restoration of the Newcastle Ocean Baths can now proceed without delay.
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Newcastle residents invited to start curbing plastic waste on Global Recycling Day
Newcastle residents can help prevent soft plastics from going to waste through a new, innovative kerbside recycling program. City of Newcastle will become just the second council in Australia to take part in the Curby Soft Plastics Program.
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Technology makes Lambton Library more accessible
The humble library card has been transformed into an after-hours key allowing accessing to Lambton Library for the city's more than 100,000 library members.
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Council to consider plan to fast track food waste recycling by four years
A proposal to increase the capacity of City of Newcastle's new organics processing facility will fast track its ability to accept food scraps by four years, diverting an additional 24,000 tonnes of waste from landfill.