tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post1822831299236241799..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Lonely Planet wants you to come to Newcastle ...Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-29088195458896154142010-11-02T12:17:23.611+11:002010-11-02T12:17:23.611+11:00The mall has become a disaster, and there's no...The mall has become a disaster, and there's no real prospect of fixing it. I think the (rather nominal) CBD will increasingly become a cluster of beach/tourist/high-end residential precincts, and probably still with education, legal, and government precincts, while the real commercial centres of the city will continue to shift elsewhere within the suburban sprawl. And the main hospital is already John Hunter with the old Newcastle Hospital no longer there.<br /><br />The whole Hunter Valley/Lake Macquarie/Nelson Bay region is going through a big transition with no real end in sight. Still, it's come along in a lot of ways since I was a kid.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-39944056092948627712010-11-02T01:27:19.903+11:002010-11-02T01:27:19.903+11:00I lived and worked there back in 2004, and I visit...I lived and worked there back in 2004, and I visited a couple of weeks ago.The mall is still not, ahem, top 10, not even top 10000, in the world LOL.But yeah, nice place,I'm considering going back to work at John Hunter for a while.Rorschachhttp://furiouspurpose.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-90042991353545861972010-11-01T22:54:56.832+11:002010-11-01T22:54:56.832+11:00Love to, but there's this whole "other si...Love to, but there's this whole "other side of the freakin' planet" thing going on.Mike Haubrichhttp://quichemoraine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-7060976050122088492010-11-01T19:39:24.049+11:002010-11-01T19:39:24.049+11:00I will if I can sleep on your couch.I will if I can sleep on your couch.Ericnoreply@blogger.com