Newcastle council rejects call to scrap skate bowl on South Newcastle beach

Michael Parris
Updated October 25 2018 - 11:31am, first published 5:30am
CONTROVERSIAL: Early concept artwork showing a skate bowl jutting out onto the sand at South Newcastle beach. The council has almost completed detailed design work on the proposal.
CONTROVERSIAL: Early concept artwork showing a skate bowl jutting out onto the sand at South Newcastle beach. The council has almost completed detailed design work on the proposal.

Newcastle City Council has rejected calls to immediately scrap plans for a skate bowl on the sand at South Newcastle beach but has committed to consult the community about the proposal.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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