Andrew Bock goes five-star surfing in the Maldives where a personal surf caddy will paddle you to the waves.

WARILLA'S David Smith and the Olympic K4 crew came through their first test of the World Cup season in Europe with a pass mark, going straight into tonight's 1000m final in Szeged, Hungary.

Sail boats, swimmers and scuba divers will feature in this year's harbour elebrations.

Sydney's Darling Harbour draws 24 million visitors a year, and it is only a few hours down the road from Newcastle.

THE ghost-town area surrounding the Sega World site in Darling Harbour may be turned into two buildings containing offices, shops and entertainment venues in a $280 million proposal being assessed by NSW Planning.