Guidebook for Sunshine/Lake Macquarie

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Guidebook for Sunshine/Lake Macquarie

Food Scene

The food is colourful, fresh, authentic and very reasonably priced.
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Yummy Thai
81A Dora St
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The food is colourful, fresh, authentic and very reasonably priced.
A classy atmosphere with fantastic Thai food.
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Thai Square - Morriset
51 Dora St
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A classy atmosphere with fantastic Thai food.
This restaurant is small and intimate and provides delicious brightly coloured, tasty Indian dishes. Service is fantastic. Definitely worth a night out.
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Punjabeez Indian Restaurant
3 Short St
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This restaurant is small and intimate and provides delicious brightly coloured, tasty Indian dishes. Service is fantastic. Definitely worth a night out.
Great sandwiches, cakes, pies and much more. Lovely atmosphere to sit down and have a relax with family and friends. Perfect spot to end after you've walked the Wangi Circuit trail!
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Wangi Wangi Bakehouse
242 Watkins Rd
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Great sandwiches, cakes, pies and much more. Lovely atmosphere to sit down and have a relax with family and friends. Perfect spot to end after you've walked the Wangi Circuit trail!
Best fish and chips in the area, great seating (there's quite a few comfy lounges also), awesome hot and cold drinks.
Cooranbong Takeaway
567 Freemans Dr
Best fish and chips in the area, great seating (there's quite a few comfy lounges also), awesome hot and cold drinks.
The best pizza in the area. It is more costly (around $20-$30 per pizza), but large, good quality and so many options.
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Pauly's Gourmet Kitchen's
69 Dora St
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The best pizza in the area. It is more costly (around $20-$30 per pizza), but large, good quality and so many options.
Be sure to book ahead. Enjoy eating right on the lake. You may wish to dress a little fancy!
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8 at Trinity
81 Trinity Point Dr
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Be sure to book ahead. Enjoy eating right on the lake. You may wish to dress a little fancy!

Sightseeing

There are dozens of kangaroos that graze here freely. This has become a very popular spot for tourists to come to on the weekend.
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Morisset Hospital
Dora Street
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There are dozens of kangaroos that graze here freely. This has become a very popular spot for tourists to come to on the weekend.
Perched on a headland, the lighthouse takes on magnificent views across the Pacific Ocean and is a great spot for whale watching between May and November
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Norah Head Világítótorony
40 Bush St
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Perched on a headland, the lighthouse takes on magnificent views across the Pacific Ocean and is a great spot for whale watching between May and November
A great little spot to see if you are out and about in Newcastle.
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The Obelisk
Wolfe Street
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A great little spot to see if you are out and about in Newcastle.

Parks & Nature

It offers stunning wilderness, biking, hiking and lookout outs. Great for a drive.
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Watagans National Park
Mount Faulk Road
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It offers stunning wilderness, biking, hiking and lookout outs. Great for a drive.
Great kid's playgroup, oval, and walking trails that lead off into the bush along the foreshore. A quiet picnic/BBQ spot. Usually better earlier in the day before any wind picks up.
Sunshine Park
Great kid's playgroup, oval, and walking trails that lead off into the bush along the foreshore. A quiet picnic/BBQ spot. Usually better earlier in the day before any wind picks up.
Fantastic views in many directions, great kid's playgroup, perfect place for water skiing or other water sports, beautiful trees, lovely picnic spots.
Shingle Splitters Point
Fantastic views in many directions, great kid's playgroup, perfect place for water skiing or other water sports, beautiful trees, lovely picnic spots.
Fabulous views of the water. A great 1.8 km loop walking track.
Wangi Point Circuit Walking Track
Wangi Point Circuit Walking Track
Fabulous views of the water. A great 1.8 km loop walking track.
Named twice in Australia's top 101 beaches, it is a stunning patrolled beach in the middle of a sleepy cutesy town. It features an iconic former coal-loading jetty, evidence of the area's mining history and a popular photography spot.
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Catherine Hill Bay Beach
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Named twice in Australia's top 101 beaches, it is a stunning patrolled beach in the middle of a sleepy cutesy town. It features an iconic former coal-loading jetty, evidence of the area's mining history and a popular photography spot.
Perfect for a relaxed beach getaway. Quite popular in summer.
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Soldiers Beach
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Perfect for a relaxed beach getaway. Quite popular in summer.
A popular beach in Newcastle. Great location, views and atmosphere.
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Bar Beach
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A popular beach in Newcastle. Great location, views and atmosphere.
Often labelled the "best beach in Newcastle" for it's surf, rock pools and ocean baths.
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Merewether Surfhouse
5 Henderson Parade
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Often labelled the "best beach in Newcastle" for it's surf, rock pools and ocean baths.
Fabulous large kid's playground with a huge flying fox, huge slides and so many other fun activities. All on the foreshore of Lake Macquarie. Very popular.
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Speers Point Park
Park Road
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Fabulous large kid's playground with a huge flying fox, huge slides and so many other fun activities. All on the foreshore of Lake Macquarie. Very popular.

Entertainment & Activities

A great Anzac memorial with good views.
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Newcastle Memorial Walk
24 Memorial Dr
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A great Anzac memorial with good views.
An old-time movie theatre. Quaint with much cheaper pricing.
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Lake Cinema
62 Main Rd
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An old-time movie theatre. Quaint with much cheaper pricing.

Essentials

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Coles Bonnells Bay
330 Fishery Point Road
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Australia Post - Bonnells Bay LPO
330 Fishery Point Rd
Bonnells Bay Pharmacy

Getting Around

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Morisset Station
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Shopping

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Westfield Tuggerah
50 Wyong Rd
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A unique store with rocks and gemstones. Worth a browse while waiting for your fish and chips next door.
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The Elephant Shop
567 Freemans Dr
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A unique store with rocks and gemstones. Worth a browse while waiting for your fish and chips next door.
A gorgeous little shoppe with gifts.
Peggy Bee Shoppe
A gorgeous little shoppe with gifts.