Preliminary figures have shown that over ninety-one million dollars has been invested into Newcastle roads, community buildings and recreational facilities over the 2018/2019 financial year, a record in the city's capital works expenditure.
The expenditure is said to have increased by over forty percent in the last four years through council's attempts to "meet the higher community expectations" and commitment to improving living standards for Newcastle's growing population.
"Our investment in capital works has been growing over the past four years as we continue to balance infrastructure renewal with revitalisation projects to meet the higher community expectations that come with sustained growth." says Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes.
"Major projects, such as the restoration of City Hall, renewal of the Beresfield Local Centre, and expansion of the Summerhill Waste Recovery Centre, have rolled on into the new financial year."
This financial year's expenditure is also said to focus on environmental sustainability in Newcastle.
"This financial year is also a focus on environmentally sustainable projects. We will be spending fourteen-million dollars on an organics facility, being established at Summerhill Waste Management Centre for the City of Newcastle as well." says the Lord Mayor.
The facility will be a part of the overall thirty-six million dollar Capital Works investment into the environment set to roll out in Newcastle over the next couple of years.
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