Victoria Theatre, Carrington Bowling Club win grants in expanded Newcastle port contribution fund

Michael Parris
August 16 2022 - 5:00am
TIDY SUM: The owners of the Victoria Theatre in Perkins Street received $121,000 under the port contribution fund to restore the building's weathered facade.
TIDY SUM: The owners of the Victoria Theatre in Perkins Street received $121,000 under the port contribution fund to restore the building's weathered facade.

City of Newcastle has received another $230,000 towards its proposed new playground in Foreshore Park in the latest round of Newcastle Port Community Contribution Fund grants.

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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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