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Noosa

A chic beach town on the Sunshine Coast, with gentle surf, a coastal national park walk where koalas sit in the gums, and the Noosa River.

Photo: StormcrowMithrandir · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Nov
Our full guide to Noosa is being written. It's on the Queensland list as Worth a Detour.

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