Newcastle council may approach the state government about compensation for an error which allowed a right of way to slip off a land title in Merewether where public access has been blocked.
During a council meeting on Tuesday, City of Newcastle CEO Jeremy Bath said there was "nothing stopping the state government from writing a cheque", after Merewether resident Jeff Graham raised the issue of the development at 35-37 Llewellyn Street, which had blocked off a right of carriageway formerly used by the public.
