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Federal Government funding announced today will activate the Orange Senior Citizens Centre (Nguluway Ngurang) into a Seniors Village Hub with a range

Date Time Future proofing underground water pipes continues Sunday Byng Street will be closed between Lords Place and Anson Street on Sunday as Council water crews upgrade the underground infrastructure in the area. As the FutureCity upgrade of Lords Place and Byng Street continues it makes sense to take this opportunity to future proof underground infrastructure before major road upgrades take place, says Mayor Reg Kidd. A new water pipe being installed in Byng Street “The road will be closed from 6am to 6pm on Sunday (June 20) so our crews can upgrade a water main running from the Court H...

In 1986 Newport twinned with a city in China. Here Jim Dyer describes what was done to look after an official visit by them before the twinning. UNTIL a possible twinning was suggested by the Chinese Embassy few people, if any, in Newport had ever heard of Wuzhou. A little research showed it was a city of some 250,000 inhabitants in the beautiful province of Guangxi, some 400 miles from Hong Kong. This last fact could prove to be a positive advantage when Hong Kong is given back to China. In October Newport Borough Council sent a small party to Wuzhou with the objective of promoting fri...