- Coffs Harbour
- Nambucca Heads
- Woolgoolga
- Emerald Beach
- Moonee Beach
- Korora
- Sawtell
- Urunga
- Bellingen
- Dorrigo
- Glenreagh
Stuart studied journalism at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba. He worked briefly at Central Queensland News and Warwick Daily News. He has worked as a reporter at The Chronicle since July 2009.