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In September 2009, we drove the Sunshine Coast which is one hour north of Brisbane.  It is an area of small towns with interesting names - Bribie Island, Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Mudjimba, Yandina, Eumundi, Beerwah, Coolum, Noosa and Cooloola. It is the gateway to the world's largest sand island, Fraser Island. There are all sorts of water activities off the coast from windsurfing, parasailing, yachting, boating, scuba diving, fishing, bush walking, rock climbing, houseboating and picnicking and there are several national parks to explore. One of the biggest attractions on the Sunshine Coast is Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, which is located in Beerwah.  Others are Noosa and Hastings Street, the Noosa National Park and the Noosa Everglades, the Eumundi Markets which are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay (you can feed dolphins there), Fraser Island, the Great Sandy Strait, and the historic gold mining town of Gympie. Below are some photos of some of the experiences you can have on the Sunshine Coast.

Noosa had become the "go to" town along the Sunshine Coast!

Left:  Noosa National Park Beach and right: the beach at Coolum are two areas you can explore on the Sunshine Coast.

Coolum is also home to the Australian PGA championships.

Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is located in Beerwah which is one hour north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast. There are over 1,000 animals and ten shows daily.

Noosa Everglades

Glass House Moutains

Bush Creek

Above are some of the scenes from the national parks along the Sunshine coast.  

A view from of the Sunshine Coast Wine Trail.

You can go diving with grey white sharks at Wolf Rock or visit Underwater World. 

What a way to see a beach - on a camel. Leave it to the Aussies!

Above photos courtesy of the Sunshine Coast Tourism.

Here are some fun things that you can do on Rainbow Beach on the Sunshine Coast.   Sky diving,
watching whales (August to mid-November), surfing, and parasailing.

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Gympie is an old mining town and here are a couple of photos from that town. Left:  Miner's sculpture and above the Rattler Steam Train.

At Tin Can Bay, you can feed dolphins (above)  or rent a Tin Can Bay houseboat and sail the Great Sandy Strait looking for dugongs.  

Thanks to Amanda at Cooloola Regional Development Bureau for the above photos of Rainbow Beach, Gympie and Tin Can Bay.

Below are some links to Sunshine Coast websites. We can book all the hotels
and tour operators are listed below.

The Sunshine Coast: 
www.tourismsunshinecoast.com.au
Gympie Cooloola Tourism:
www.cooloola.org.au
Gympie: 
www.gympie.qld.gov.au
Noosa:  
www.visitnoosa.com.au
Noosa Everglade Tours:
www.thediscoverygroup.com.au
The Great Sandy Strait Video: 
www.cooloola.org.au/Destinations/Great_Sandy_Strait/Great_Sandy_Strait.aspx
Seasons restaurant, Noosa:  
www.seasonrestaurant.com.au
Eumundi Markets:
www.eumundimarkets.com.au
Tin Can Bay:  
www.tincanbaytourism.org.au
Tin Can Bay Houseboats: 
www.tincanbayhouseboats.com.au
Rainbow Beach Hotel:
www.plantationresortatrainbow.com.au
Hyatt Regency Coolum - home to the Australian PGA championship: 
www.coolum.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Fraser Island:  
http://fraserisland.net
 

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