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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Nothing is something: inertia in the city centre

Construction of the South Newcastle Beach skatepark in early 2023. File picture by Max Mason-Hubers

IT takes a long time to understand nothing. That zen-like concept could be the next slogan for marketing spivs seeking to draw more visitors to the future jewel of the Asia Pacific.

Accepting nothing is something can help calm the mind when waiting for Newcastle 2.0 to become the city former premier Mike Baird said it would be following truncation of the rail line. This city, like all cities, is never 'finished' but remains in a state of continuous evolution. But sometimes nothing appears to be happening for what seems an exceedingly long time.

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