Coming from a family of motorsport enthusiasts, I am looking forward to the upcoming Newcastle Supercars event.
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I dropped in on the Coates Hire Newcastle 500 office last week to receive an update on preparations. As Mayor of Lake Macquarie, I am very keen to work with the organisers to ensure our city receives the benefits that an event of this scale can bring to the region.
The race is expected to draw about 150,000 spectators over three days. Supercars organisers tell me that Newcastle’s 2800 accommodation rooms are already booked out for the event, so Lake Macquarie is well-placed to pick up the overflow.
Lake Macquarie City Council tourism staff report a spike already in bookings and inquiries around the race weekend, November 24-26. They have set up a Supercars landing page on the visitlakemac.com.au website, in order to direct people looking for accommodation to the options across our city.
- KAY FRASER