🏖️ Day Out - Newcastle Foreshore Walk & Nobbys Lighthouse 🏖 🏝 🐬 🐋

📝 PLEASE READ BELOW DESCRIPTION FULLY BEFORE YOU CLICK ‘Attend’!
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🗓 DATE: Saturday, 27 September 2025.
⏰ MEETING TIME: 11am.
🚊 MEETING POINT: (start & finish) Newcastle Interchange Station (last station), at the main entry/exit.
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🥾 DISTANCE: 12 km return.
🥾 GRADE: Easy/Moderate on a relaxing pace, not snail pace!
Mostly on the pavements and shared footpath.
💪🏽 Reasonable fitness recommended due to few uneven surfaces, gentle up and down hills and stair climbs.
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📸 WHAT WE WILL DO:
🚶‍♂️ Let’s explore beautiful Newcastle Foreshore Walk.
📝 NOTE: this is one off event from this group for this year, so don’t miss out! 😉
🚌 Upon arrival at Newcastle Interchange station, we will immediately proceed to the bus stop for 11.10am bus ride to Merewether Ocean Baths for beautiful scenic coastal walk, Bathers Way.

🏖 We will be walking and taking photos at Merewether Ocean Baths, Merewether Beach, Dixon Park Beach, Bar Beach, Newcastle Memorial Walk, Strzelecki Lookout, Shepherds Hill Military Defence Complex, King Edward Park, Anzac Memorial Walk, Bogey Hole, Newcastle Ocean Baths, Soldiers Baths, Grounded, Nobbys Beach, Nobbys Head, Breakwall and Nobbys Lighthouse.

🐬 We may be able to see pod of dolphins between Merewether and Newcastle Beach.
🐳 May be whale watching off the coast.
☕️ Few cafes for takeaway coffee or snacks and water refills available along the way.
🚃 Once we finish the walk at Nobbys Lighthouse and the Breakwater, we will catch light rail from Newcastle Beach to Newcastle Interchange station for the train back to Central station.
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⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES :⚠️
📝 DISCLAIMER:
Attending this event is at your own risk. Organisers accepts no liability during and after this event.
✅ You must assess your own fitness and ability before participating in this event.
✅ You are responsible for looking after your own health, safety and belongings.
✅ You must also take care not to put other people at risk.
✅ Keep well back from cliff edges at all times, especially when taking photos.
✅ If you do not wish to be photographed (randomly or group photos), please DO NOT join this event. Easy!
✅ You must take personal accountability for your own choices, actions and/or misadventure. If you’re not sticking with the group or getting lost during the walk, you’re responsible for finding your own way out. The group DO NOT wait for you!
✅ BYO packed lunch recommended as cafes might be busy with long queue.
✅ Please be mindful and respectful to members from diverse background. This is not a dating group.
✅ If something’s come up, please Edit your RSVP to ‘Not Going’ asap at least by 7pm the day before. It’s only take a second!
❎ Late cancellation or No Show would not be tolerated. You will forfeit an opportunity to join my future events!
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🎒WHAT TO BRING:
~ Opal card.
~ Appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather.
~ At least 1.5L of water (refills available), Hydralyte, snacks and PACKED LUNCH, hat, sunscreen, hand sanitiser, basic First Aid kit and a raincoat just in case of wet weather.
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💵 GRATUITY:
$5 CASH per person for this event. Please bring correct change on the day to speed up the meet and greet.
📲 Or PayID to my mobile: 0405038557. Ref: (your Meetup name) & Newcastle. Please TEXT me receipt of payment.
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🚊 Check online for public transport services, weekend trackwork etc.
https://transportnsw.info/

🅿️ Commuter carpark near the station and side streets.
🚗 You may offer a lift with share costs from your closest station or any stations on the way.

🏃‍♂️ Please leave home with plenty of travel time and arrive promptly. If you’re running late, we don’t wait!
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📲 Any questions, please send me a TEXT message instead to avoid any confusion with unnecessary updates.

Note that I do not answer calls from unknown phone numbers.

🏖️ Let’s explore and enjoy the great outdoors!

Norra 😎
📱0405038557 (TEXT & PayID only)