TRAVEL

Domestic

Newcastle Domestic Airport provides direct flights to Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Norfolk Island and Sydney.

International

Sydney International Airport is the closest international airport to Newcastle. International travelers could also consider transiting in other international airports such as Melbourne International Airport or Brisbane International Airport, and then connect to Newcastle with a direct domestic flight.

From the Sydney International Airport, City Rail provides frequent train services to Newcastle (change train at the Sydney Central Station).
Happy Cabby provides airport shuttle bus servicing the same route.

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LOCAL INFORMATION

Conference Venue

The conference venue is the historic Newcastle City Hall, located at the Newcastle city centre (N6 on the Newcastle City Centre Map), within walking distances to the beaches and the foreshore.

Restaurants

Restaurants in the Newcastle city centre are in Darby Street, Cooks Hill (N8 on the Newcastle City Centre Map), and Honeysuckle and the foreshore areas (N5 and Q5 on the Newcastle City Centre Map).

Maps



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ACCOMMODATION

Recommendation

Newcastle City Hall, the conference venue is located in the suburb of Newcastle. It is recommended that guests should consider accommodation options in the suburbs of Newcastle, Newcastle East and Cooks Hill, for your convenience. We recommend the following list of accommodation options.
  • AUD150 - 200 per night: Quality Hotel Noah on the Beach; Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Chifley Apartments Newcastle.
  • AUD100 - 150 per night: Hotel Novocastrian, Travelodge Newcastle, Newcomen Bed & Breakfast.
  • Others: Grand Hotel, Backpackers by the Beach, Newcastle Beach Backpackers.

Accomodation Information PDFs

  • Download the list of Newcastle accommodation options, click here.
  • Download the list of Newcastle pub accommodation options, click here
    • NOTE: A pub accommodation can be noisy sometimes, as it is located above a pub.


Booking

Due to the size of and existing booking in various hotels, a conference hotel was not possible to be arranged. Please book through the following web sites to compare the options or contact the business directly. Please consider the recommendation above.