Noosa beaches the best

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year and have a few days off to relax and hit the beach, as I'm doing.

I wasn't at all surprised to see that Noosa was recently voted the best place in Australia for a beach holiday, in a public vote through the travel website TakeABreak.com.au. Those of us who are lucky enough to live here, and those who have holidayed here, know that Noosa beaches take a lot of beating. For those who aren't familiar with the area, here's a rough guide...

Noosa Main Beach: This is the best option for famillies or those who are not confident in the surf, as it has gentle waves and is patrolled by surf lifesavers (some of whom are an attraction in themselves!) This is also the best place to take a surf lesson if you're a beginner, as you don't have to contend with big surf. Main Beach also has the advantage of being adjacent to the accommodation, restaurants, bars and shops of Hastings Street.

National Park beaches: There are several beaches in the headland section of the Noosa National Park, up the hill from Hastings Street, including the unofficial nudist beach Alexandria Bay. These beaches are gorgeous, and again popular with surfers, but they are unpatrolled, so you need to go carefully.

Sunshine Beach: Another patrolled beach, equally beautiful but with much bigger surf. The beach stretches for 15 kilometres and is very popular with surfers, particularly up towards the headland. Sunshine Beach is where a lot of Noosa's many resident celebrities choose to live.

Peregian Beach: About 10 kilometres south of Sunshine Beach, heading down the coast road, you'll find Peregian, another patrolled surf beach. Peregian Beach has a great village feel and plenty of shops and cafes when you've had enough of the sand.

Eastern beaches: The long, long stretch between Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach is divided into Sunrise Beach, Castaways Beach and Marcus Beach. These beaches are not patrolled but are the place to go if you want plenty of space or a long walk on the sand. The stretch around Castaways and Marcus is also a designated dog walking beach, where you can let them off the lead, and is popular with kitesurfers.

Noosa North Shore: You can drive on this long stretch of beach on the northern side of Noosa (cross on the ferry at Tewantin), as well as fish, surf and camp. It's known for its coloured sand cliffs and you feel like you're miles away, even though it only takes about 10 minutes to get there.

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Comments

[Mark]

sure sounds the best and specially for family