More than 30 free events and activities aimed at raising the profile of inclusion in our community will be held over the next two weeks as part of City of Newcastle’s Count Us In festival. Count Us In will run between 13 May – 28...
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A new small business incubator program is offering 15 Novocastrians the chance to take their business ideas to the next level. Delivered as part of City of Newcastle’s NewSkills training program, the intensive 12-week Side Hustle Bootcamp will provide the burgeoning entrepreneurs with the opportunity...
Newcastle Councillors voted 10-1 to support the removal of shark nets from Newcastles beaches in favor of using drones and drum lines. Unfortunately for the foreseeable future shark nets will remain in place and continue to harm our oceans marine life, because shark mitigation is...
Great news for Shortland! If you live, work or play in Shortland, the City of Newcastle is calling for community feedback on a proposal to improve safety for pedestrians and amenity of the local centre in Shortland. Community consultation undertaken in April 2019 and June...
In 1953, the City’s Labor Councillors fought a long and bitter campaign against their conservative opponents to make Newcastle Ocean Baths free for all. This evening, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelms and her Labor colleagues took the opportunity to reaffirm that commitment to ensure that Newcastle...
City of Newcastle Councillors have tonight voted unanimously to support a trial to extend the trading hours of restaurants in the city until midnight and to 2am for small bars, as proposed in the City of Newcastle’s After Dark Strategy. Twenty-seven small bars and restaurants...
The Youth Opportunities program provides one-off, time-limited grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to not-for-profit organisations and local councils for youth-led and youth-driven community projects that have a positive youth development focus. 🎭📹🎶 These grants have previously helped to expand the offerings of local organisations including...
APPLY FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS IN THE HUNTER Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Catherine Cusack is encouraging organisations across the Hunter region to apply for the Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) grants program, which will support community partnerships to build social cohesion and community resilience. Ms Cusack...
Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen has officially launched the first-ever fully-autonomous (Level 4) driverless vehicle to mix with traffic, which starts a three-month trial on Newcastle’s roads today. The project is a joint initiative of City of Newcastle and Keolis Downer. Novocastrians and visitors to...
Great news! Our City of Newcastle 2020/21 Budget has just passed at Council tonight. Our Budget is a $275 million boost to City’s economy that will generate up to 700 local jobs and is the centrepiece of City of Newcastle’s response to the devastating impact...