While i was off in Japan honeymooning in December there was a flurry of articles in the Newcastle press celebrating the 12 month anniversary of the Renew Newcastle scheme.
This one actually brought a little tear to my eye, from Amy Delore in the Newcastle Herald:
THIS is a column I was going to write this time [...]
“nothing short of outstanding” – Renew Newcastle 12 months on
January 21st, 2010 3 Comments
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Renew Newcastle on Sunday Arts Video
July 6th, 2009 2 Comments
The Renew Newcastle project that i have been working on in my home town of Newcastle was featured on the ABC TV Sunday’s Arts program.
Over the course of the last 6 month or so we’ve set up a scheme that has taken over nearly 20 formerly empty buildings in Newcastle and made them available to [...]
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Culture and Recessions
June 22nd, 2009 2 Comments
A FRIEND of mine visited Melbourne for the first time in more than a decade last week. The last time he was here was in the early ’90s, in the middle of the last great recession to hit this city. The Melbourne he remembered was the one that was broke and broken. He’d heard about [...]
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Renew Newcastle : from rant to reality
February 9th, 2009 13 Comments
It is very rare in your life that you have the opportunity to see something you truly believe in come to fruition. I’m full of ideas, daydreams, and all manner of things that i am prone to crapping on about loudly after a few too many drinks. It is very rare to witness them actually [...]
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Renew Newcastle update
January 27th, 2009 2 Comments
With the silly season mostly over i thought i should fire off a quick update.
Despite my earlier fears about perpetual un or underemployment, I seem to have landed on my feet. Actually i seem to have landed so heavily on my feet that i am in danger of being rushed off them.
The Renew Newcastle project [...]
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Renew Newcastle is on!
October 28th, 2008 8 Comments
Renew Newcastle, the project i have been working on to create cheap space for artists and community groups and bring life back to the Newcastle CBD has officially been virtually launched. Well, it now has a web site at www.renewnewcastle.org.
Meanwhile, if you are artist or community group, check out the call for proposals:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Renew [...]
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