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NOOSA
POP 14,000
Noosa is a swanky resort town with a stunning natural landscape of crystalline beaches and
tropical rainforests. Designer boutiques and swish restaurants draw beach-elite sophistic-
ates, but the beach and bush are still free, so glammed-up fashionistas simply share the beat
with thongs, boardshorts and bronzed bikini bods baring their bits.
Noosa is undeniably developed but its low-impact condos and chichi landscape have
been cultivated without losing sight of simple seaside pleasures. On long weekends and
school holidays, however, bustling Hastings St becomes a slow-moving file of traffic.
The area has an amazing number of roundabouts and it's easy to get lost. Broadly speak-
ing, Noosa encompasses three zones: Noosa Heads (around Laguna Bay and Hastings St),
Noosaville (along the Noosa River) and Noosa Junction (the administrative centre).
