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The move to kick Port Stephens mayor off Newcastle Airport board for personal tax benefit

A councillor has moved to have Port Stephens mayor Ryan Palmer taken off the Newcastle Airport board after a heated debate revealed he gains a personal tax benefit from the $50,000 fee he is paid.

Newcastle Herald

Push for basketball stadium in each city

"I maintain basketball needs to remain in Broadmeadow and another stadium built in Lake Macquarie with better access."

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle misses out on electric vehicle grants program

Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the reason Newcastle will miss out on the program again comes down to the city's classification.

Newcastle Herald

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Study to boost affordable housing in Newcastle

Newcastle council has kicked off a process to explore options for affordable housing on land it owns.

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First taste of the beautified mall as makeover rolls on

"It has been a long time coming."

Newcastle Herald

Nearly $1 million in grants for community groups

Community groups can now apply for nearly $1 million in grants and sponsorship funding from the City of Newcastle. Sporting groups, businesses, tourism and event operators can apply for projects to support social, cultural, environmental and economic initiatives. Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the funding will enhance community wellbeing and…

Newcastle Herald

Teachers skip school to strike for pay rise

Thousands of Hunter teachers skipped school on Wednesday, joining others across the state calling for "more than thanks."

Newcastle Herald

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Paying tribute to workers who 'have gone to work and haven't come home'

"We are here to recognise and remember those that have been killed on the job, killed at work and killed by their work."

Newcastle Herald

Rate debate sparks war of words in council

The point of much contention was the decision to apply for a one off 2.5 per cent rate rise

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'Bias' accusation in council media policy

Three councillors said they felt Labor representatives were given more opportunities to act for the council at media events.

Newcastle Herald

Works to remediate old mine beneath art gallery

The remediation is set to start in June and will require about 15,000 cubic metres of grout deployed into the seams via more than 100 individual bores.

Newcastle Herald

Wickham proposal sets 'terrible precedent': resident

"How is bringing something in line with the limits it always should have been at a reduction at all? It's simply compliance."

Newcastle Herald

Thousands pay tribute to Anzac spirit at Nobbys dawn service

Thousands of people paid their respect to the Anzac spirit while the sun slowly appeared over Newcastle this morning, as the Nobbys dawn service marked the return of commemorations for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic struck more than two years ago.

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Light rail route mystery won't stop apartment towers

Transport for NSW says it doesn't know where a future light rail extension will go, so it won't object to a major new development on the likely route.

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Newcastle Labor MPs find budget flaws

The Hunter's Labor politicians have labelled the budget a "wasted opportunity" for the region.

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Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes' pens tribute to her father's legacy

"I already miss him so much," lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said after her father's death.

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