City of Newcastle has provided $110,000 towards the purchase of food packages and toiletries, as well as crisis accommodation, counselling and web connectivity to community groups responding to the current lockdown of the city.
It was only a matter of time before the Delta strain of COVID19 made its way up the M1 to Newcastle. From a party a
For local pharmacist Anthony Piggott, the message regarding COVID-19 could not be simpler or clearer. “If you’re over 18 you should get the vaccine.” says Anthony
In the relative quiet of New Lambton Branch Library one sound you may hear is the bright, tinkling laughter of children. Newcastle Toy Library is
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently launched the 2021 Census advertising campaign. The campaign will support the roll-out of Australia’s 18th Census, which is
It is hoped that readers of The Local may help to identify the people in this photograph. The photo of the couple has ‘Ed &
A community petition has been launched through the NSW Parliament against the harsh tree pruning undertaken by Ausgrid around Newcastle power lines.
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the NSW Education Minister to build new schools in Newcastle’s western suburbs and end the overcrowding, after the latest data revealed that many local schools are exceeding capacity.
Local mum, environmental scientist and artist Elise Asquith has brought her many talents together once again to illustrate, write and publish another beautiful book, this time with the title Our City Newcastle.
City of Newcastle is making it easier for the community to access more than 1,000 grant funding opportunities through a new online service, Newcastle Grant
The Ker-rai (creek) that runs through Lambton Park will be a Clean Up Australia Day site on Sunday 7 March. Lambton Residents Group chose to register
Australia’s first recognised Indigenous surgeon and a passionate advocate for health equality, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong, has been honoured as City of Newcastle’s Citizen of
When Pat McMahon attended the monthly Lambton-New Lambton RSL Sub Branch meeting in December she was expecting an acknowledgement of the 80th anniversary of the
At The Local we like to randomly select a winner of our popular quiz each month. But when Aaron of New Lambton sent us his
A proposal by Telstra to install a 26 metre high telecommunications pole in the midst of New Lambton’s shopping area has met with strong and sustained opposition from the local community.
For the fifth time in as many years a bank branch in The Local’s readership area is closing. And this time they are even taking
The most digitally advanced library in NSW has opened on the ground floor of the City of Newcastle’s new Customer Service Centre in Newcastle West.
After losing her mother-in-law to cancer, New Lambton mum-of-two Kate Worrall wanted to find a simple way to share treasured photos and memories with her
After more than four years of discussions with Transport for NSW, City of Newcastle and the Department of Education, parents at Lambton Public School have
The Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church Pantry received funding recently from the City of Newcastle through the “Boost our City Community Sector Grant”. The local food
Saying a quick hello to your local postie as they pass each day is a thing of the past, at least temporarily. Australia Post will
