The Council administration

Council has about 1,000 employees and an annual budget of around $150 million.

Council is responsible for looking after public facilities and providing community services. Newcastle City Council provides more than 150 services such as:

Town planning
Construction and maintenance of local roads, streets and bridges
Preservation of historic places
Food and public health services
Waste management and recycling
Supervision of building and development control
Parking control
Maintenance of parks, golf courses, sporting fields, pools and beach facilities
Provision and servicing of libraries, community centres, theatres and art galleries
Pet registration and control
Tourism services
Promotion of economic development
Child care facilities
Fire prevention enforcement and many more

The administration is located in the "mushroom" building at 282 King Street, Newcastle NSW 2300. The phone is 02 4974 2000 and the email address is mail@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Your elected Council

Newcastle City Council was formed in April 1938 with the merger of Adamstown, Carrington, Hamilton, Lambton. Merewether, Newcastle, New Lambton, Stockton, Wallsend, Waratah and Wickham Councils.

Newcastle is divided into 4 wards for Council elections, with each ward electing 3 Councillors. The Lord Mayor is elected on a separate ballot for the entire four-year term of Council. So your elected Council has 12 Councillors and the Lord Mayor. The next local government election is in September 2008. I was elected in March 2003.

The full list of Councillors are...
Councillor Dr Cassandra Arnold - Ward 4
109 Marmong Street
MARMONG POINT NSW 2284
Phone: 4958 9958
Fax: 4950 8709
Mobile: 0409 446 121
Email: ncc-carnold@pacific.net.au

Councillor Aaron Buman - Ward 1
54 Gipps Street
CARRINGTON NSW 2294
Phone: 4962 4753
Fax: 4940 0721
Mobile: 0411 248 934
Email: aaronbuman@smartchat.net.au

Councillor Marilyn Eade - Ward 1
45 Parry Street
COOKS HILL NSW 2300
Phone: 4929 3198
Fax: 4929 6249
Mobile: 0411 644 742
Email: ncc-meade@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Barbara Gaudry - Ward 2
15 Cram Street
MEREWETHER NSW 2291
Phone: 4969 4625
Fax: 4969 1487
Mobile: 0413 754 136
Email: ncc-bgaudry@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Sonia Hornery - Ward 4
45 Robert Street,
WALLSEND NSW 2287
Fax: 4955 8982
Mobile: 0411 874 667
Email: ncc-shornery@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Ian McKenzie - Ward 1
24 Nevill Street
MAYFIELD NSW 2304
Phone: 4960 3066
Fax: 4960 3033
Mobile: 0414 682 001
Email: ianmck@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Gwen Jackson - Ward 4
35 Galway Bay Drive
ASHTONFIELD NSW 2323
Phone: 4934 4072
Fax: 4936 6621
Mobile: 0408 446 111
Email: ncc-gjackson@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Helene O'Neill - Ward 2
23 Randall Parade
ADAMSTOWN HEIGHTS NSW 2289
Fax: 4957 9737
Mobile: 0417 446 343
Email: ncc-honeill@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Michael Osborne - Ward 2
36 Margaret Street
TIGHES HILL NSW
Phone: 4940 8149
Fax: 4940 8143
Mobile: 0439 442 984
Email: ncc-mosborne@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Keith Parsons - Ward 3
1/161 Scott Street
NEWCASTLE NSW 2300
Phone: 4926 5301
Fax: 4927 1457
Mobile: 0408 446 022
Email: ncc-kparsons@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Paul Scobie - Ward 3
40 Queens Road
NEW LAMBTON NSW 2305
Phone: 4957 0458
Fax: 4957 2196
Mobile: 0413 754 073
Email: djps@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor Barry Scully - Ward 3
136 Springfield Avenue
KOTARA NSW 2289
Phone: 4957 5200
Fax: 4957 6821
Mobile: 0413 753 806
Email: ncc-bscully@hunterlink.net.au

Councillor John Tate - Lord Mayor
190 Croudace Street
NEW LAMBTON HEIGHTS NSW 2305
Phone: 4974 2233
Fax: 4974 2202
Mobile: 0407 017 154
Email: jtate@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Newcastle City Council Area

Newcastle City Council covers an area of 183 square kilometres and has a population of more than 145,000.

The Council area includes the suburbs of Adamstown, Adamstown Heights, Beresfield, Birmingham Gardens, Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cooks Hill, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hexham, Islington, Jesmond, Kotara, Lambton, Maryland, Maryville, Mayfield, Merewether, Merewether Heights, Minmi, New Lambton, New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, Rankin Park, Shortland, Stockton, Tarro, Tighes Hill, Wallsend, Waratah and Wickham.

Newcastle's Acknowledgement

"Newcastle City Council acknowledges that we are meeting on the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.

Council reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community."