A public meeting is to be held to raise the profile of the King Edward Park and its environs, the Obelisk, Arcadia Park and the Headland Reserve.
The meeting is intended to inform the community of the vulnerability of these parks.
The meeting is intended to inform the community of the vulnerability of these parks.
Your attendance and opinions are necessary to endorse and confirm their immense public value. It is an opportunity to shape Government policy on the use of Public Reserves by letting your representatives know how you feel.
Distinguished speakers will include Architects, Richard Leplastrier and Peter Stutchbury; Archivist, Gionni di Gravio and Cultural Heritage Researcher, Ann Hardy while John Lewer from the Friends of King Edward Park Inc. will outline public action thus far. Together, they will present anoverview of our vitally important public open spaces, the heritage, history, and essential need for public participation.
An independent chairperson will conduct the meeting and open it to general discussion and questions from the floor.
It is intended that a strong public resolution will be passed to our political decision makers that will influence their attitudes to future development of these invaluable and irreplaceable public open spaces.
Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Venue: Mulubinba Room,
Level 1, Newcastle City Hall
290 King Street,
Newcastle NSW 2300
Contact: Public officer (02) 4929 7647
Web: www.friendsofkingedwardpark.org.au
