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Pottery For the Planet

Shopping and Markets

Pottery For the Planet

Pottery For The Planet exists to create beautiful, handmade ceramics that promote reusable culture in Australia. Pottery for the Planet work with a collection of local ceramic artists to create unique, one-of-a-kind pieces, ensuring sustainability never looked so good. Their potters bring a wide range of ceramic pieces to life from Reusable Travel Cups and bowls, to sustainably created ceramic mugs and tableware. The Pottery For The Planet headquarters is located in the beautiful coastal town of Noosa. Their showroom, warehouse, production studio, and office are all located on the same site. If you're looking to handpick your products, find some unique unreleased treasures, or meet the creators and see them at play, this is the right spot!

Noosaville QLD

0.8 km away

Asia Pacific Contemporary, three decades of APT install view at Noosa Regional Gallery — Image credit: Noosa Regional Gallery

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Noosa Regional Gallery

Noosa Regional Gallery is the premier regional gallery on the Sunshine Coast. It is located riverside on the picturesque Noosa River in Tewantin, and just a short stroll from Noosa Marina cafes and Tewantin's main shopping precinct. Presenting a diverse program of contemporary exhibitions featuring local, national and international artists, curators and collections, accompanied by a suite of public programs including artist talks, workshops and masterclasses for all ages. Noosa's acclaimed free entry biennial green art event, Floating Land, which features sculptural installations across select natural sites, is one of the Gallery's continuing, and most ambitious projects. The Gallery also has a retail shop featuring a curated selection of unique artisan products. From homewares, jewellery and accessories, to books, artworks and gift cards. Each sourced and handmade by local and interstate designers and makers.

Tewantin QLD

2.4 km away

Noosa Springs golf course and clubhouse

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Noosa Springs Golf Course

Located in the heart of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast this superb 18-hole layout, cleverly designed and immaculately maintained, provides a delightful challenge for golfers of all ages and skill levels. They are open to the public 7 days and have onsite accommodation with a variety of stay and play packages to suit your needs. They also have a dedicated Golf Events Coordinator to customise packages for larger golf groups. Their championship golf course is rated among the best in Australia. Its 18 holes meander through lush rainforest and spring-fed lakes. As they walk its pristine fairways, golfers catch glimpses of Lake Weyba and Noosa National Park. And when the round’s complete they can relax in the magnificent clubhouse.

Noosa Heads QLD

3.5 km away

HydroMassage Pool

Spas and Retreats

Noosa Springs Spa

Inspired by ancient Roman and Greek traditions and based on European aqua therapy experiences, Noosa Springs Spa provides facilities and treatments to relax the senses and nurture the body, mind and spirit. The Spa therapists are highly qualified, using only the best organic natural products, which are then customised to suit your individual needs. Their facilities include: a unique hydromassage, flotation pool, infrared sauna, steam room, blitz shower, thermal capsule, outdoor couple’s spa, treatment suites – massage, facials, pedicures and body scrubs, relaxation lounge and courtyard, and spa retail shop. Located on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa Springs Day Spa is rated one of the best. For enquiries please call or email.

Noosa Heads QLD

3.5 km away

Contrast therapy pools

Spas and Retreats

TH7

Located in the heart of Noosa, TH7 is a wellness, recovery, and longevity facility, giving you access to the latest therapies available: traditional sauna, infrared sauna suites, steam room, ice bath, cold pool, hot pool, compression boots, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and red light therapy. Whether you're on holiday, part of a sports team, training for a race, an active retiree, a busy parent, or simply working in a high-stress environment, TH7's science-based protocols will help you unwind, reset and feel energised.

Noosa Heads QLD

4.2 km away

Sanctum Medical Aesthetics - Treatment

Spas and Retreats

Sanctum Medical Aesthetics Noosa

An urban skin and wellness sanctuary in the heart of beautiful Noosa, Sanctum Medical Aesthetics specialises in a range of aesthetic treatments and nourishing facials designed to cleanse, hydrate and brighten the skin. Sanctum’s team of highly-trained doctors, nurses and dermal therapists have a reputation for enhancing skin confidence, combining their many years of experience with evidence-based cosmetic technology to achieve visible results and wellbeing.

Noosa Heads QLD

4.4 km away

Enjoy herbal tea infusions or sorbet during your time at Stephanies

Spas and Retreats

Stephanies Ocean Spa

Stephanies Ocean Spa is located on level two of the Sunrise Building within Peppers Noosa Resort and Villas, Noosa Heads. The Spa is perfectly positioned on the fringe of the world famous Noosa National Park and Biosphere Reserve. Stephanies Ocean Spa offers eleven purpose built spa therapy suites. Combine therapy's and water treatments in their specialised private treatment suites; a triple suite with a colour therapy mineral floatation pool, or two couple suites including a Geisha couples hydro bath or a hand crafted timber bath for that individual bath experience. All of these double and triple signature spa spaces encompass stunning private views into the Noosa National Park. Enjoy the spas famous signature rain therapy rituals, which are performed in the exquisitely designed Rain Therapy Vichy suite, boasting a stunning hand crafted Acacia Cedar timber Vichy table. Or indulge and create spa memories with friends in the Luxury Pedicure and Manicure Lounge. Stephanies Award Winning Luxury Spas welcomes you to enjoy this luxury ocean escape time and time again. Perfect for all your skincare and wellness needs or for spa lovers, celebrations and your essential grooming needs.

