With spectacular beaches, rich history, and thriving culture, Newcastle is the perfect place for you to stretch and relax during refits. This vibrant city offers a laid-back lifestyle and unique ambience, with breezy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries, and friendly pubs welcoming all guests. It’s also fast becoming Australia’s centre for superyacht refit and repair.

Its harbour offers a deep-water port with no draft or air-draft restrictions, along with two heliports, a daily seaplane service to Sydney, and the superyacht shipyard Azzura Marine.

The city’s central location gives you direct access to all east coast capital cities and New Zealand via its airport. Just 20 minutes by plane or 1.5 hours by car from Sydney, Newcastle is the ideal gateway for day trips or weekend visits to Sydney.

As capital of the Hunter Region, Newcastle is located within one hour of Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley, Lake Macquarie, and Barrington Tops, making it the perfect base for your Down Under superyacht adventures. And don’t forget the Stockton Bight Sand Dunes.