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Inside Out on Renew Newcastle [30.04.2009]
Renew Newcastle -- and particularly the folks at The Clinic -- have been featured over at the web site of Inside Out magazine.
From the article:
Vacant shopfronts and rundown buildings can become a visual obituary for a town. Resparking the landscape doesn't need to be a budget-draining, showy affair though – moving in artists until the properties are commercially attractive again is a smart, inspired way to deal with unused spaces that might otherwise be left to ruin. Such a scheme also makes studios and retail fronts affordable for creative types. All this is currently happening in Newcastle, NSW.
Retain the Rail through to Newcastle to allow for more people taking public transport in future years, especially as people are growing older. Also, please do not pour unnecessary money into aN arts centre which only caters for a selected few, rather than into resources which cater for many residents.