- Reap the rewards of a unique Sunshine, Fraser or Whitsunday Coast family style experience
- An impressive array of coastal Queensland home styles and host family compositions
- Personalised service to cater for your homestay needs
- Embrace how the Sunshine, Fraser and Whitsunday Coasts locals live
- Receive support and the possibility of on-going friendship with host families
- Hosts offer intimate local knowledge
- Healthy cold buffet breakfast and delicious home-cooked evening meal
- Towel and linen provided weekly
- Enjoy the privacy of your own room with the option of ensuite or shared bathroom
- Choose from a basic or a standard room
- Homestays (on the mainland) are generally within walking distance to public transport
- Packages to suit the most discerning budget
- Enjoy the luxury of having Reflexology, a Remedial Massage or a transformative counselling session in your own room
Sunshine Coast:
The Sunshine Coast ranging from Bribie Island to Noosa is famous for its surf beaches. The eye-catching Glass House Mountains have scenic bushwalks and rock climbing. Towns include Caloundra, Caboolture, Maroochydore, Coolum, Perigian Beach and Noosa Heads.
Noosa Heads:
Spectacular Beauty &Geographical Diversity:
Spectacular Noosa Heads on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is approximately one and a half hour’s drive north of Brisbane. The Noosa Heads region is a breath-taking international destination offering spectacular surf beaches, calm bays, rivers, scenic lakes and lush hinterland. The Noosa area and Noosa National Park are marked by spectacular diversity, natural wonders. Dolphins and diverse bird life.
The renowned beach-side Hastings Street boasts spectacular cuisine and both budget and haute-couture shopping. Relaxed Gympie Terrace by-the-river is bedecked with numerous quality and diverse restaurants.
Every month, the renowned Noosa Head’s area & Hinterland regularly offer a kaleidoscope of festivals, events, clubs, sporting activities, self-development workshops and lectures.
The breath-taking Sunshine Coast has been featured on TV programs such as “Getaway” and “The Great Outdoors”. The Noosa Heads region has been a favourite destination for weddings and fun, sun and surf-seeking Australians and overseas visitors since the 1970’s
Fraser Coast:
Fraser Island, the main attraction in the region is the world’s largest sand island. Fraser Island is a feast of spectacular scenery, bushwalking and 4WD driving along low-tide beaches.
Rainbow Beach, famous for its coloured sand cliffs is the jumping off point by ferry to Fraser Island. South of Rainbow Beach is the Cooloola Section of the scenic Great Sandy National Park. Visiting Tin Can Bay provides the rare delight of seeing tame dolphins swim to the Tin Can Bay boat ramp marina. Hervey Bay is the renowned home of whale-watching. Approximately 3000 Humpback whales swim past Hervey Bay every year between late July and the end of October.
Whitsunday Coast:
Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour are the jumping off points for the magnificent Whitsunday’s. The renowned Whitsunday region in Queensland includes the islands and the mainland towns and access to the scenic 74 Whitsunday islands. The spectacular Great Barrier Reef (one of Australia’s World Heritage Areas) and many of the islands’ fringing coral reefs are the most extensive reef system in the world.
Seven of the Whitsunday Islands are developed with tourist resorts but many are uninhabited and provide scenic bushwalking and basic camping sites.
Long island, predominantly National Park is the closest resort island. Hook Island, the second largest has good beaches and excellent diving and snorkelling. The one kilometre long Daydream Island, the closest of the resort islands is popular amongst day trippers.
South Molle Island with its numerous walking tracks and spectacular look-outs is known for its prolific bird-life (curlews and lorikeets).Hayman Island is the closest to the outer Barrier Reef and is famous for its luxurious resort. Whitsunday Island (which has no resort), largest of the Whitsunday’s has good bushwalking, snorkelling and features the scenic Whitehaven beach.
