Beaches and bar crawls:Nine must-do highlights of Newcastle

Beaches and bar crawls:Nine must-do highlights of Newcastle

While Newcastle’s beautiful beaches beckon,you’ll also find fusion ramen,a burgeoning food and wine scene,historical architecture and a bar hop by light rail.

  • bySheriden Rhodes

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Sydney’s first pop-up cooling hub draws a crowd as the mercury soars

Sydney’s first pop-up cooling hub draws a crowd as the mercury soars

It’s 36 degrees and the temperature is climbing,but in the experimental new heat refuge it’s almost 10 degrees cooler.

  • byLaura Chung
The secret’s out about this inconspicuous ‘Italian-ish’ wood-fired Windsor wonder
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The secret’s out about this inconspicuous ‘Italian-ish’ wood-fired Windsor wonder

Everything about Cricca is so glorious I want to yell its brilliance to all and sundry while also keeping it a secret,writes Lenny Ann Low.

  • byLenny Ann Low
Byron Bay
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Byron Bay

Byron Bay

Surf,hinterland,celebrities,cool eateries – this beach town has it all. Here’s your guide to where to stay,eat and the must-see highlights.

Byron Bay’s best places to eat and drink

Byron Bay’s best places to eat and drink

First came the hippies,surfers and celebrities. More recently,a swell of chefs and foodies have moved in,taking its food scene to another level.

  • byAngela Saurine
Ten hidden Byron Bay highlights that most visitors miss

Ten hidden Byron Bay highlights that most visitors miss

From a powerful waterfall formed 20 million years ago to a hidden swimming spot,check out some of the region’s lesser-known attractions.

  • byAngela Saurine
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The best times to visit Byron Bay

The best times to visit Byron Bay

With an eclectic calendar of annual events and superb year-round weather,there’s never really a bad time to go – but each season offers something entirely unique.

  • byAngela Saurine
The must-do highlights of Byron Bay in three days

The must-do highlights of Byron Bay in three days

Tick off Byron Bay’s top attractions and explore its lesser-known neighbours and hinterland gems in a long weekend with this action-packed itinerary.

  • byAngela Saurine
The best places to stay in Byron Bay

The best places to stay in Byron Bay

There are still plenty of hostels around,but this surf town’s gentrification has given rise to a crop of trendy and beautiful new stays.

  • byAngela Saurine
Quiet rural spot is set to sizzle with influx of top chefs

Quiet rural spot is set to sizzle with influx of top chefs

How many famous chefs does it take to cook up a reputation as a place for a foodie destination?

  • byJulietta Jameson
Don’t listen to politicians,these graphs show residents are leaving NSW in droves

Don’t listen to politicians,these graphs show residents are leaving NSW in droves

In the early 1940s NSW was home to nearly 40 per cent of Australia’s population,but that share has been declining ever since.

  • byMatt Wade