Hi William,
I think you might find Newcastle might be a little bit light-polluted to do serious astrophotography.
However, you might like to join the boys at the Pony Club which is just over an hour's drive north of Sydney (so, that probably makes it about 30-to-60-minutes from Newcastle) for new Moon imaging and observing in July.
Have a look in the Star Parties forum for a thread with details and a map.
H
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