Fern Bay is located approximately 15 kilometres north of Newcastle. From Fern bay, it is a 5 minutes drive to Newcastle, Newcastle Airport and 30 minutes to Port Stephens. Fern Bay is located on the banks of the Hunter River just north of Stockton on the Peninsula.
It is also home to Newcastle Golf Club, which is one of the only two courses in NSW given international recognition by the panel of experts rating the World's Top 100 Courses.
The area is undergoing a residential expansion program with a large development being built between Nelson Bay Road and Stockton Beach on land formerly used as a military weapons range.
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Marvel at Dubbo's Western Plain Zoo and discover the rare opal at Lightning Ridge. Explore the Ghost Towns and outback city of Broken Hill and admire the splendour of the Menindee Lakes in the Kinchega National Park.
Investigate the Minnamurra Rainforest and enjoy the waterfalls of the Illawarra Plateau. Explore the snowfields of the Snowy Mountains, Mt Kosciusko and traverse the Murray River from the Alpine headwaters to Lake Hume. Moving on to the Southern Coast of New South Wales and the panoramic vistas's of Jervis Bay, the famous Blow Hole at Kiama and north to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay.
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