Our shared vision for Newcastle 2030 guides the projects, activities and services we provide as we work together to create a smart, liveable and sustainable city.
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This term of Council has been one of significant challenges but also substantial achievements.
We are committed to collaborative leadership and refocusing our efforts on protecting and delivering high quality services and fostering innovation, investment and job creation.
Council has forged a path to financial sustainability as we transition from a great regional centre to an emerging global city.
This was confirmed by Newcastle's appointment as a United Nations City in June 2016 and its successful staging of 2015 AFC Asian Cup matches.
Record investment has flowed into the city over the past four years, with the value of development applications lodged increasing from $457million in 2012/13 to $692million in 2015/16.
Newcastle City Council is encouraging this investment with a record capital works program that's both maintaining our historic city while helping reinvent it.
We are revitalising the coastline through the Bathers Way project, improving Blackbutt Reserve and delivering shared pathways and roads while championing an integrated transport system that will help revitalise the CBD.
We are soundly planning neighbourhoods through our Local Planning Strategy and suburb-specific masterplans and public domain plans, and working with Newcastle's diverse community to achieve positive social outcomes.
We are building collaborative partnerships with a range of organisations.
Our Smart City initiatives are encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation.
And our cooperation with CityServe, a volunteer program improving our parks, surf clubs, sporting facilities and senior citizens centres, is another example of cooperation that is producing results.
It has been a privilege serving as Lord Mayor and, on behalf of councillors, I thank Newcastle City Council's dedicated staff and the many volunteers who share our vision to deliver the best possible future for Newcastle and the region.
