Newcastle Now exploring its options after council terminates agreement over 'inappropriate use' of ratepayer funds

Michael Parris
Updated December 14 2018 - 9:46am, first published 5:30am
OFF THE RAILS: Newcastle Now and Newcastle City Council fell out early this year over light rail disruption to businesses. Picture: Marina Neil
OFF THE RAILS: Newcastle Now and Newcastle City Council fell out early this year over light rail disruption to businesses. Picture: Marina Neil

The Newcastle Now board is “exploring its options” after Newcastle City Council sent the business group a termination letter on Wednesday.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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