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Newcastle had long wanted a marina. Though it's not an ideal location for sailing, once you get offshore there's all the room in the world's oceans to play around in.
The slow increase in population never decreased the demand though and, finally, a few guys got together and made the marina a reality.
Was it popular? Consider this. Before even one pylon had been made fast, every berth was sold. At $60,000 a pop originally, rumour has it that some are going for more than $120,000 less than five years later.
There's also new restaurants, new apartments, the fishermen's co-op has moved there. It's part of the dramatic changes that have happened but still, at the rear of this shot, you can glimpse Newcastle's industrial heritage with the bright blue floating dock where ships come in for repair. The company's name is Forgacs
which you can clearly see on the side. Leave a Comment Directions: West end of town at the start of Industrial Drive.
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There I was, ogling the latest exhibition at Newcastle Gallery and I thought, "I haven't put this on VT yet!". So I'm now correcting that error.
The two storey gallery in Laman Street, Cooks Hill always seems to have a very eclectic mix of works. I just happened to be viewing 3 of Rodin's sculptures when I realised I hadn't seen that many in one room ever.
The great photographic exhibition and "Coral Garden" that were there at last visit exceeded Rodin's works in my opinion, but one thing you can always rely upon is that one of the great Australian painters will be on show. For instance, Lloyd Rees, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, William Dobell, Arthur Boyd, Rupert Bunny, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Conrad Merton were all on show, along with one of my all time favourite, Albert Tuckers "Explorers fording river".
This is not a huge gallery, but a very eclectic one and, if you are artistically inclined, there will be something there to interest you.
In my general pages is the story of Bill Dobell, a famous local artist who was influenced by many and, in turn, influenced many himself.
His style, as evidenced in "The Strapper", didn't appeal to all and, when one of his works was awarded Australia's highest award, the Archibald prize for portraiture, it was taken to court and disputed that it wasn't a portrait but a caricature. Luckily for Bill, and I suspect, art in general, the award stood. Leave a Comment Address: Laman Street, Cooks HillDirections: Just behind Civic Park and the fountain.
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Surfest
Surfest began back in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, who were looking for a ‘major event’ to host within the city. Well... they got it all right!
In 1985 to mark the events 10th anniversary, organisers renamed the main event in honour of Newcastle’s Mark Richards - calling it the Mark Richards Newcastle City Pro. Whilst not the richest in cash terms, the event embodied the hospitality of Newcastle as a city and competitors came in their throngs…to get a piece of the WQS 4 Star ratings and prizemoney but also to pay tribute to 4 time world champ Mark Richards. Since then, Surfest has grown substantially. For the fourth year in a row, organisers have secured a festival naming rights sponsor in EnergyAustralia. As well, EnergyAustralia also have naming rights to the main event - the EnergyAustralia Open, a four (4) star WQS event attracting over 300 competitors - making it Australia's largest professional surfing event. Leave a Comment Address: Newcastle BeachWebsite: http://www.surfest.com/
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