Home Among the Gumtrees

01/12/2025

A new visitor to the front Verandah. This cute Tawny Frog mouth has made a few appearances lately. We see them in the trees out the front but this one has decided on the porch for a cosy spot out of the rain!

14/12/2024

We get a lot of birds come to our feeder but - black cockatoos rarely come down to feed. I was lucky to be home today to see them!

27/10/2022

Want something to do in Newie - go to Pinot and Picasso in Perkins St, Newcastle. Great fun and unleashes your hidden talent!
Pinot & Picasso Newcastle

10/09/2022

The Van Gogh experience is on in Newcastle from Sept 21- Oct 23! We have some dates free for our Airbnb space but it's filling up fast. Book now!

Van Gogh Alive, the most visited multi-sensory experience in the world, is now in Australia. A thrilling display of over 3,000 inspirational images.

29/07/2022

Perfect for brekkie or morning tea.
Just up the road from our guest accommodation "Home Among the Gumtrees".
Local Knowledge Hint - The Almond Croissants are really good!

26/07/2022

Meet our babies! Twin lorikeet babies from our resident pair. These cuties are looking in the window on our verandah and asking Wayne to come out and feed them.
Stay at "Home Among the Gumtrees" and you can hand feed these birds!

24/07/2022

Stay at "Home Among the Gumtrees" and go down to nearby Redhead Beach for a happy hour picnic to watch the moon rise!
Splendid!

24/07/2022

Activity on our front verandah.
Lizards, cockatoo's and lorikeets all enjoy getting fed.

23/07/2022

Got some family or friends coming and you can't fit them in?
Send them to my place - Home Among the Gumtrees.
Book through Airbnb!