A MAJOR expansion of Newcastle's foreshore park is being offered to the city by Minister for the Hunter Jodi McKay, who hopes the proposal will help swing public opinion behind plans for a new city rail terminus at Wickham.

Ms McKay conceded yesterday that the heavy rail east of Wickham was "a barrier in its present form" and declared that "the status quo is no longer acceptable".

"The longer we leave the rail as it is, the worse Hunter Street will become," she said.

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