Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

There are so many great beaches and coastal towns in Australia, you just have to have enough time and get off the main highway. Catherine Hills Bay is a couple hours drive north of Sydney, halfway between New Castle and the Central Coast. The town is named after a Schooner that ran aground back in 1876 and then with coal mining became the longest most continuously inhabited area in the Lake Macquarie region. That is not taking into account the Awabakal Aboriginal people that have been around thousands of years. I think I like visiting these beach side towns because I think deep down, I fancy myself as a bit of a beach bum. It would be great to find the perfect spot that was no look expensive and hide away from the rest of the busy world.