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Population: 14,000, Height above sea level: 15m Latitude: 26.2500 Longitude: 153.0700 Location: 155 north of Brisbane Highway: Bruce Hwy Nearest Major Town: Noosa Heads Nearest Airport: Mooloolaba Touring Area: Sunshine Coast |
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Noosa and Noosa Heads are popular resort towns at the northern edge of the Sunshine Coast
north of Brisbane.
During the 1970's and 80s Noosa Heads developed as one of Australia's premier resorts and today is
internationally renowned for its blend of tropical rainforest, wilderness areas, pristine beaches,
fashionable boulevard and unique casual lifestyle and atmosphere. Nearby attractions include the Noosa National Park which surrounds the southern perimeter of Noosa Heads, and contains abundant wildlife including koalas, superb beaches with golden sands, inland waterways and canals, and the Noosa River and lakes area. Ferries and launches ply the waterways offering plenty of opportunity to explore the town from river and sea, while Hastings Street runs adjacent to the beach and is renowned for its boutique shops, many restaurants and cafes, and its tree lined appearance. Noosa heads is now an internationally recognised resort area offering a superb range of accommodation and facilities with year round temperate weather. Of a night, Hastings Street resemble a glow worm cave as candles flicker from the many restaurants and cafes along its length. Soft lighting, abundant trees, hundreds of holiday makers, and warm days and nights create an atmosphere not found elsewhere. A visit to Noosa is a memory to cherish. Tewantin, 6 km. up-river from Noosa was first settled as a timber source in the 1870's and timber was carted from Noosa to Brisbane by barge and ship. Eumundi, 20 minutes west of Noosa Heads has one of Australia's largest markets, held each Saturday, and offering an enormous and diverse range of crafts and produce from around 400 individual stalls. Musicians and buskers create a carnival atmosphere and the whole main street comes alive to the thousands who visit to see and buy. (See Eumundi). PLACES OF INTEREST: This park features rocky headlands, walking trails lead to lookouts where unusual rock formations and extensive panoramas can be seen, and there is a surfing beach MAJOR EVENTS MARCH JUNE JULY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES: 
ACCOMMODATION SEARCHINFORMATION CENTRE: Hastings St. Noosa Heads. 4567 Ph 07 5447 4988 HOW TO GET THERE: BY CAR By Car along the Bruce Highway from North or South and turn in at Eumundi. From the south you can turn onto the Sunshine Motorway which travels east of the Bruce Hwy and follows the Sunshine Coast and the towns of Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Alexandra Headland. From the north you can also turn off at Cooroy and enter through the Blackall Range. AIRPORTS Brisbane is a domestic and international airport with all services. It is around 90 minutes from Noosa Heads. The Sunshine Coast Airport at Mudjimba has regular jet services from Sydney and Melbourne with connections to all capital cities. Light Plane. Airfields will be found at Nambour and Gympie for small and charter planes. RAIL A railway service to and from Nambour to Brisbane operates a regular electric rail service with a travelling time of around 2hrs and 45 mins. COACH Daily regular departures from Brisbane City and the domestic, and international airports, to the Sunshine Coast are operated by Suncoast Pacific Coaches, providing up to 10 services. The time for the trip is around 90 minutes. |
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