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Impossible to top: Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, with the Hazards mountain chain huddled behind it.

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Here are the world's most perfect beaches, with one to suit your tastes whatever they may be.

Senior couple holding hands on beach at sunset
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Mama Holiday: 'post-traumatic' holidays

Mum had cancer. She had months to live. This type of family travel is rarely discussed.

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Cycling Mallacoota

Get going: the cycle of your life

Explore Victoria's Wilderness Coast on a four-day cycling tour from Mallacoota to Cape Conran.

  • by BELINDA JACKSON
Golden Beach, Caloundra, Queensland.

Crocs and awe

Bindi Irwin stars in a cast of attractions on a family trip to Caloundra, writes Debbie Neilson-Hunter.

Scenic ... the view from Pumicestone Passage.

Zoom with a spectacular view

Jane E. Fraser ignores her survival instincts to explore a Sunshine Coast marine park by power-ski.

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Caloundra - Fast Facts

<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b> <br> <b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b> <br> In recent times Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town - units with ocean views, senior citizens making their way carefully along the beachfront, old men tossing fishing lines in Pumicestone Channel - it has now become a mixture of young commuters (it is only 91 km north of Brisbane via a four-lane highway), holiday makers and retirees, with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria. The population, for example, has ballooned from 2800 in 1961 to around 25,000 today (with about 70,000 in the local government area which covers 1100 square kilometres), with growth exploding from around 1986. This demographic expansion has been accompanied by commercial growth, which also caters to around 50,000 visitors who arrive over each summer. The local economy revolves around tourism, clothing production, building supplies, boat, coach an

Caloundra - Eat

<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b> <br> <b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b> <br> In recent times Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town - units with ocean views, senior citizens making their way carefully along the beachfront, old men tossing fishing lines in Pumicestone Channel - it has now become a mixture of young commuters (it is only 91 km north of Brisbane via a four-lane highway), holiday makers and retirees, with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria. The population, for example, has ballooned from 2800 in 1961 to around 25,000 today (with about 70,000 in the local government area which covers 1100 square kilometres), with growth exploding from around 1986. This demographic expansion has been accompanied by commercial growth, which also caters to around 50,000 visitors who arrive over each summer. The local economy revolves around tourism, clothing production, building supplies, boat, coach an

Caloundra - Sleep

<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b> <br> <b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b> <br> Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town it has now become a mixture of young commuters, holiday makers and retirees, with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria.

Caloundra with the Glass House Mountains in the background

Caloundra - Places to See

<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b> <br> <b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b> <br> In recent times Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town - units with ocean views, senior citizens making their way carefully along the beachfront, old men tossing fishing lines in Pumicestone Channel - it has now become a mixture of young commuters (it is only 91 km north of Brisbane via a four-lane highway), holiday makers and retirees, with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria. The population, for example, has ballooned from 2800 in 1961 to around 25,000 today (with about 70,000 in the local government area which covers 1100 square kilometres), with growth exploding from around 1986. This demographic expansion has been accompanied by commercial growth, which also caters to around 50,000 visitors who arrive over each summer. The local economy revolves around tourism, clothing production, building supplies, boat, coach an

Caloundra - Culture and History

<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b> <br> <b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b> <br> In recent times Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town - units with ocean views, senior citizens making their way carefully along the beachfront, old men tossing fishing lines in Pumicestone Channel - it has now become a mixture of young commuters (it is only 91 km north of Brisbane via a four-lane highway), holiday makers and retirees, with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria. The population, for example, has ballooned from 2800 in 1961 to around 25,000 today (with about 70,000 in the local government area which covers 1100 square kilometres), with growth exploding from around 1986. This demographic expansion has been accompanied by commercial growth, which also caters to around 50,000 visitors who arrive over each summer. The local economy revolves around tourism, clothing production, building supplies, boat, coach an