Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast is a coastal region located in South East Queensland. The Sunshine Coast is about 1 hour drive north of Brisbane and 2 hours drive north of the Gold Coast. The Sunshine Coast region is home to more individual national parks than any other region in Queensland including Mapleton Falls National Park, Kondalilla National Park, The Glasshouse Mountains National Park, Noosa National Park, and the Great Sandy National Park, which includes vast sections on Fraser Island.

Stretching for 65 kilometres are the sandy beaches of the Sunshine Coast, extending from Caloundra (approx 30 mins south) to the trendy Noosa and Noosaville (approx 30 mins north of the Sunshine Coast "centre"). Visitors to the Sunshine Coast can't go past Noosa and its surrounding centres: these include Noosaville, Noosa Heads, Noosa Junction and Sunshine Beach.

Where to stay

Noosa, Sunshine Coast
Noosa, Noosa Heads, Hastings Street, abounds with delightful cafes and restaurants to boutiques and all types of holiday resort accommodation...

Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast
Maroochydore offers a mix of surf beach and the calm waters of the Maroochy River whose southern bank forms a number of parkland and picnic spots...

Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast
Alexandra Headland, known by the locals as 'Alex', is a small coastal community situated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast near Mooloolaba ...

Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
Caloundra lays claim to 10 of Queensland's most popular patrolled beaches as well as beautiful rainforests and numerous botanical and national parks...

Marcoola, Sunshine Coast
A small town, Marcoola offers much to do as it is centrally located on the Sunshine Coast, making it close to all attractions...

Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast
Mooloolaba is a great place to enjoy a holiday by the seaside. Mooloolaba Beach was recently voted Queensland's Cleanest Beach...

Buddina, Sunshine Coast
The eastern half of Buddina fronts the Pacific Ocean, with a long stretch of beaches, whilst the western half of the suburb is a canal neighbourhood....

Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast
Coolum Beach is a popular day trip and holiday destination. The town is focused around the beach which is patrolled by life savers and offers swimming and surfing, in its day it is known as one of the best breaks in Queensland...