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City of Newcastle will shortly lodge an amended development application to further increase exhibition floor space for an expanded Newcastle Art Gallery.

The Civic Theatre will serve up a much-needed dose of laughs to lift our spirits when the Newcastle landmark reopens its doors to the public from the 27th of July.

City of Newcastle has introduced a program to conduct COVID-19 safety inspections on food businesses in Newcastle.  

Newcastle Art Gallery will reveal the winner of the KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 via a livestreamed announcement by Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes on Friday 31 July 2020 at 3pm.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging surf along the NSW Coast, which may pose risks to Newcastle’s coastline. Last night and this morning large swell conditions caused significant erosion along the coastline, including Stockton.

A bird’s eye view of all development applications in Newcastle is now available online via an interactive aerial map on the City’s website.

City of Newcastle has implemented safety precautions ahead of an east coast low forecast to build today and tomorrow.  

Newcastle small business workers now have access to free accredited online training as part of an initiative of City of Newcastle delivered through TAFE NSW, the University of Newcastle and Novaskill. 

The City Taskforce, a collaboration of 17 leading organisations and employers, chaired by Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes City of Newcastle, held its fifth meeting today via Zoom. The Taskforce was formed to develop a collaborative approach to the City’s response to COVID-19, from crisis to recovery and beyond. 

The first ever driverless vehicle to mix with traffic on Newcastle’s roads has started ferrying passengers along Wharf Road as part of a three-month trial.