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Mooloolaba is a popular central Sunshine Coast ocean beach resort town that is a favourite for fishing, boating, surfing and swimming, along with a great variety of restaurants and exhilarating nightlife. The Mooloolaba all-weather port, which is home to a large trawling fleet, is a popular anchorage for ocean cruisers, boaters and yachters. Ideal for deep sea or game fishing. Needless to say the fish and chips at Mooloolaba is fresh off the trawlers and is worth the visit no matter where you stay on the Sunshine Coast. |
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Noosa lies at the northern end of Queensland's sub-tropical Sunshine Coast only 100 kilometres from Brisbane. No matter what your age or disposition Noosa has something for everyone from surfing, swimming, boating, walking, dining, or just being lazy.
This famous location has picturesque waterways, long sandy beaches and miles of unspoilt bushland, besides the renown restaurants, delicious bistros, stunning boutiques, art galleries and star-studded hotels along the foreshore. |
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The delightful, Sunshine Coast hinterland village of Maleny lies in picture postcard dairy country, interspersed with rainforests, high in the Blackall Range, about 50 kilometres south-west of Maroochydore.
There are a myriad of sightseeing opportunities in the range, including a panoramic view of the Glasshouse Mountains - so named by Captain Cook who was reminded, by the sun reflecting off the rockfaces, of the glasshouses back in his beloved Yorkshire. Bushwalking and bird-spotting are popular pastimes in this area, where you can also explore the walking trails through the lush rainforests of the Mary Cairncross National Park and, if you fancy on an hour or so drive, the Mapleton and Kondalilla Falls and the Obi Obi Gorge.
Arts and craft galleries abound. There is a wide choice of eateries and drinking holes in this bolt hole which is just a 90 kilometre drive north from Brisbane, but is 1000 kilometres from the cares and pressures of the big smoke.
Distance from Brisbane (State Capital): 90 Kilometres.
Nearest Highway: The Bruce Highway
Nearest Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport (30 minutes away)
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The town of Landsborough is situated just north of the Glasshouse Mountains less than an hour's drive from Brisbane. It is also the gateway to the spectacular Blackall Range and only 20 minutes from the beautiful beaches of the Sunshine Coast. |
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First settled in 1887, Montville is today an integration of restored historical sites and modern day structures.
Known as 'The Creative Heart of the Sunshine Coast', Montville has a true village charm exceptional to all other centres. You will find a pleasant blend of Tudor, Irish and English cottages of log or stone, Swiss and Bavarian chalets, an old mill water-wheel, colonial and old Queenslanders and of course, one of the most spectacular and panoramic views over a coastal plain one could find in Australia. |
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As the heritage and cultural centre of the Cooloola Region, Gympie boasts a tradition that few areas in Queensland can offer. A city of 16,000 people, Gympie offers the warm hospitality of a country town with all the modern conveniences.
Known as the "Town that Saved Queensland", Gympie's proud heritage began in 1867 with the discovery of gold by prospector James Nash at the site now occupied by the Town Hall. At the time, Queensland was facing bankruptcy due to drought and the fall in wool prices. However, Nash made the five day journey down the Mary River from Maryborough and, after digging up 75 ounces of gold in six days, staked his claim. The Gympie Gold Rush was on, injecting the boost to the Queensland economy that enabled the colony to survive. |
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