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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

Last gasp for city's infamous 'stink pipe'

Newcastle West's so-called 'stink post' and treatment plant will undergo a $5million upgrade. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers.

An icon or a stinking eyesore - regardless of your perspective, the Hunter's largest and longest-running wastewater pump station at Newcastle West is about to undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade.

Newcastle West 1 wastewater pump station and the associated 27 metre 'stink pipe' next to the Marketown Shopping Centre car park has drawn the ire of surrounding apartment residents in recent years.

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