What we do

We are responsible for providing a wide range of community facilities and services.

They include: construction and maintenance of local roads, drains and bridges; waste management and recycling; assessing residential and commercial development applications; parking strategy and enforcement; maintenance of parks, sporting fields, pools and beach facilities; lifeguard patrols at our beaches; community and cultural facilities including libraries, Newcastle Art Gallery, Civic Theatre, the Playhouse, community centres and Newcastle Museum; pet registration and animal control; tourism and economic development; childcare; strategic planning - our long-term planning; community engagement about plans, services and facilities; regulatory services; and events, licensing and production.

We are responsible for the construction and maintenance of around 3,500 kilometres of roads, footpaths, drainage, and kerbs and guttering. Many natural assets are our responsibility too, including 14 kilometres of spectacular coastline, almost 100,000 street trees and more than 400 parks, reserves and wetlands. We work with local communities and business owners to improve the places we live, by supporting our business improvement associations, place making initiatives, murals in public places and other beautification projects.