We are just a few blocks to the eat out street, Beaumont St. It has 68 cafes, restaurants, pubs and take away outlets. You know you'll have a great night out when you know that silverchair and The Screaming Jets often played in venues along this street. Free live music venues 7 nights a week, and often international bands are playing as well. 

Blackbutt Reserve occupies approximately 182 hectares of land in the middle of Newcastle. In many parts of the reserve it is possible to stand in complete silence, unaware of the busy metropolis nearby. Blackbutt Reserve still contains the remnants of a rainforest pocket in the sheltered valley beneath the lookout ecarpment. In the viewing area visitors can see eye to eye with the koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and birds.

Make sure to combine your visit with an "Encounter", where koalas and wombats are fed, and for just $3 you can have a picture taken with these cuddly creatures. Happens daily at 2pm

Sand dune QUAD BIKE safaris - a real blast!

Discover the largest sand mass in the southern hemisphere riding your own QUAD BIKE! View the granduer and feel the tranquility of Australia's most recently zoned National Park. Experience environmental and historical sights of significance including: WWII defence lines, sea birds and the largest ship wreck ever to be washed up on the eastern coast of Australia. All levels of ability are challenged throughout the duration of the tour.

For more information call (02)49190088 or visit their website at http://www.quadbikekings.com.au.