Sunshine Coast Locations

Noosa is the heart of Queensland's Sunshine Coast and offers the discerning traveller a sophisticated and indulgent holiday. Noosa is definitely one of Australia's premier destinations. Noosa is renowned for its proliferation of the finer things in life. On Hastings Street, enjoy alfresco... read more

Blessed with a heady mix of ocean beaches, riverfront, variety of restaurants and nighteries, Mooloolaba is a popular, central Sunshine Coast resort town. It also has an all-weather port which is not only home to a large trawling fleet, but the finishing point for blue-water sailing races from... read more

Alexandra Headland, known by the locals as 'Alex', is a small coastal community situated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The Town has a relaxed and laid back atmosphere that compliments the soothing rolling surf and inviting beaches. This Town is also ringed by Mooloolaba, Buderim and Maroochydore... read more

Naturally beautiful, Bribie Island and its surrounding waters is a true showpiece of the Moreton Bay area. Bribie is the northern-most of the islands in Moreton Bay and is the only island connected to the mainland by bridge, allowing traffic to flow to and from the island easily... read more

Gateway to southern Queensland's winter playground of the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, just 96 kilometres north of Brisbane, is wealthy in both surf beaches and sheltered waterways tailored for fishing, boating, water-skiing and sail-boarding. Caloundra is the business centre for the area... read more

Catapulted on to the elite tourism trail with the opening of the nearby golf resort, Coolum Beach has become a hideaway for the rich and famous. But a surge in high rise apartment development and resort accommodation has also broadened its appeal both as a residential address and as a Sunshine... read more

This traditional country town with its prize winning streetscaping and community artwork is worth a visit with its urban village like atmosphere. Cooroy started as a camp for timber workers in 1863. The railway came to Cooroy in 1891 and soon after the main street started to develop... read more

Every Saturday and Wednesday, come rain, hail or shine, the population of Eumundi explodes from 500 residents to several thousand as visitors flock to the markets. The Eumundi markets were established in 1979 and are situated in the heart of this historic town. The iconic and towering heritage... read more

Whilst at Forest Glen be sure to take a drive through Tanawha Tourist Drive, where you will find two great attractions. Be sure to visit Buderim Forest Park with it's beautiful rainforest, barbecue picnic facilities and forest boardwalk. read more

The Glasshouse Mountains are found in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They are actually the cores of 20 million year old volcanoes, so that the sides of the volcanoes have eroded away leaving only hardened plugs or rock spires. The Aboriginal dreaming story about these formations... read more

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... read more

Kenilworth is the heart of the beautiful Mary Valley and was surveyed off Kenilworth Station in 1921. It still has the original 1920's ambience, with its tree lined main street that accommodates the area's main business houses. Kenilworth is a renowned 'tidy town' and located in an idyllic... read more

Landsborough, gateway to the Blackall Range and to the Mary Valley, is one of the historic townships of the Sunshine Coast. From 1868, it grew behind the wheels of Cobb and Co. coaches as they followed the tree line blazed by Tom Petrie to Gympie gold, discovered by James Nash in 1867... read more

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... read more

Situated in the heart of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, the scenic drive to Mapleton from Maleny, taking in Montville and Flaxton, is one of the best in Queensland. Throughout this beautiful district, art and craft galleries abound, along with potteries, antique shops and museums... read more

Maroochydore is at the very centre of the Sunshine Coast, with Caloundra to the south and Noosa to the north. Cotton Tree, an ocean-side suburb on the Maroochy River, is a popular holiday spot, well-serviced by holiday flats and a caravan park. The rivermouth, which leisure craft now ply, was... read more

Montville was first settled in 1887 and is today known by some as the "Creative Heart of the Sunshine Coast". This charming village is home to a range of quality art galleries that exhibit, and sometimes produce, works of great interest to all art lovers. Shoppers also love the many... read more

Noosaville is located on the Noosa River and is the departure point for cruises along the Noosa River System to Lake Cootharaba and the Everglades. All aquatic sports and hire facilities are available from catamarans to house boats, and a diverse range of budget and moderately priced accommodation... read more

Nestled at the foot of Mount Cooroora, Pomona is a relaxed country town with some pleasant easy walking tracks around the delightful parks. Pomona was first settled in the late 1880s and the railway that arrived in 1891 started the expansion of the agricultural industries... read more

This is heavenly sub-tropical, coastal country - about 107 kilometres north of Noosa - where the fishing, boating, surfing, prawning and crabbing are all sublime. Rainbow Beach, on Wide Bay, is a major entry point to the 41,000 hectare Cooloola National Park, which offers one of the great four-wheel... read more

This is the famous 'Ginger Town' just up the road from Nambour, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, which boasts some of the most beautiful country in Queensland. Yandina lies just to the north of Nambour, the centrally-located retail and service town for the central Sunshine Coast hinterland... read more

At first glance, Amamoor, just a 15 minute drive outside Gympie, seems like nothing more than a tiny village that comes alive just once a year in August for the Country Music Muster. However, locals say that there is more to Amamoor than first meets the eye. On the Mary Valley Highway, this... read more

A short detour off the Bruce Highway to Beerburrum on the way to the Sunshine Coast offers visitors the chance to soak up more than 80 years of local history thanks to the town's World War I Interpretive Signage. The interpretive signage, including old photographs, recognises Beerburrum's... read more

