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Lake Macquarie is located on the east coast of Australia, strategically located midway on the eastern seaboard between Melbourne and Brisbane, offering an ideal location for people and businesses.

Location

• 90 minutes to Sydney on the M1
• 10 minutes to Newcastle
• 25 minutes to the Port of Newcastle
• 35 minutes to Hunter Valley wine country
• 40 minutes to Newcastle Airport (international gateway)

Landscape

• City area of 648-square-kilometres
• Lake Macquarie is about twice the size of Sydney Harbour and one of Australia's largest saltwater lakes, with a circumference of 174km
• 32km of coastline to the city's east with four patrolled beaches
• Thirteen forests make up the Watagan Mountains in the City's west

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