Any excuse to go to the Scenic Rim is good enough for us. The latest excuse was the Kalbar Sunflower Festival. Every year, for a long weekend only, Kalbar welcomes thousands of people to enjoy its incredible display of sunflowers. It doesn’t last long enough and when it is on, it’s a do not miss event for anyone who enjoys the beauty of sunflowers. One million...
We headed back to the Scenic Rim again over the Christmas holidays and while there, we decided to hike another one of the many peaks that the rim has to offer, Mount Greville. Mount Greville was a peak that I had on my hiking bucket list for two reasons. Firstly, every time we’ve visited the Moogerah Dam in the past, Mount Greville always looked so impressive, rising...
Last Update: September 2026 Noosa is one of the most popular holiday destinations on the Sunshine Coast, and for good reason. With beautiful beaches, coastal walks, the Noosa River, nearby hinterland villages and the incredible Noosa Everglades, there is much more to Noosa than Hastings Street and Main Beach. We’ve lived on the Sunshine Coast for several years now...
Last Update: October 2026 When we first moved to Brisbane, we didn’t know much about Toowoomba. We knew it only as a Queensland hinterland town. But one day I became curious and decided to research it a bit more. Was it worth exploring, I wondered? As I researched it, one thing kept popping up about Toowoomba and that was the yearly Carnival of Flowers. That alone...
Last Updated: October 2026 One of the best things about living in South East Queensland is having so many beautiful places right on our doorstep, and the Scenic Rim is definitely one of them. Just a short drive from Brisbane, this stunning region is filled with rolling hills, ancient rainforests, charming country towns, spectacular mountain scenery and excellent...
Last Updated: September 2026 Since we moved to Queensland, we’ve been discovering a lot of small coastal towns that we didn’t previously know about. The small and charming seaside town of Bargara is one of them. Bargara is a 13-kilometre drive from Bundaberg, through lush sugarcane fields. It’s about a 4.5 hour drive north of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city...
Earlier this year, we finally got a chance to hike Mt Maroon. When we first visited the Scenic Rim after moving to Brisbane, I had my eyes on this mountain from the moment I saw it. However, it took us over a year to finally get a chance to hike it. We’d read a lot about it. It looked and sounded challenging, but that’s exactly what I like in a hike! So, I was so...
Last Updated: September 2026 Maleny is one of our favourite places in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and somewhere we return to again and again. Living on the Sunshine Coast, we’ve visited Maleny countless times over the years, whether it’s for a walk through the rainforest, lunch with a view, a swim at Gardners Falls or simply a wander through town. Surrounded by...
Last Update: September 2026 Magnetic Island, or Maggie as the locals call it, is a little piece of paradise just 20 minutes off the coast of Townsville, Northern Queensland. With twenty-three beautiful sandy bays, coral reefs, and a huge population of koalas, it’s a surprise Magnetic Island has somehow remained a hidden gem after all these years. The first time I...
Last Update: September 2026 One of my favourites things to do, is to walk along the beach for miles. There is no shortage of beaches here in Queensland. What’s even better is walking for miles on a deserted beach. We recently visited Woodgate Beach and found it perfect for endless beach walks without a soul in sight. The small coastal settlement of Woodgate Beach is...