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🌞 Official tourism account for Newcastle, NSW
🌊 Coastal city, vibrant culture, rich heritage
📢For local gov info follow @citynewcastle.au

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GOLDEN HOUR on our recent Pizza & Paddle tour with the @uni_newcastle international students!! ✨🌅🏝️

How’s the serenity!! 🙌🏽

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Bar Beach moods with clear skies and turquoise waters
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#newcastle
#newy
#barbeach
#dronephotography
#australia

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I mean.. tell me I’m wrong 😂

All I can say is get yourself a phenomenal photographer who’s good with beach shots. 📸📸📸
Hair in an up-style - NOT out and curled
Makeup - NO lip gloss
Music - You’ll need some really good speakers! 😂

#nkcelebrations #beachweddings #celebrantlife #beachweddingvibes #beachfail

@natemccurleyphotography @_capturebygrace @capturebygrace_ @jtm_photography_media @nicole_billiet_photography @saltyoakphotography @glossgirlbridalartistry @kerry_glossgirlbridalstory @_hairandmakeupbyb @klgwellnesscollective @visitnewcastleaus

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Newcastle Beach on wheels 🌊♿ Here is how to get there:

🚗 BY CAR

There are three spots to choose from:
📍 Behind the skate park: one accessible space with an accessible aisle
📍 In front of Newcastle Ocean Baths: six accessible spaces linking directly to the promenade
📍 On Shortland Esplanade: one last accessible space
Permit holders park free in ticketed spaces.

🚋 BY TRAM

The best part? Public transport is only a 5 minute roll away. Catch the light rail to Newcastle Beach, the last stop (about 12 minutes from Newcastle Interchange). Flat paths take you through Pacific Park and the tunnel, connecting straight to The Kiosk, where you can stop for a pee. Remember to bring your MLAK key! 🔑

🌊 ONCE YOU ARE THERE

After a little promenade, take a dip at the accessible Newcastle Ocean Baths (there is a ramp into the main pool), watch the skaters at the Hunter’s first wheelchair accessible WCMX bowl, or stop for a drink or some food at any of the following:

🍟 The Kiosk @thekiosk.newcastlebeach
42 Shortland Esplanade. Fish and chips, burgers and toasties from 6am

🍺 Beachlife @beachlife_newy
40 Shortland Esplanade. The surf club bar, with a forecourt onto the sand and live music every second Sunday from 3pm

🥧 Southy Canteen @southycanteen
50 Shortland Esplanade. Coffee, doughnuts and pies, 6am to 2pm daily

☕ Estabar
61 Shortland Esplanade. Coffee and house made gelato

🥑 Liquid Gold Beach Cafe @liquidgoldbeachcafe
61 Shortland Esplanade. Breakfast and lunch

🍦 East End Ice Creamery
40 Zaara Street. Dairy free, gluten free and vegan options

🐟 Scottie’s
36 Scott Street. Local seafood and takeaway fish and chips

🏨 Noah’s On the Beach
29 Zaara Street. Bar and restaurant, open seven days

🍜 Sticky Rice Thai
19 Scott Street. The best Thai in Newcastle!

💡 Need a beach wheelchair? Bar Beach has them. Book through Cooks Hill Surf Club

More accessible places on the WheelEasy app 📲 explore now at www.wheeleasy.org

🙌 Big thanks to Caitlyn Morrissey for her collaboration in getting this info and the videos!

#WheelEasy #AccessForEveryone #NewcastleBeach #NewcastleNSW #VisitNewcastle AccessibleTravel Accessib

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YOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE PLANS ARE SORTED!

Get ready for one MASSIVE night as Jon Stevens and Hindley Street Country Club headline Newcastle’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration for 2026! 🎤🔥

📅 Thursday 31 December 2026
📍 Newcastle Racecourse

⭐ JON STEVENS
⭐ HINDLEY STREET COUNTRY CLUB
⭐ THE VIPER CREEK BAND
⭐ GENR8

Four incredible live acts. One huge stage. One unforgettable New Year’s Eve.

