Getting to Newcastle’s New Year’s Eve celebrations

Get together your family and friends and head into Newcastle’s foreshore this New Year’s Eve to ring in 2023! Brought to you by the City of Newcastle, a combined fireworks and air show extravaganza will light up Newcastle’s skyline. The main event will feature jaw-dropping aerobatic fly overs courtesy of Paul Bennett Airshows, commencing from […]
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Buses replace light rail 23 December

From 9am to 3pm Friday 23 December, buses replace light rail due to planned maintenance. Bus routes 11 and 13 will also run along Hunter and King St. Normal services will resume at 3pm Friday 23 December. You can view the light rail bus replacement map here Plan ahead using the Trip Planner at transportnsw.info/trip
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Buses replace light rail 17 November

From 7pm to 1am Thursday 17 November, buses replace light rail due to planned maintenance. Bus routes 11 and 13 will also run along Hunter and King St. Normal services will resume at 5am Friday 18 November. You can view the light rail bus replacement map here Plan ahead using the Trip Planner at transportnsw.info/trip
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Changes to mask mandate on public transport

From Wednesday, 21 September masks are no longer mandatory on public transport. NSW Health strongly recommends that people, including those using public transport, wear a mask where they cannot physically distance from others. The use of masks and other measures remain important to protect against COVID-19. Find out more COVID-19 travel advice and information at https://transportnsw.info/covid-19 
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Getting to the Newkulele Festival 2022

Getting to the Newkulele Festival The 5th Newkulele Festival is on from 8th – 11th September 2022, celebrating the world’s happiest musical instrument. The pre-festival concert on Thursday 8th September at Carrington Bowling Club will kick things off. The festival and concert on the evening of Friday 9th and Saturday 10th and free daytime sessions […]
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Stay safe by staying alert around Newcastle light rail

Today marks the start of Rail Safety Week, with Newcastle Transport reminding Novocastrians, whether they are walking, driving or riding, to follow the road rules and stay alert and aware around the light rail network. To kick start the week, Newcastle Transport has released CCTV vision showing a number of close calls by road users […]
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