Newcastle Travel Guide

Newcastle Overview

To get a clear overview of Newcastle you should know the exact location of the Newcastle city. It is located on the southern bank of the Hunter River. The northern side of the Newcastle region is dominated by swamps and multiple river channels. The green belt of plant protects the city from the west that is Watagon Mountain' around to the north where it meets the coast. For this reason all urban development is mainly restricted to the hilly southern bank. The small village of Stockton situated at the opposite side of central Newcastle and it is linked by ferry. Most part of the city is under the coal measures of the Sydney sedimentary basin. Once there were numerous coal-mining villages in the hills and valleys around the port but now those have merged into a single urban area.

If you go through the Newcastle overview you could find that, the metropolitan area of Newcastle spreads over several Local Governmental Areas. The Newcastle port city is the economic and trade centre of this whole region. Most of the manufacturing industries are located away from the city centre, for availability of cheap land and facility of road transport system.

There are six major city universities in Newcastle. Namely,
Macquarie University,
La Trobe University,
Flinders University,
Griffith University,
Murdoch University and
University of Newcastle.

In Newcastle a variety of Cultural Events and Festivals take place. Among them many attract national and some even international attention.
The Shootout Film Festival is the film festival where filmmakers come together in one place to make a short film in 24 hours.
Mattara is the official festival of Newcastle. It is a traditional country fair type program. This festival includes a parade, rides, sporting events, band competitions and portrait and landscape painting exhibitions.
The Newcastle Jazz Festival attracts performers and audiences from all over Australia. Newcastle holds an active youth music and culture. Actually it was the most active music in the whole world at one point.

Climate
The climate of Newcastle is primarily on the moderate side. All the four seasons make their presence felt. The weather here neither gets too hot during the summers nor too cold in the winters.

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