Gather your friends, sing along to some of Australia’s biggest songs and celebrate the final night of 2026 with thousands of music lovers right here in Newcastle.

🥂 VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE

👉 SECURE YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://www.trybooking.com/DOZDB

🍔 Food vans onsite
🍺 Fully licensed bars
♿ Wheelchair accessible venue
🎶 Huge night of live Australian music

Proudly supporting Talk2MeBro, with proceeds from the event going towards their important work.

Don’t settle for an ordinary New Year’s Eve.

Make this the NYE you’ll be talking about long after midnight. 🥂

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When the skies get angry over Newcastle. ⛈️

Headed up to the ANZAC Memorial Walk today, Sony camera and tripod in hand, hoping to catch some of the wild storms rolling across NSW and Queensland.

As luck would have it, Newcastle seemed to dodge most of the action. A few impressive bolts flashed out at sea, but the lightning gods clearly had other plans.

The cloud gods, however? They absolutely delivered.

Watching this enormous, angry sky roll over the coastline was something else. That strange feeling in the air when a storm is approaching, the wind changing, the light fading, and everything suddenly feeling a little more dramatic.

And then, of course, came the rain.

One minute you’re admiring the view, the next you’re discovering just how quickly you can dismantle a Sony camera, remove an ND filter, collapse a tripod and question every life decision that led you to standing on an exposed headland. 😂

Didn’t quite get the lightning shots I’d hoped for, but I did manage to stitch together five iPhone photos to capture this incredible scene before the heavens opened.

Lightning or not, I’ll never get tired of this coastline. Looking out over Newcastle from up here, with the ocean stretching into the distance and the city beneath a sky like this…

There’s no place quite like home.

#NewcastleNSW #StormPhotography #storms #NewcastlePhotography #StormChasing

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@schoolsportvic
#schoolsportsvictoria #openingceremony
@visitnewcastleaus

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A cheeky, hyperlocal take on grief is coming to the Playhouse! ✨🥲

Produced by Cats in the Cupboard Productions. Presented by UpStage at the Playbouse @civictheatrenewcastle She, Her and I is the final stop on our UpStage 2026 journey.

Described by writer Mikaela Corrigan as Kath and Kim but there’s an extra sister and Kath’s dying. It’s relatable, chaotic and not to be missed 💜

She, Her and I is a tense, touching and humorous exploration of female family dynamics and the healing power of the ocean. A local story that captures the messy beauty of love, loss and letting go.

I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of rehearsals and I can’t wait to see the full show!

You can find out more by heading to @civictheatrenewcastle ❤️‍🔥

#Explore #Theatre #WhatsOn #SupportLocal #Newcastle

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Bogey Hole and Newcastle. The story goes in 1819, convicts chiselled out the private swimming hole from the exposed rock shelf for the Commandant of Newcastle
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#newcastle
#bogeyhole
#rockpool
#dronephotography
#australia

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Everyone talks about Sydney's beaches. But what about this stretch of coastline just 2hrs north? 🌊

Newcastle has a bit of everything. Beautiful beaches dead smack in the middle of the city, incredible coastal walks, historic architecture, great cafés and a waterfront that feels refreshingly different and much more low key than Sydney.

But what surprised us most was how much there is to explore beyond the city itself. Just a short drive south, the coastline becomes a mix of dramatic cliffs, hidden caves, quiet beaches and little coastal towns that feel a world away.

What other spots along the NSW coast should be on our list now that we're back in Aus? 👀

📍 Newcastle → Caves Beach → Catherine Hill Bay, NSW 🇦🇺

#Newcastle #VisitNSW #NSWCoast #CatherineHillBay #ExploreNSW

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#oceanbaths #walk #newcastle #wildlifephotographer #canonr7

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