Newcastle's Potential as Australia's Amsterdam: A Look at Cycling Culture in Both Cities

Newcastle Memorial Walk. Photo supplied by the author.

When the whole world stopped amid a pandemic lockdown a few years ago, I decided to part ways with Sydney. After eight years of living in a western suburb of Sydney and calling it my home, it never crossed my mind that one day I would sell my one-bedroom apartment unit, pack all of my belongings, and relocate to Newcastle, a coastal town in…