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Noosa Trail Network

It’s hard to resist the beach at Noosa, but for an adventure off the beaten track you must travel west a little way into the hinterland.
Exploring here has become a lot easier with the establishment of the Noosa Trail Network. It offers 106 kilometres of trail through a smorgasbord of landscapes – rolling hills and [...]

Cycling to the Woodford Folk Festival

When you stage an event that regularly attracts more than 100,000 people over six days, it makes sense to encourage patrons to travel lightly and leave their cars at home. This helps to cut back on those worrying carbon emissions, reduces congestion and makes the festival experience more pleasant for everyone.
With this in mind, the [...]

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World Environment Day Festival news
Outrage over Sustainable Planning Bill
Latest Group Profile – PAGE
Eco Adventures – A tale of two mountains
Carbon, climate and koalas
Eco watch – clean coal
Exploring the past – climbing Mount Coolum in 1927
Whales and eco tourism
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A tale of two mountains

Mount Coolum and Mount Ninderry are two very striking peaks visible from many parts of the Sunshine Coast, close to each other – only 10 kilometres as the crow flies – but very different in character and offering very different experiences for the eco adventurer.
They’re closely connected in the Dreamtime tale of the Gubbi Gubbi [...]

Exploring the Conondales

Not too far inland from the coast is a lush green wonderland of mountains, forest and crystal-clear streams flowing through hidden gorges – the Conondales. It’s the largest area of sub-tropical rainforest on the Sunshine Coast and a must for exploring.
Access is most convenient from Maleny, but it’s good to approach from the north following [...]

Noosa River

Canoeing the Noosa River, with blue sky and every detail of riverbank vegetation exactly mirrored on the river’s surface, is an unforgettable experience. The entire river is worth exploring, but it’s the upper reaches, contained in the Great Sandy National Park, which attract the eco-adventurer.
Here you’ll find a wilderness which is about as pristine as [...]

Glasshouse Mountains

The Glasshouses,writes John Burrows, is the impressive collection of peaks jutting up from the coastal plain west of the Pumicestone Passage. They have plenty to offer if you’re after an outdoor experience…