Newcastle's best outdoor pools and rock pools for lap swimming this winter
From Merewether's ocean baths to the tidal pools scattered along the Bathers Way, Novocastrians are rediscovering cold-water lap swimming as a serious fitness practice.
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A plain-English guide to how housing works in Newcastle, why prices and rents move, and the forces shaping affordability in the Hunter.
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Newcastle farms mobilising early to prevent bird flu spread
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From the A-League Women's Jets to surf competition and netball, Newcastle has a thriving women's sport scene worth knowing about.
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The Newcastle Jockey Club at Broadmeadow has been part of the Hunter's sporting landscape for well over a century, making race day a distinctly local tradition worth understanding.
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From the grand turf of Sportsground ovals to neighbourhood hard courts and the sprawling Hunter Sports Centre at Glendale, Newcastle is exceptionally well served for public sporting infrastructure.
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