A civic reception will be held at Newcastle City Hall today to acknowledge the service of more than 800 CityServe volunteers.
The community project, which has been in the works since March this year, saw Novocastrian volunteers band together with the renovation of six surf clubs in October.
Over $500,000 worth of donations were received for the transformations, including paint, scaffolding, tiles and food for volunteers.
The council says the overwhelming community response demonstrates the culture of service in Newcastle.
