NEWCASTLE council is preparing a new strategy for managing the city after dark. Providing safe and activated places that are used day and night is the council’s key objective, with strategic alcohol management and planning for a diverse night-time economy central to its approach.
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Newcastle’s night-time economy is nationally significant and a major employer in the region.
Managed well, it can support revitalisation and grow the city’s visitor and cultural economies. Newcastle after Dark will be the city’s first specific strategy for its night-time economy.
It will balance priorities of safety, residential and visitor amenity, cultural participation, and economic development.
As part of the consultation, seven precinct night walks will be offered:
■ Thursday, October 8, Newcastle East;
■ Wednesday, October 14, The Junction/Merewether;
■ Thursday, October 15, Newcastle West/Wickham;
■ Wednesday, October 21, Darby Street/Cooks Hill;
■ Thursday, October 22, Honeysuckle;
■ Wednesday, October 23, Hamilton;
■ Thursday, October 29, Civic and the CBD.
Each guided walk starts at 7pm and ends in a workshop to hear your ideas.
The walks are free, but places are limited.
To register go to newcastle.nsw.gov.au and click on Community, then Health and Safety, then Newcastle after Dark.