1. BRISBANE
and NEARBY Queensland’s relaxed capital city with
easy access to Moreton Bay, North and South Stradbroke Islands and
Sunshine and Gold Coast regions. Inland is the garden city of
Toowoomba, gateway to the south west of the state
2. GOLD
COAST and HINTERLAND Australia’s most ritzy
high-rise holiday area with Surfers Paradise the main resort
centre. Excellent sandy surf beaches and superb rainforest clad
national parks nearby - Lamington, Springbrook and Tamborine
3. SUNSHINE
COAST and HINTERLAND Noosa is the main resort in this
newly developed beautiful coastal region north of Brisbane, backed by
the Glasshouse Mountains and the Blackhall Ranges
6. WHITSUNDAY
COAST and ISLANDS The Great Barrier Reef protects the
beautiful Whitsundays from the Pacific swells - Hayman, Hamilton, and
Lindeman are 3 of the better known islands
7. TROPICAL
NORTH QLD Cairns is the main city for visitor access in
this large area which includes Port Douglas, Townsville, the rainforest
regions of Daintree and Cape Tribulation, Cooktown and the tropical
outback of Cape York
8. GREAT
BARRIER REEF Cairns is the main northern gateway to the
World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, a natural wonder stretching
for about 2000 km along the eastern Queensland coast
9. OUTBACK
QLD and GULF SAVANNAH A vast and lonely landscape with
giant cattle and sheep properties and a few intermediary towns
interspersed along the way
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