WHEN Adina Cirson sought a sea change from landlocked Canberra and her former life in public policy, she found her soul drawn toward Neath.

One of Ms Cirson's children had come to Newcastle after finishing school. Another had taken work in Sydney, so it was fitting that Ms Cirson moved somewhere in between.

The Central Coast was her first stop, where she opened a little cafe on Brisbane Water. Idyllic as that location was, an estuary could hardly suffice.

It was the beach that she wanted. The real beach. The one from the postcards and the pictures that come in the frames bought from the main street photo shop.

Now, she's running the stretch's first coffee shop.

For the uninitiated, Neath beach is the premier coastal paradise just inland of Kurri Kurri and visible (allegedly) from

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