Newcastle morning briefing

Newcastle Council targets e-bikes and affordable housing tonight

Morning, Newcastle. A drizzly Wednesday at 15C, but plenty brewing ahead of tonight's council meeting.

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15C, Light drizzle

Newcastle Council duo pushes for e-bike crackdown
Liberal councillors Callum Pull and Jenny Barrie are launching a co-signed motion urging mandatory e-bike registration and tougher penalties at Newcastle Council's meeting tonight, following a spate of vandalism attacks on local sporting fields.
newcastleweekly.com.au
'We're not a developer': council backs mayor's affordable housing plan
Councillors voted 10-1 to back the mayor's affordable housing plan, opening talks on providing land for affordable housing while insisting 'we're not a developer'.
newcastleherald.com.au
Merewether man arrested on luxury boat with tonne of cocaine pleads guilty
A Merewether man arrested on a luxury boat with a tonne of cocaine has pleaded guilty, with the drugs carrying an estimated street value of $623 million.
newcastleherald.com.au
'How is this acceptable?': parent fury over childcare centre mould outbreak
Parents have voiced fury over a mould outbreak at a Newcastle childcare centre, questioning how the situation was allowed to happen.
newcastleherald.com.au
New industrial dawn: defence, transport and energy projects slated for region
Government departments have been told to consider the Upper Hunter for defence, transport and energy projects ushering in a new industrial dawn for the region.
newcastleherald.com.au

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