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The Noosa Mardi Gras Recovery Week takes place over a 7 day period with events that take place in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane the capital of Queensland. Here is a brief overview of what there is to see and enjoy:

Noosa and the Sunshine Coast

Noosa lays claim to being the most gay friendly resort town in Australia. Its world renowned restaurants, boutique shopping, pristine beaches and national parks offer the discerning traveller a wide choice of experiences.

Surrounded by Noosa National Park, low-rise and leafy, Noosa is a rare coastal holiday destination with a commitment to preserving its natural environment. Visitors enjoy Noosa’s pristine beaches, the prestige shopping and dining along the renowned Hastings Street and catch glimpses of koalas living in the trees overlooking Noosa’s Laguna Bay. Alexandria Bay is the regions unofficial nude beach and is accessed via a stunning coastal walk through the Noosa national park.

The Noosa hinterland is a dramatic landscape of rolling hills and mountains formed by long-extinct volcanoes, and the world’s largest sand island, Fraser Island, is on our doorstep. Noosa’s natural beauty and our commitment to it was has been recognised as a World Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). For more localised information visit www.visitnoosa.com.au

The Sunshine Coast region covers a large area of tourist attractions from Noosa to Caloundra. Australia Zoo, Underwater World, The Ginger factory, the Eumundi markets, the Glasshouse mountains, and the hinterland craft centers at Montville and Maleny. For more info visit http://www.visitsunshinecoast.com.au/

The gay social life usually centers around the popular beaches at Peregian and Alexandria Bay. Regular events throughout the area with regular evenings at the 240V Nightclub at Mooloolaba, for additional information visit: www.gaysunshinecoast.com.au