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Central Coast In the News 

Free Anti-graffiti Kits for Central Coast Residents

12 January 202112 January 2021 Press

Council Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan said residents and businesses who find graffiti on their property can get a free graffiti removal kit from council. The longer graffiti remains visible, the more likely it is to increase,” Ms Vaughan said.

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In the News Newcastle 

Big Picture Fest Hits City Bricks

2 October 20202 October 2020 Press

Vintage inspired mural brings Civic Theatre wall to life as Big Picture Fest sweeps the City. City of Newcastle is celebrating the opening of the Big Picture Fest which will see the western wall of Civic Theatre painted with a

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In the News 

Defacement Musings

21 September 202020 December 2020 Throsby

Street art musings. Often mistaken for “vandalism,” street art – aka graffiti or aerosol art – is a recognised ancient art form. It is now considered a relevant, invaluable, and timely form of social commentary. Or, indeed, simple artistic expression.

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In the News Cityscape 

Ruin Photography

2 August 202026 August 2020 Editor

What ruin photography reveals about urban decay and renewal. By Ben Knight Myola Street near Litchfield Park Mayfield East 2014 There’s something intriguing about an abandoned building. If you scroll through Instagram, you’ll come across photos that celebrate this very

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In the News Lake Macquarie 

Murals Greet Visitors at Redhead Beach

28 May 202026 August 2020 Press

A trio of murals make striking introduction to one of Lake Macquarie’s most iconic stretches of coast. Above ~ Redhead Beach mural by Dan Joyce installed 27 May 2020. The artworks by local artist Daniel Joyce depict Redhead Beach, highlighting

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UNSW In the News 

Murals Inspired by Ancient Persia

22 January 202026 August 2020 Press

Khadim Ali’s latest mural unveiled at UNSW Galleries Every War is Defeat is part of UNSW’s Facing Equality Project that aims to confront and shift forms of unconscious bias. Born and raised in Pakistan, Khadim Ali did not have access

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In the News 

Brightening Those Traffic Signal Boxes

12 July 201926 August 2020 Press

Lake Macquarie’s famous black swans have been immortalised on a traffic signal box as part of an urban art project brightening the City’s streets. Artist Rachel Klyve and black swans on traffic signal box The box, on the corner of

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In the News 

Lucky Country Hotel ~ 237 Hunter St

14 April 20191 September 2020 Throsby

On the corner of Crown and Hunter Streets stands an ornate building of generous proportion that typifies mid 20th-century Newcastle. The façade fortunately and happily continues to lend character to this spacious portion of the east end. The Lucky Country

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In the News 

Your Chance to Bomb a Box

11 April 201926 August 2020 Press

Call for artists to add colour to the City. Local artists will have the opportunity to add vibrancy to streetscapes across Lake Macquarie City, with expressions of interest to participate in the Lake Macquarie traffic signal art project now open.

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In the News Hunter Valley 

Artwork ready for the Merriwa silos

1 April 20191 September 2020 Press

Upper Hunter Shire Council begins a large scale public artwork in April, on the GrainCorp silo facilities in Merriwa. This will be the first artwork to grace a GrainCorp site in New South Wales. The image was chosen by the

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In the News 

People, Nature, and Sport in Windale Artwork

14 February 20195 October 2020 Throsby

A $50,000 public art project in Windale celebrates the feelings, stories, dreams and aspirations of the local community. Students from St Pius X who contributed to the artwork. The 10-metre long multi-media work, adorning the side of planter boxes in

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In the News Cityscape 

Those Little Streets Around Hunter St Mall

2 February 201914 September 2020 Throsby

View north from the top end of Morgan Street, overlooking Laing Street. One of those old-world districts that could have been so much more in another timeline, the tiny nooks and corners of inner-city Newcastle held such promise – had

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In the News 

Homeward Found Exhibition

3 December 20185 October 2020 Press

If you can make it to Melbourne before Christmas, and you’re into street art and graffiti, drag yourself over to  Richmond 3121 for the Internation Graffiti and Street Art Exhibition. With the simple brief of “What does Home mean to

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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