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Michael Parris

Newcastle Art Gallery bill adds up to extra $13m cost for ratepayers

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A crane looms over the Newcastle Art Gallery construction site on Friday. Picture by Simone De Peak

The Newcastle Art Gallery expansion project is costing the city's ratepayers close to $30 million, almost twice as much as previously announced.

An analysis of the council's contracts register shows the total cost of the gallery rebuild is now $53 million, excluding goods and services tax.

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