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Residents’ wish granted as council adopts estate
The Journal
|October 02, 2025
NEWCASTLE North MP Catherine McKinnell has said she is “delighted” after the city council officially adopted a 500-home Great Park estate.

Catherine McKinnell MP outside the Great Park Community Centre
The responsibility for the maintenance and repairs of the roads on the Melbury estate in the popular suburb is now with Newcastle City Council.
The council has confirmed that all signatures were complete on the dedication agreements at the end of last week, which means that the whole of the Melbury area has now been adopted.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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