To help alleviate flooding in the Wallsend area, the City of Newcastle is delivering a $20.7M flood mitigation plan, helping Ironbark Creek better manage heavy rain events. The planned upgrade includes installing a stormwater bypass across from Cowper St Bridge and widening and realigning the upstream section of the creek—flanked by sandstone to renew the existing concrete-walled channel. Improvements at Cowper Street will […]