Hunter and Coastal Lifestyle Magazine

Just got married? Share your special day with us.

We love beautiful wedding photography and will 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 favourite images. Please make sure to tell your wedding photographer that you would like to be featured as we will contact... Read Story Read Story

Behind the cellar door

From cosy and rustic to modern and sophisticated, Hunter Valley winemakers have created a world class palette of experiences to suit every taste. The Hunter Valley cellar door experience has changed a great deal over the last fifty years. On any given weekend in the 1970s, bus loads of thirsty travellers would be disgorged into... Read Story Read Story

Upper Hunter heaven

Since the early-to-mid 1800s, rich, alluvial soils and a vast seam of coal have been attracting settlers, pastoralists and miners to the bucolic landscapes surrounding the Hunter River, 200km north-west of Sydney. But while agriculture and coal mining have long been the economic backbone of this flourishing rural region, these days there are plenty of... Read Story Read Story

Setting sail for adventure

It wasn’t until an unexpected trip to Antarctica that local Graham Murphy knew the true meaning of ‘stepping outside your comfort zone’. He talks to Hunter & Coastal about the year his whole life changed. Graham Murphy loves the road less travelled. From riding motorbikes around the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, to following an... Read Story Read Story

Taste of the Orient

In the 17th and 18th centuries, as trade routes exposed the mysteries of the East to the wider world, it became the height of fashion among the aristocracy to include Oriental elements into the home. From landscaping and pottery to fabrics and furniture, Asian inspired motifs and designs were taken on by the western world... Read Story Read Story

Waterside haven

This Central Coast holiday home will sweep you off your feet. Yet the sweeping is done with such warmth, charm and character, it will also put a huge smile on your face. A seven bedroom, five bathroom house with generous outdoor spaces, a courtyard entrance, multiple living areas, an infinity pool and direct access to... Read Story Read Story