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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Michael Parris

'Out of control' Hamilton South housing estate on radar for private-public redevelopment

Newcastle Senior Citizen of the Year Jan Chamberlain is leaving for Sydney after four years trying to improve the Hamilton South estate. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

The NSW Land and Housing Corporation has completed early investigations into "reimagining" the troubled Hamilton South estate with a mix of new social and private housing.

The ageing 746-unit social housing complex has long made headlines for the wrong reasons, including murders, drug busts, burglaries and other criminal activity.

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