The Sunshine Coast is around an hour's drive, north, up the Bruce Highway from Brisbane. The region is primarily comprised of several coastal towns starting at Bongaree, in the Birbie Island National Park, and extending around 80 miles north up to Rainbow Beach, on the border of the Great Sandy National Park. The principal resort towns in the area are Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Marcoola, Coolum, Peregian and the beautiful Noosa. Noosa is a stylish resort and with its celebrity reputation, film festival, 'Noosa Style' design, art and crafts is sometimes referred to as the Mote Carlo of Australia. Hastings Street, the spine of the town, is bounded by both the sea and the Noosa River. Lined with restaurants, hotels, bars boutiques and jewelers it has a cosmopolitan & chic flavour. Noosa also has superb beaches, natural beauty and stunning coastal walks passing secluded bays. Since The Sunshine Coast is not as heavily 'developed' it makes an interesting contrast to the hustle and bustle of the Gold Coast.

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