Kenilworth Tourist Drive 22

Start of the Kenilworth Tourist Drive 22

Kenilworth Tourist Drive 22 is a 70-kilometre drive, starting from Maleny. The tourist drive heads through small towns, including Kenilworth, ending at the Bruce Highway near Eumundi. The tourist drive is 70 kilometres, however, you will likely travel further visiting various destinations along the way. The Blackall Range Tourist Drive 23 travels through Maleny. You … Read more

Big Macadamia Nut

Big Macadamia Nut at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

As big things go, the Big Macadamia Nut isn’t one of the classics known for starting the big things “thing”, however, it has been around for almost as long as it’s more well-known sibling, The Big Pineapple. Built in 1978, only 7 years after the Big Pineapple, the Big Macadamia Nut added to the then … Read more

Blackall Range Tourist Drive 23

Start of the Blackall Range Tourist Drive

Blackall Range Tourist Drive 23 is a 55-kilometre drive, starting at the turnoff into Landsborough off Steve Irwin Way. From Landsborough, it climbs up the Blackall Range to Maleny, then follows the tops of the range northward through Montville and Mapleton. The tourist drive then heads back down the range into Nambour and finishing near … Read more

Crystal Waters

Early morning green grass field with bushland in the background behind a dam, taken at Crystal Waters Conondale

Crystal Waters Eco Village is set on 640 acres of bushland at the headwaters of the Mary River. Located in Conondale between Maleny, Woodford and Kenilworth, Crystal Waters is in a beautiful rural setting that feels even further away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The village is a mix of privately owned … Read more

Thrill Hill Waterslide

Thrill Hill Waterslide amusement park in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland

When you think of theme parks in Queensland, you tend to think of the big ones – Movie World, Sea World , and Dreamworld. There is also the big water park, Wet’n’Wild . The Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, may not have fun parks to the same size but it does have Aussie World . … Read more

Resort

Entrance to the Raintrees Resort near Moffat Beach Caloundra

Raintrees Resort is tucked in behind Moffat Beach with a short walkway to shortcut through to the beach. Options of two or three bedroom apartments, the resort is suitable for couples, families, or groups. Accommodation on offer is what you would expect from typical apartment-based resorts with self-sufficient indoor amenities. The kitchens have full-sized fridge, … Read more

Moffat Beach

Moffat Beach at Caloundra Sunshine Coast

When visiting Caloundra, you are gifted with a choice of beaches to select from. Moffat Beach is between the the apartment centre of Caloundra where Kings Beach is located, and the caravan park centred Dicky Beach . This doesn’t save it from the summer months popularity bringing many to the beach during the holiday season. … Read more