'Safety' first: grant to boost crucial Hamilton Station Park upgrade
The grant has been awarded to the City of Newcastle to boost its project 'Hamilton Station Park - A Place For All' through the NSW government's 2025 Community Building Partnership program
It will fund the installation of a community noticeboard with Aboriginal cultural storytelling and artwork, as well as lighting, bollards and benches, landscaping, surface levelling, and turf.
It is one of 20 projects funded across the Newcastle local government area to the tune of almost $450,000.
The $41 million program aims to ensure local organisations and councils across the state have the facilities to support more vibrant and inclusive communities.
Newcastle State MP Tim Crakanthorp joined Newcastle Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge and councillor Jennie Barrie on Monday (August 4) to announce the funding and the list of recipients.
Mr Crakanthorp welcomed the funding and applauded the program for bringing "much-needed improvements to local facilities".
"These projects make a real and impactful difference to the local residents and organisations," Mr Crakanthorp said.
"Congratulations to all successful applicants. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life to benefit our community."
Cr Kerridge thanked the state government on behalf of the council for their contribution to the upgrade of Hamilton Station Park.
"This funding will help provide upgraded lighting, landscaping, and public infrastructure to make the park more welcoming, more accessible, and safer for everyone in the community," Cr Kerridge said.
City of Newcastle's executive director of creative and community services, Alissa Jones, said the proposal had been developed using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design to make the park a safer and more welcoming community space.
The area is known as Ahwar-tah Bulboolba, which translates to 'flat it is, Wallaby Place. A place of sand flats covered in tea tree scrub and an abundance of wildlife.'
It hosts a 'Food Not Bombs' meal service and cupboards, which act as a point of donation for food and other items.
The park's proposed upgrade has not been without controversy.
Cr Jenny Barrie and others have flagged concerns about the free food sharing initiative drawing antisocial behaviour to the area.
But the initiative, Food Not Bombs, has defended itself as trying to help people in need, saying issues in the area won't go away if it were to stop operating.
SAFETY will be the focus of an $80,000 upgrade of Hamilton Station Park to build on the community's efforts to address a rise in antisocial behaviour and crime in Hamilton.
The grant has been awarded to the City of Newcastle to boost its project 'Hamilton Station Park - A Place For All' through the NSW government's 2025 Community Building Partnership program
It will fund the installation of a community noticeboard with Aboriginal cultural storytelling and artwork, as well as lighting, bollards and benches, landscaping, surface levelling, and turf.
It is one of 20 projects funded across the Newcastle local government area to the tune of almost $450,000.
The $41 million program aims to ensure local organisations and councils across the state have the facilities to support more vibrant and inclusive communities.
Newcastle State MP Tim Crakanthorp joined Newcastle Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge and councillor Jennie Barrie on Monday (August 4) to announce the funding and the list of recipients.
Mr Crakanthorp welcomed the funding and applauded the program for bringing "much-needed improvements to local facilities".
"These projects make a real and impactful difference to the local residents and organisations," Mr Crakanthorp said.
"Congratulations to all successful applicants. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life to benefit our community."
Cr Kerridge thanked the state government on behalf of the council for their contribution to the upgrade of Hamilton Station Park.
"This funding will help provide upgraded lighting, landscaping, and public infrastructure to make the park more welcoming, more accessible, and safer for everyone in the community," Cr Kerridge said.
City of Newcastle's executive director of creative and community services, Alissa Jones, said the proposal had been developed using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design to make the park a safer and more welcoming community space.
The area is known as Ahwar-tah Bulboolba, which translates to 'flat it is, Wallaby Place. A place of sand flats covered in tea tree scrub and an abundance of wildlife.'
It hosts a 'Food Not Bombs' meal service and cupboards, which act as a point of donation for food and other items.
The park's proposed upgrade has not been without controversy.
Cr Jenny Barrie and others have flagged concerns about the free food sharing initiative drawing antisocial behaviour to the area.
But the initiative, Food Not Bombs, has defended itself as trying to help people in need, saying issues in the area won't go away if it were to stop operating.
