| Newcastle TAKING ACTION those five themes helped us meet that goal.” The first theme of the Economic Development Strategy – Newcastle as the Regional Capital – recognises Newcastle as New South Wales’ largest regional city, and the capital of the Hunter Region. It notes that the city is a business, government, cultural, sports, health, logistics, educational and innovation centre for the region. The strategies and actions outlined in the draft seek to reinforce that role. Facilitating Key Infrastructure, secondly, calls for Council to work with businesses, investors, planners and government agencies to identify and assist with the development of key urban infrastructure to revitalise the city centre and Newcastle’s local precincts. These developments may include built facilities such as a convention centre, improved access such as road links and public transport timetables, and key utilities such as the roll out of the NBN andWi-Fi connectivity. This theme also reinforcestheCouncil’s role in providing and maintaining facilities vital
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