The major parts of the final project at Cofa have been done so far. Stilgherrian and I decided to spend NSW Labour Day long weekend in Newcastle for lots of reasons:

• To explore This Is Not Art Festival
• To have a look at Renew Newcastle project
• I’m a sucker for urban decay and here is the best to visit (although I should I was a bit too late for it)
• To catch up with Marcus Westbury
• Most of all, just to get away from Sydney for a while

There have been a lot article talking about Renew Newcastle and Stilgherrian has one as well. For my part, I could not think of anything else but transitional phases Newcastle has been going through. Let it shows from its doors.