Beerwah is a thriving small country town and home to Australia Zoo. Located just an hour drive north of Brisbane and a short drive from the Sunshine Coast, Beerwah is the perfect location to explore the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The Glass House Mountains, 16 ancient volcanic crags that emerge... read more

Bli Bli means many swamp oak trees. While in Bli Bli be sure to take a cruise through the Maroochy Wet Lands Sanctuary, or walk the boardwalks through swamps and mangroves. Wheelchair access is provided via the boardwalk for part of the way. For those wanting to add a little bit of history... read more

Boreen Point is a relaxed village on the shores of lovely Lake Cootharaba. The largest lake of the Noosa River system, Cootharaba is the gateway to the upper Noosa River, the Noosa Everglades and the Great Sandy National Park and is about 20 kilometres by sealed road from Tewantin... read more

Perched high on the red, fertile soil of Buderim Mountain above the Sunshine Coast, Buderim might be small, but no town or city in the state can match it for vibrant colour. The colour flows from the bougainvillea, poinciana, frangipani and hibiscus, which adorn just about every garden in town... read more

Conondale, like all of the towns between Maleny to its south-east and Kenilworth to its north, is pretty. The town might be a great spot for a chance to catch your breath during what is a very scenic drive but there is something about Conondale that is as subtle as it is magic... read more

Sometimes there is more to little country towns than first meets the eye. About three kilometres from the Bruce Highway, Cooran is one country town that offers more than holiday makers might think. Close to the Sunshine Coast towns of Pomona, Nambour, Cooroy and popular surfing beaches at... read more

Flaxton is a tiny village where you will find lovely arts and crafts and excellent devonshire teas and lunches. Surrounding the many avocado orchards is a town of restaurants, guesthouses, art and craft galleries and private dwellings. It is an ideal place to picnic and enjoy life... read more

Golden Beach, winning the Sunshine Coast Clean Beach Challenge and Do The Right Thing litter prevention awards in 2008, highlight the community's respect for this tranquil environment that hugs the shores of the Pumicestone Passage. Here is just perfect for boating, fishing and swimming in... read more

In Mary Valley country behind the Sunshine Coast, Imbil is announced by orderly, hillside pineapple plantations on the 48 kilometre drive south-west from Gympie. A steep haul to the Imbil Lookout presents incomparable, near 360-degree views to Kenilworth, the mountains, and the Sunshine Coast... read more

Jimbour takes its name from Jimbour Station which is a vast pastoral holding that once stretched from the Bunya Mountains to the Condamine River. While the community of Jimbour is small, there is nothing small about the heritage-listed homestead of French classic design and built of sandstone... read more

Arriving in Kandanga, it is easy to imagine the roar of sawmills, the rattle of cream carriers or the chug of trucks carrying pineapples to the station. However, imagination is essential, as these noises echoed through Kandanga in the 1940s and 1950s. Now this quiet township standing on placid... read more

Kawana Waters is home to one of the region's premier sports and entertainment precincts that includes Stockland Park and the Lake Kawana Community Centre. Both host major events year round. The man made waterway of Lake Kawana has become popular with a number of water sports including kayaking... read more

Marcoola Beach is located just north of Maroochy River and boasts quiet uncrowded beaches, which are best suited for serious surfers and walkers. Marcoola Beach is a great escape to unwind for a quiet barbecue or picnic with it's open grassy parkland, shady trees and children's park... read more

Mooloolah is located off the Steve Irwin Way (formerly Glass House Mountains Tourist Drive) via Mooloolah Connection Road with neighbouring communities of Glenview and Palmview being located just off the M1. Mooloolah is aboriginal for 'black snake'. It is a peaceful, rural town... read more

Nambour was settled in the 1860's by miners disappointed after the poor returns from the goldfields at Gympie, just north. Today it is a thriving rural community a short distance west of the Coast, and houses many government offices and public facilities such as the Nambour Hospital... read more

Set in the heart of an arts and craft hub which typifies Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, the small rural town of Palmwoods is at the crossroads of the region's tourist network. Set in a mosaic of avocado, custard apples and pawpaw orchards, orange groves, and banana plantations... read more

About 13 kilometres south of Noosa Heads, Peregian Beach is one of a string of lovely beaches between Noosa and Coolum. Just over the sand hills at the southern end of the beach you'll find Peregian Environmental Park, an area of wallum heath which bursts into a colourful profusion of wildflowers... read more

Head to the style, ease and laidback atmosphere that makes Sunshine Beach such a popular choice for visitors to Noosa. Once known as Golden Beach, Sunshine Beach is renowned for its sand, surf and the ambience of its stylish boutiques, cafes and restaurants. Join the local cafe society –... read more

Tewantin is a small, friendly village located on the Noosa River and is the launching point for the vehicular ferry to the Noosa North Shore, the Great Sandy National Park and Fraser Island. Historic Tewantin was originally a timber town and the river port for the Noosa area... read more

Fresh air, peace and tranquillity. That's what is on offer in the small hamlet of Witta. Witta, once known as Teutoburgh in the 1880s, was first settled by German immigrants. The name Teutoburgh came from a nearby German mission. Witta offers the chance to stroll the few streets that... read more

Woombye used to be called Cobb's Camp due to the fact that it was a staging post for the Cobb & Co coaches. The local pub celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2000, and is certainly worth a visit. It is home to luscious sub-tropical fruit - and popular Macadamia Nut... read more