A man has been charged after allegedly stealing a boat worth $280,000 and a ute worth $135,000 at Lake Macquarie earlier this month.
The black Ford F150 and a Super G23 boat were taken from a Swansea Heads heads home just before 5am on March 14.
The 19-year-old Tingira Heights man was arrested and charged with a string of offences.
He appeared at Newcastle Local Court yesterday, and has been granted conditional bail to re-appear at the same court on June 4.
