Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

As Australia's sixth largest city, Newcastle offers all the benefits and amenities of a large city but with all the friendliness of a regional town.
Newcastle City has a population of around 137,000 with the Hunter Region home to over 500,000 people. With its sheltered harbour and profusion of natural resources, Newcastle has long been a preferred place for settlement. Located in the heart of New South Wales' prosperous Hunter region, it lays claim to an exceptional mix of agriculture, natural attractions and industry including:

• a booming port
• one of Australia's leading universities
• foremost medical research facilities
• music & arts centres
• the famous Hunter wine region
• abundant agriculture
• NSW's second largest tourist region
• coal and energy exports
• a myriad of beaches and coastal national parks