Work is underway to demolish Belmont Wharf and replace it with a $2 million structure set to be longer and better equipped for modern boating.

The Newcastle Fringe Festival is entering a new chapter following its Annual General Meeting on 17 August, with founder and artistic director Phil Aughey is retiring from the board and respected broadcaster and community leader Carol Duncan OAM joining as a director.

Work has begun on the $4.2 million West Wallsend Swim Centre expansion, with a new indoor learn-to-swim pool set to open next year.

First Nations culture will be at the heart of the community’s first look inside the expanded Newcastle Art Gallery next month. 

City of Newcastle has used the winter closure period to complete more than $1 million worth of upgrades across its network of five inland swimming pools.

This vital lighting upgrade, a $766,000 investment, was secured through the Play Our Way program and demonstrates a strong commitment to enhancing local sports infrastructure.

City of Newcastle has started work on a $2.1 million project that will make it safer and easier for pedestrians, cyclists, and all other road users to navigate two key intersections on Parkway Avenue.

Young ones shouldn’t be afraid to live, laugh and sing their song in Lake Macquarie, after Council recommended its draft Youth Strategy 2025-2029 for approval at tonight’s Standing Committee meeting. 

Applications for the Port Stephens Council 2026 Mayoral Academic Scholarship Program are now open, offering financial support and industry connections to local students as they begin their next chapter.

Northern NSW Football scored a hattrick and top gun Matt Hall soared to new heights as the best of the best were announced at this year’s Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards.

construction of its first dedicated superyacht marina to be developed at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC). The project has received a $5 million funding boost from the NSW Government through the Regional Economic Development and Community Infrastructure Program.

The evolution of the Broadmeadow Precinct is poised for take-off following the finalisation of state-led rezonings and appointment of the Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation as the delivery coordination authority, Business Hunter said today.

Novocastrians are being asked to share their memories and put forward new ideas for the future of Queens Wharf. The waterfront precinct has been a popular destination since it was constructed as a Bicentennial project and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. 

Three students from the University of Newcastle have had a life-changing start to the semester after receiving a scholarship from Greater Charitable Foundation.

The electorate of Charlestown has secured $449,229 in funding for a total of 15 infrastructure projects through the NSW Government’s 2025 Community Building Partnership Program (CBP).