City continues activation of unused space in National Park
City of Newcastle Work is about to start to triple the number of basketball courts located within the inner city’s National Park. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the decision to add four basketball courts was based on the popularity of the existing courts since opening in September last year. “Each weekend, hundreds of mostly young people flock to National Park to use the blue basketball courts and the green space located on the site of the former bowling club building,” Cr Nelmes said. “Based on the demand, we’re continuing our re-activation of the former tennis courts located near ...