SAFETY will be the focus of an $80,000 upgrade of Hamilton Station Park to build on the community's efforts to address a rise in antisocial behaviour and crime in Hamilton.
The grant has been awarded to the City of Newcastle to boost its project 'Hamilton Station Park - A Place For All' through the NSW government's 2025 Community Building Partnership program
It will fund the installation of a community noticeboard with Aboriginal cultural storytelling and artwork, as well as lighting, bollards and benches, landscaping, surface levelling, and turf.
It is one of 20 projects funded across the Newcastle local government area to the tune of almost $450,000.
The $41 million program aims to ensure local organisations and councils across the state have the facilities to support more vibrant and inclusive communities.
Newcastle State MP Tim Crakanthorp joined Newcastle Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge and councillor Jennie Barrie on Monday (August 4) to announce the funding and the list of recipients.
Mr Crakanthorp welcomed the funding and applauded the program for bringing "much-needed improvements to local facilities".
"These projects make a real and impactful difference to the local residents and organisations," Mr Crakanthorp said.
"Congratulations to all successful applicants. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life to benefit our community."
Cr Kerridge thanked the state government on behalf of the council for their contribution to the upgrade of Hamilton Station Park.
"This funding will help provide upgraded lighting, landscaping, and public infrastructure to make the park more welcoming, more accessible, and safer for everyone in the community," Cr Kerridge said.
City of Newcastle's executive director of creative and community services, Alissa Jones, said the proposal had been developed using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design to make the park a safer and more welcoming community space.
The area is known as Ahwar-tah Bulboolba, which translates to 'flat it is, Wallaby Place. A place of sand flats covered in tea tree scrub and an abundance of wildlife.'
It hosts a 'Food Not Bombs' meal service and cupboards, which act as a point of donation for food and other items.
The park's proposed upgrade has not been without controversy.
Cr Jenny Barrie and others have flagged concerns about the free food sharing initiative drawing antisocial behaviour to the area.
But the initiative, Food Not Bombs, has defended itself as trying to help people in need, saying issues in the area won't go away if it were to stop operating.
SAFETY will be the focus of an $80,000 upgrade of Hamilton Station Park to build on the community's efforts to address a rise in antisocial behaviour and crime in Hamilton.
The grant has been awarded to the City of Newcastle to boost its project 'Hamilton Station Park - A Place For All' through the NSW government's 2025 Community Building Partnership program
It will fund the installation of a community noticeboard with Aboriginal cultural storytelling and artwork, as well as lighting, bollards and benches, landscaping, surface levelling, and turf.
It is one of 20 projects funded across the Newcastle local government area to the tune of almost $450,000.
The $41 million program aims to ensure local organisations and councils across the state have the facilities to support more vibrant and inclusive communities.
Newcastle State MP Tim Crakanthorp joined Newcastle Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge and councillor Jennie Barrie on Monday (August 4) to announce the funding and the list of recipients.
Mr Crakanthorp welcomed the funding and applauded the program for bringing "much-needed improvements to local facilities".
"These projects make a real and impactful difference to the local residents and organisations," Mr Crakanthorp said.
"Congratulations to all successful applicants. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life to benefit our community."
Cr Kerridge thanked the state government on behalf of the council for their contribution to the upgrade of Hamilton Station Park.
"This funding will help provide upgraded lighting, landscaping, and public infrastructure to make the park more welcoming, more accessible, and safer for everyone in the community," Cr Kerridge said.
City of Newcastle's executive director of creative and community services, Alissa Jones, said the proposal had been developed using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design to make the park a safer and more welcoming community space.
The area is known as Ahwar-tah Bulboolba, which translates to 'flat it is, Wallaby Place. A place of sand flats covered in tea tree scrub and an abundance of wildlife.'
It hosts a 'Food Not Bombs' meal service and cupboards, which act as a point of donation for food and other items.
The park's proposed upgrade has not been without controversy.
Cr Jenny Barrie and others have flagged concerns about the free food sharing initiative drawing antisocial behaviour to the area.
But the initiative, Food Not Bombs, has defended itself as trying to help people in need, saying issues in the area won't go away if it were to stop operating.
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