Our Lord Mayor
Posts Tagged ‘public art’
Forget the Big Banana – we can have the Big Celebrity-Who-Left-Newcastle
July 17, 2010When will Laman Street’s figs come back to council?
June 26, 2010
Every time the vans (shown at left) disappear from one of Newcastle’s most-passed corners I give a little inward cheer and every time they come back I’m reminded of the barbarism that must exist in the hearts of our city’s managers. (more…)
Branding – and remember this is not about Right Tree, Right Place
June 19, 2010
I have a friend who’s a journalist and he said to me once that to have a story ‘branded’ is a rare and enviable thing so we’re fortunate in Newcastle. (more…)
Figs in Wahroongah gone
June 13, 2010
There were sad scenes on the TV news of three mature figs being felled at a Sydney north shore train station, Wahroongah. (more…)
Be careful what you wish for
May 24, 2010
One of council’s risk management actions has been to put almost a complete ban on parking in Laman Street. (more…)
I love tree quotes
April 27, 2010
If you go to Newcastle City Council’s website and look up veteran trees – which I did so I could see how they look after them – you get this: (more…)
More opinionating about war memorials
April 20, 2010
I’ve written recently about the charette discussion about ‘amalgamating’ war memorials in Civic Park. (more…)
Council to paint over graffiti art
March 31, 2010
Industrial buildings in Miami
In Newcastle this month every councillor but Greens councillor Michael Osborne voted to paint over the legal graffiti wall at South Newcastle skate park. (more…)
A Saturday morning drive in Newcastle
March 6, 2010
This is the western end of Civic Park near the Vietnam Vets War Memorial. (more…)
