A BIGGER Newcastle with people living closer together was the vision Newcastle Lord Mayor John Tate put to a summit in the nation's capital yesterday.

Cr Tate delivered a paper on behalf of the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors and the Major Cities Working Group, which includes Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong and Gold Coast councils.

Delegates were in Canberra to lobby the Federal Government for money and support to renew their cities.

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