Welcome to NEWCASTLE, population 540,000 and
Australia's second oldest city, founded in 1797.
Newcastle sits at the mouth of the Hunter River and
is 160 Km north of Sydney
by expressway, rail and air, and is the main
commercial centre of northern New South Wales.
Superb ocean surfing beaches, and all the activities
of a major city, a fine university, an excellent tertiary teaching
hospital, shopping, fine dining, all sports, theatre, museums , galleries,
night life and the gateway to the famous Hunter Valley - fine wines and
the second largest thoroughbred breeding region in the world.
Newcastle harbour is the largest coal exporting
port in the world - 90 million tons building to 180 million tons annually
in 2013.