newcastle is good place to live.

its car scene might not be as huge as sydney,melbourne or brisbane but still has one.

anyways its a 1 and half hour drive to sydney if you wanted to go chill down there on the weekend.

rent is decent depending on how close you are to the beach,cbd etc etc.

though seeing as i am from newcastle i think its great.

all up to where you want to live, work etc.