Noosa Trail Network

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 mountain peaks, bushland … [Read more...]

A tale of two mountains

Looking south from the summit of Mt Coolum. Image John Burrows

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 (Kabi … [Read more...]

Is eco tourism saving the whales?

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By Valerie Lewis President of the Sunshine Coast Environment Council All over the globe, people gather in their hundreds on boats, or are taken swimming with the sole purpose of watching one of their favourite cetaceans, whales. This activity has expanded to such an extent that it is now considered to be a major eco-tourism endeavour in all … [Read more...]

Illustrating ecotourism

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Illustrations depicting ecotourism. Click on the images below. … [Read more...]