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• Alexandra Headland

Alexandra Headland, known by the locals as 'Alex', is a small coastal community situated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The Town has a... read more

• Amamoor

At first glance, Amamoor, just a 15 minute drive outside Gympie, seems like nothing more than a tiny village that comes alive just once... read more

• Beerburrum

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... read more

• Beerwah

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... read more

• Bli Bli

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... read more

• Boreen Point

Boreen Point is a relaxed village on the shores of lovely Lake Cootharaba. The largest lake of the Noosa River system, Cootharaba is the... read more

• Bribie Island

Naturally beautiful, Bribie Island and its surrounding waters is a true showpiece of the Moreton Bay area. Bribie is the northern-most... read more

• Buderim

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... read more

• Caloundra

Gateway to southern Queensland's winter playground of the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, just 96 kilometres north of Brisbane, is wealthy... read more

• Conondale

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... read more

• Coolum Beach

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... read more

• Cooran

Sometimes there is more to little country towns than first meets the eye. About three kilometres from the Bruce Highway, Cooran is one... read more

• Cooroy

This traditional country town with its prize winning streetscaping and community artwork is worth a visit with its urban village like atmosphere... read more

• Eumundi

Every Saturday and Wednesday, come rain, hail or shine, the population of Eumundi explodes from 500 residents to several thousand as visitors... read more

• Flaxton

Flaxton is a tiny village where you will find lovely arts and crafts and excellent devonshire teas and lunches. Surrounding the many avocado... read more

• Forest Glen

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... read more

• Glasshouse Mountains

The Glasshouse Mountains are found in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They are actually the cores of 20 million year old... read more

• Golden Beach

Golden Beach, winning the Sunshine Coast Clean Beach Challenge and Do The Right Thing litter prevention awards in 2008, highlight the community's... read more

• Gympie

As the heritage and cultural centre of the Cooloola Region, Gympie boasts a tradition that few areas in Queensland can offer. A city of... read more

• Imbil

In Mary Valley country behind the Sunshine Coast, Imbil is announced by orderly, hillside pineapple plantations on the 48 kilometre drive... read more

• Jimbour

Jimbour takes its name from Jimbour Station which is a vast pastoral holding that once stretched from the Bunya Mountains to the Condamine... read more

• Kandanga

Arriving in Kandanga, it is easy to imagine the roar of sawmills, the rattle of cream carriers or the chug of trucks carrying pineapples... read more

• Kawana Waters

Kawana Waters is home to one of the region's premier sports and entertainment precincts that includes Stockland Park and the Lake Kawana... read more

• Kenilworth

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... read more

• Landsborough

Landsborough, gateway to the Blackall Range and to the Mary Valley, is one of the historic townships of the Sunshine Coast. From 1868, it... read more

• Maleny

The delightful, Sunshine Coast hinterland village of Maleny lies in picture postcard dairy country, interspersed with rainforests, high... read more

• Mapleton

Situated in the heart of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, the scenic drive to Mapleton from Maleny, taking in Montville and Flaxton, is one... read more

• Marcoola Beach

Marcoola Beach is located just north of Maroochy River and boasts quiet uncrowded beaches, which are best suited for serious surfers and... read more

• Maroochydore

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... read more

• Montville

Montville was first settled in 1887 and is today known by some as the "Creative Heart of the Sunshine Coast". This charming village... read more

• Mooloolaba

Blessed with a heady mix of ocean beaches, riverfront, variety of restaurants and nighteries, Mooloolaba is a popular, central Sunshine... read more

• Mooloolah

Mooloolah is located off the Steve Irwin Way (formerly Glass House Mountains Tourist Drive) via Mooloolah Connection Road with neighbouring... read more

• Nambour

Nambour was settled in the 1860's by miners disappointed after the poor returns from the goldfields at Gympie, just north... read more

• Noosa Heads

Noosa is the heart of Queensland's Sunshine Coast and offers the discerning traveller a sophisticated and indulgent holiday... read more

• Noosaville

Noosaville is located on the Noosa River and is the departure point for cruises along the Noosa River System to Lake Cootharaba and the... read more

• Palmwoods

Set in the heart of an arts and craft hub which typifies Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, the small rural town of Palmwoods is... read more

• Peregian Beach

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... read more

• Pomona

Nestled at the foot of Mount Cooroora, Pomona is a relaxed country town with some pleasant easy walking tracks around the delightful parks... read more

• Rainbow Beach

This is heavenly sub-tropical, coastal country - about 107 kilometres north of Noosa - where the fishing, boating, surfing, prawning and... read more

• Sunshine Beach

Head to the style, ease and laidback atmosphere that makes Sunshine Beach such a popular choice for visitors to Noosa. Once known as Golden... read more

• Tewantin

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... read more

• Witta

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... read more

• Woombye

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... read more

• Yandina

This is the famous 'Ginger Town' just up the road from Nambour, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, which boasts some of the most beautiful... read more