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Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary, [1] is a large natural harbour of approximately 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) [2] located in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens , adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port. [ 7 ]
Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea adjacent to Anna Bay.
Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [4] [5] It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about 60 kilometres (37 mi) by road north-east of Newcastle, its nearest rail link. [6]
On 30 June 2000 a development proposal for a A$45 million tourist resort at Mahogany Ridge in Duns Creek was lodged with Port Stephens Council. The proposal would have, at various times, increased the population of the area by up to 1,500 people, approximately five times the permanent population, and was strongly opposed by the local community ...
Fingal Bay is about 1.75 km (1.1 mi) across at its widest point and 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from the mouth to the beach. [5] The northeastern head of the bay is the Point Stephens headland, which is connected to the mainland via Fingal Spit, a sand spit about 900 m (2,953 ft) long. [5]
Anna Bay is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] [4] [5] [9] The suburb and town are immediately adjacent to the north-eastern end of Stockton Beach and provide one of the major entry points to the beach at Birubi Point. [10]
Fern Bay is the southernmost suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] [3] It is located just north of Stockton, which is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River and to the east of the north arm of the Hunter River at the entrance to Fullerton Cove, a large body of water.