Hunter and Coastal Lifestyle Magazine

At home with history

Befitting its title as an ‘Upper Hunter jewel,’ it is easy to be transported back in time by the grand entrance hallway, ten black marble fireplaces, vast, sun-lit entertaining areas and seven large bedrooms. High decorative ceilings and ornamental plaster mouldings complement the handcrafted doors and beautiful polished floors. All this is set around a rectangular, Italian style paved courtyard, hedges and manicured lawns, complete... Read Story Read Story

Happy Hump Day

Just five years ago Michelle was a stay-at-home mum and part-time cake decorator. Today from her 40-hectare property near Muswellbrook, she runs the only Camel Dairy in NSW and one of the most successful in Australia, supplying milk across the country and internationally to Singapore, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. As the benefits of camel milk become more well known, Michelle’s production... Read Story Read Story

This is living

Your day begins: you rack up a few KMs on the treadmill, stretch it out in the sauna, skip upstairs and slide into the roof top pool for a cool-down. Relax on the terrace and take in the view over Newcastle and the ocean and you haven’t even left home. With five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a four-car garage, a glam room (yes, you read... Read Story Read Story

Bolstering the Community

Nelson Bay yoga teacher Skye Swan is partnering with not for-profit organisation, Frontline Yoga, to deliver weekly trauma awareness classes for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The classes are free for current and former frontline workers, including firefighters, paramedics, police officers, Defence Force personnel, healthcare workers, lifesavers and SES volunteers, as well as their support network.Classes are taken... Read Story Read Story

Chukka Chicks

A sunny Sunday afternoon in a picturesque, but very dry corner of the New South Wales Hunter Valley: The familiar ‘thwack’ of stick on ball echoes across the paddock polo field on the outskirts of Dungog and peels of female laughter ring out across the dusty flat ground. It’s polo day at Wirragulla, and there are plenty of ladies here, but... Read Story Read Story

Share your special day with the readers of Hunter & Coastal Lifestyle Magazine

We would love to hear from you if you are interested in sharing your special day with us. We feature beautiful wedding photography and recount some of the most memorable moments of the day. Please download our Wedding Questionnaire and send it to cornelia@hunterandcoastal.com.au along with at least a dozen of your favorite images. Please make sure to tell... Read Story Read Story