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City of Newcastle Executive Director Corporate Services David Clarke said a two-year application is a new approach that will be strengthened with broader consultation methods this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNovocastrians are being asked whether they think the first day of the Newcastle Show should be a local public holiday for the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City of Newcastle has today launched a survey seeking input from Newcastle residents, businesses, schools, and tourism operators to assess community sentiment and the economic benefits of a proposed public holiday in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City of Newcastle Executive Director Corporate Services David Clarke said a two-year application is a new approach that will be strengthened with broader consultation methods this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Newcastle Show is a proud tradition that unites our community and is a significant part of the city’s identity, with history dating back to 1901 when the first show was held,” Mr Clarke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We want to hear from residents and businesses about whether they support having a public holiday to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Our engagement process will provide a detailed analysis of the impact of the Newcastle Show and build on previous years’ engagement to deliver more opportunities for people to have their say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Residents can participate in the survey, share their favourite Newcastle show memories and photos online, or if you’re short on time, simply cast a quick vote in our online poll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As well as meaningful consultation with the community, we\u2019re committed to providing a detailed analysis to understand effects on business activity, employment, tourism and regional promotion.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City of Newcastle will consult with a broad range of stakeholders including Business Hunter, banks, major employers, schools,local transport providers, and unions, as well as tourism operators, hospitality venues and Business Improvement Associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following consultation, Council will review the results for endorsement before submitting an application to the NSW Government for consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the day were to be declared a local public holiday in 2026 and 2027 it would apply to all employees whose place of work is within the Newcastle Local Government Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alternatively, a local event day may be declared, as has been the case since 2016. While not a public holiday, a local event day is recognised by employees whose industrial agreements observe it, and any other employers who choose to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can have your say by completing the online survey here before 5pm on Tuesday 19 August http:\/\/haveyoursay.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/newcastle-regional-show-day-2026-and-2027<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2026 Newcastle Show will run from Friday 27 February to Sunday 1 March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Novocastrians are being asked whether they think the first day of the Newcastle Show should be a local public holiday for the next two years. City of Newcastle has today launched a survey seeking input from Newcastle residents, businesses, schools, and tourism operators to assess community sentiment and the economic benefits of a proposed public … Continue reading “City of Newcastle puts public holiday on the agenda”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33815,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33814\/revisions\/33815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}