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The Shore Sundowner Lounge
Posted: 14 Sep 2017
The Shore Sundowner Lounge at @novoteltwinwatersresort opens in a week, put it in the diary!! Join us during the school holidays from 4pm!!
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New Camping, Caravanning and Glamping Resort
Rivershore Resort Maroochydore
Posted: 28 Jun 2016
Queensland's first five-star luxury "glamping", caravanning and camping resort is the latest tourism operation to call the Sunshine Coast home.
rivershore resort is under construction at Diddilibah and when complete in mid-2016 it will o...
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Rivershore Resort Maroochydore
Posted: 28 Jun 2016
rivershore resort was introduced to the Sunshine Coast last Friday when 7 News Sunshine Coast covered the story in their 6pm bulletin!
http://www.rivershore.com.au/news/rivershore-resort-on-7-news-sunshine-coast
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Xperiences has over 10 years history in entertaining & training the corporate/ leisure industry and Outdoor education around the world. Now based here in Sunny Queensland, our own office being an Adventure in itself. Complete with everything from High Ropes to Raft challenges, team building activiti...
Cotton Tree Holiday Park
Cotton Tree Holiday Park is a family holiday favourite. Located right on the sandy banks of the Maroochy River it provides a whole host of water sport activity such as sailboard riding and sailing. The river also provides the angler with 'all year round' catches of a variety of fish species. Cott...
Maroochy River Cruises
Sunshine Coast river scenic tours - an unforgettable experience. Imagine for a moment, the wonderful feeling of being amongst the beauty of nature, far from the business of life. See a beautiful Azure Kingfisher or the perfect form of a majestic Sea Eagle in flight. You take a breath, you relax, you...
Paradise Seaplanes
Our most popular flight departs the Maroochy River, soars over the Mooloolaba harbour and follows the beautiful coastline to Caloundra at Moffat Heads then returns to gently touch down on the crystal clear waters of the Maroochy River. This unique adventure for young and old includes the thrill of t...
About Maroochydore
Maroochydore, which sits along the Sunshine Coast is one of the major commercial urban areas in Queensland. If you are a shopaholic, this is the place to be. With the famous Sunshine Plaza at its center, this urban area has a huge bus exchange here also, so it’s easy to get to, making it convenient for tourists to travel to all the other areas of the Coast from Maroochydore.
Andrew Petrie, an explorer from the 1800s, named Maroochydore after the black swans in 1842. He even built the first house here and opened a sawmill on the beautiful riverbank. Later on, there was a post office until Petrie closed his mill and basically abandoned the land. Afterward, a surveyor purchased the land and subdivided it into what is now an exquisite seaside resort and urban center that is the heart of the Sunshine Coast.
Actually, Maroochydore is one of the main places where Australians will go for their holiday since it was the very first holiday resort along the Sunshine Coast. It seems to be the mecca of holiday industry out of all the different resort towns in the area. There is so much to see and do here, especially if shopping is on your itinerary. No one can claim to be bored in a place like this.
The thing is, an itinerary isn’t really needed. The relaxed atmosphere is breath-taking. Sitting on your balcony from a luxury apartment or on the beach watching the surf, Maroochydore is filled with fun and sunshine. If you love shopping, plan to spend the day at the Sunshine Plaza, with its outdoor areas surrounded by a waterway. Alfresco eateries, paddle boats, and chain stores can be found here. Girls night out at the Plaza sounds heavenly. Or, guys night out if shopping isn’t your thing. Take the ladies and relax on the paddleboats or at one of the many eateries.
If you are looking for beaches and surfing, clean water that is so calm, and parklands along the water that make you want to come back each year for another holiday, Maroochydore is the place to be.
