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Mt Ninderry and the Cute Town of Yandina

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The Sunshine Coast of Australia is teeming with easily accessible hikes that involve climbing. We’d had our sights set on Mt Ninderry near the cute Queensland town of Yandina for a while and when friends came to visit us at Coolum, it was all systems go. Find the perfect Sunshine Coast Beach for you here. …

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Monto Qld Gateway to Cania Gorge

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South of Cania Gorge on the Burnett Highway is the cute country town of Monto Qld, the most northern and youngest town in the North Burnett region. With a current population of around 1,500, it came into being in 1924 with land plot handovers to soldiers returning from WWI. On arrival I suggest dropping into …

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Dululu Free Camp in Central Queensland Australia

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Free Camping is never far from the thoughts of travellers camping or caravanning in Australia. Sprinkling free camps liberally amongst paid caravan park stays is a great way of keeping costs down. South of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, the Burnett Highway leaves the coast and the Bruce Highway behind and heads inland to a great …

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Cania Gorge National Park

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Halfway between Biloela and Monto Queensland, on the Burnett Highway, Cania Gorge National Park is a landscape carved out of sandstone by water. It is 3000 hectares of sandstone rock faces, towering gums, open woodland and fern fringed secluded pools. The gorge has eight well-signed and maintained walking tracks ranging from 20 minutes to 8 …

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Townsville Tourist and Lifestyle Village – A Budget Travel Review

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This week, six months after our move south, we’ve returned to our home-town to visit family and attend the annual Palm Creek Folk Festival. This gave us the perfect opportunity to stay at and review Townsville Tourist and Lifestyle Village. Townsville is Australia’s largest urban centre outside of the Sunshine Coast some 1300km to the south. It shelters in …

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Mossman Gorge Walk Destination Guide

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Updated May 2018. At 135 million years old, Mossman Gorge forms part of the oldest surviving rainforest in Australia and the world.  From Mossman, the world heritage listed Daintree Rainforest begins its northward journey to Cape Tribulation and a rendezvous with Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. This post provides all the details and images needed to …

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Best Cafes Sunshine Coast for Coffee Cakes and Friendly Service

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Since shifting from Townsville in North Queensland to Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast, we’ve been exploring near and far and have learned a lot. Many hours have been spent chasing furniture for our home and in the course of our travels we’ve inadvertently found the best Cafes on the Sunshine Coast. It is not …

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Jellies at Coolum Beach

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Sea Jellies or Blubbers are appearing like blobs of Alien gloop at Coolum Beach. I’ve seen bright blue Jellies before, but this batch is in the brown colour range. There are many different species with the biggest I’ve seen measuring 35 cm across, ranging down in size to a cute 6cm. They are harmless to …

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