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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Michael Parris

Hunter Park plan needs more political will

Andrew Bogut inspects the slippery court at Newcastle Entertainment Centre before an NBL trial match in 2018. The game was called off before tip-off.

The NSW government appears less than giddy with excitement about the prospect of building a new entertainment centre in Newcastle, despite the existence of a business case which the Newcastle Herald has been told makes a strong financial argument for the project.

The 25-year-old Newcastle Entertainment Centre is an embarrassment, not only to the city but to successive governments which have reaped the rewards of Hunter coal royalties and, more recently, asset sell-offs.

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