Why Go?It’s not called the Sunshine Coast for nothing: the 100 golden kilometres stretching from the tip of Bribie Island to the Cooloola Coast are aglow with glimmering coastlines, hot surf spots and a warm populace for whom smiles are de rigueur…and shoes démodé. Stylish Noosa boasts a so-phisticated dining and resort scene, while Mooloolaba, with its popular beach, outdoor eateries and cafes, is a long-time favourite with holidaying Australian families.

The ethereal Glass House Mountains loom over the seascape, while further north, the Blackall Range offers a change of scenery with thick forests, lush pastures and quaint villages. The Sunshine Coast is also home to one of the world’s great wildlife sanctuaries, the iconic Australia Zoo.

Noosa & the Sunshine Coast

When to Go

May Satisfy culi-nary cravings at the Noosa Inter-national Food & Wine Festival.

Sep Noosa’s streets fill with music during the four-day Noosa Jazz Festival.

Dec Celebrate the end of the year with folks who like folk at the Woodford Folk Festival.

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Best Places to Eat¨¨ Little Humid (p340)

¨¨ Berardo’s (p340)

¨¨ Bohemian Bungalow (p355)

¨¨ Mooloolaba Fish Market (p349)

¨¨ Up Front Club (p356)

Best Places to Stay¨¨ Secrets on the Lake (p353)

¨¨ Islander Noosa Resort (p338)

¨¨ YHA Halse Lodge (p338)

¨¨ Glass House Mountains Ecolodge (p343)

¨¨ Maroochydore Beach Motel (p348)

Noosa ........................336Bribie Island .............. 342Glass House Mountains .................343Caloundra ..................344Mooloolaba & Maroochydore ...........346Eumundi .................... 354Sunshine Coast Hinterland ................. 355

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Noosa & the Sunshine Coast Highlights1 Hiking the coastal track at Noosa National Park (p336).

2 Sampling gourmet beach fare in one of Noosa’s swish restaurants (p338).

3 Surfing, sunning and lapping up the beach-cafe scene in Mooloolaba (p346).

4 Visiting the wild critters at Australia Zoo (p344).

5 Finding far-out treasures at the Eumundi markets (p354).

6 Donning flares, kaftans and wild, new-age hippie chic at the wonderful Woodford Folk Festival (p355).

7 Hiking to the summit of Mt Beerwah in the Glass House Mountains National Park (p343).

8 Canoeing and exploring the Cooloola Section of the Great Sandy National Park (p353).