Newcastle councillors try to lift lid on move costs

Michael Parris
April 16 2019 - 5:30am
QUESTIONS: City of Newcastle's new home in Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West. Most council staff are due to move in to the building in October.
QUESTIONS: City of Newcastle's new home in Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West. Most council staff are due to move in to the building in October.

Newcastle's independent councillors are exerting pressure on the council administration to make public the full costs of the organisation's move to Newcastle West.

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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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