City of Newcastle
The final touches are being applied to two of the City’s most iconic coastline venues at Shepherds Hill Cottage and the Dixon Park Beach kiosk on Bathers Way, before the search starts for operators to bring the spectacular spaces to life.
City of Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the upgrade and subsequent openings of these two venues under new operators will give locals and visitors a new opportunity to appreciate the coastal environment.
“The view from both these facilities is incredible, and it’s exciting for these sites to be opened up and enjoyed by the community,” Cr Nelmes said.
A man is in hospital after being washed off Newcastle's breakwall by monstrous swell this afternoon. It's believed a large wave swept him across the breakwall, pushing him down onto the wall's rocks, around 2:30pm. A nearby lifeguard went to his aid, and alerted emergency services . by Madison Scott | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
A new era has dawned for Newcastle. Built on the back of convicts and forged by fire and steel, NSW s second largest city is midway through a mighty metamorphous from industrial port to contemporary, thriving metropolis.
Tug boats hustle freighters on the briny harbour, students stream in for classes at the vertical university building, cafes serve up single origin brews, surfers jog home barefoot from a morning wave.
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Along the main street, light rail whisks passengers past an ever-expanding gallery of striking street art while cranes reach for the sky filling in the city s jagged skyline.
Best known for coal, steel and the band Silverchair, you could easily fail to recognise the former industrial city that once again stands on the cusp of a certain greatness at a time when small cities have special appeal.
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