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    10 May 2019

    Hey! Streets of our Town on show at library

    Late 19th and early 20th century subdivision plans of Hunter suburbs feature in a new Newcastle Library exhibition that offers a fascinating look at our early neighbourhoods.
     
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    09 May 2019

    Fire safety issues resolved at Carrington boarding house

    City of Newcastle intends to remove an emergency order on a boarding house in Bourke Street Carrington, allowing it to re-open seven months after regulatory action was taken to protect residents from serious fire safety breaches.
     
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    08 May 2019

    250 new Novocastrians welcomed at City Hall

    Kenyan-born Zac Ekandi has vivid memories of the day he walked into Nairobi’s British Council office 17 years ago tasked with making the biggest decision of his teenage life.
     
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    03 May 2019

    Fitness stations to energise Stockton

    Fitness enthusiasts who frequent Stockton’s foreshore for their outdoor exercise pursuits will now have another reason to step out and stay in shape.

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    02 May 2019

    From New York to Newcastle - Gallery exhibition celebrates internationally significant artist

    Newcastle Art Gallery’s next exhibition VIRGINIA CUPPAIDGE: the nature of abstraction is a survey exhibition of work celebrating Cuppaidge’s return to Australia.
     
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    01 May 2019

    City opens $500k funding programs

    City of Newcastle has opened this year’s grants and sponsorship funding round worth half a million dollars to support events and initiatives such as Newcastle’s first homegrown comedy festival.
     

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    30 Apr 2019

    Library to host innovation festival highlights

    Virtual and augmented reality demonstrations, an Internet of Things workshop and an intro to borrowable podcasting equipment will feature at Newcastle Library during the upcoming Hunter Innovation Festival.
     
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    28 Apr 2019

    Park and Ride to roll on into May

    City of Newcastle will extend the operation of Park and Ride for another month to allow more time to collate user feedback and to continue negotiations with possible future operators of the service.
     
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    25 Apr 2019

    Lifeguards save 100 in busiest season to date

    City of Newcastle lifeguards saved more than 100 lives this surf season as soaring temperatures and dry conditions made for one of the busiest years on record, with more than 1.2 million people flocking to City beaches.
     
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    17 Apr 2019

    Start-ups help catapult Smart City

    Civic Park will feature an illuminated night-time attraction next month thanks to a City of Newcastle project that will see a local technology start-up deliver an interactive light display in the popular CBD park.