Noosa Heads QLD

4.7 km away

AQUA Day Spa Aqua Therapy Area

Spas and Retreats

Aqua Spa

Discover a sanctuary where restoration is practiced with quiet precision and intuitive touch. Slip into plush robes. Sip the house-blended signature tea. Feel the world recede. What follows is transformative: massages that release deep-held tension, facials that restore luminosity, body therapies that elevate the everyday into ritual. Each element is purposeful. The steam room opens and warms. The mineral-rich aqua therapy pool prepares the body to fully unwind. This is more than pampering. It's an invitation to pause and be held in expert hands as you exhale and surrender to the peace of slow serenity.

Noosa Heads QLD

4.8 km away

Spa treatment room — Image credit: endota

Spas and Retreats

endota spa Noosa

endota day spa Noosa offers a peaceful escape directly opposite the iconic Noosa Main Beach on Hastings Street. Whether you're a local or visiting the Sunshine Coast, this tranquil sanctuary is the perfect place to relax, recharge, and reconnect. Enjoy a wide range of treatments including relaxation, remedial, pregnancy, and stone massage, as well as extended spa packages, body wraps, and scrubs. Our expert therapists also deliver results-driven facials, from our signature Organic Infusion Facial to advanced skin treatments such as LED light therapy, hydro-microdermabrasion, and clinical peels. Before your treatment, unwind in our calming relaxation lounge with a cup of organic tea, then retreat to one of five serene treatment rooms, including a double room for couples or shared experiences. Each treatment begins with a personalised consultation to ensure your individual needs are met. The spa also offers a full menu of beauty services, including manicures, pedicures, waxing, tinting, and spray tans. Our retail space features the complete range of endota Organics™, Performance+, and Mother & Baby Nurture skincare products. Bookings are recommended to secure your preferred time. Visit endota day spa Noosa and experience a wellness journey designed to leave you feeling restored and radiant.

Noosa Heads QLD

4.8 km away

ikatan Spa Gardens — Image credit: ikatan Spa

Spas and Retreats

Ikatan Day Spa Noosa

As an eco-friendly, wellness Day Spa, massage treatments and packages at Ikatan are created with a focus on de-stressing for body, mind and soul, using traditional Balinese techniques and style to influence a guest's experience. Balinese village style, where life is at a slower pace and your therapist has ample time to prepare and care for you. Packages, massages, facials, body therapies, pedicures, head massages and specials are on offer at Ikatan Spa. A popular destination for escaping on your own, with friends or family to celebrate as a group or a romantic getaway for couples. The only destination Day Spa on the Sunshine Coast offering personalised Day Retreats. The tropical gardens at Ikatan add the important aspect that nature provides with 'green therapy' are all part of the relaxation experience for guests at Ikatan Spa. Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne or pot of tea for all guests, along with a local craft beer and a wine list to purchase from before or after spa treatments. The Sunshine Coast's most awarded and uniquely authentic Balinese day spa. Listed as a Best of Queensland Experience, Winner of Haute Grandeur Global Hotel and Spa Awards for Best Day Spa, Best Eco Day Spa and Best Boutique Spa in Australia and Travel and Hospitality Awards winner for Luxury Spa of the Year in Australia.

Doonan QLD

5.3 km away

Hell's Gates

Natural Attractions

Hell's Gates

The dramatically named Hell’s Gates is a high bluff with spectacular views of the coastline north to Double Island Point and south over Alexandria Bay. Visit this area during July to November to view migrating whales. The area is home to dolphins and turtles and you’ll often see pied cormorants drying their outstretched wings in a sunny spot on the rocks. The area is also home to many spectacular birds of prey including Osprey and Sea Eagles and if you’re lucky you may see one tucking into lunch of freshly caught fish. Caution: Enjoy the scenery in the designated viewing areas as there is no cliff barrier and a 10 metre vertical drop.

Noosa QLD

5.4 km away

Tea Tree Bay

Natural Attractions

Tea Tree Bay

This stunning beach in Noosa National Park is just a 20-minute walk from Laguna Bay near the park’s entrance. So if you don’t have much time to explore, it’s an ideal place to take some time out and appreciate the park’s tranquillity and stunning seascapes. This north/north-west facing beach is surrounded by shady pandanus trees and plenty of flat rocks upon which to lay a picnic rug or even take a post-lunch snooze away from the hustle and bustle of Hastings Street. The rock pools closer to the water are fun to explore at low tide and are home to a myriad of marine creatures, including crabs, fish and sea anemones. Tea Tree Bay is unpatrolled and not recommended for swimming. The rocky point however, is popular with experienced local surfers (who know how to avoid the rocks) and is known for its steep, hollow waves at low tide and fat, slow waves at high tide.

Noosa QLD

5.4 km away

Smooches with Mootilda — Image credit: Bexland

Agritourism

Bexland - Highland Cow Experience

Escape to the serene Noosa Hinterland for an unforgettable encounter with beloved Scottish Highland cattle at Bexland. Located just 15 minutes from Noosa and 20 minutes from Sunshine Coast Airport in picturesque Doonan, this unique experience offers small groups the chance to connect with the gentle Highland herd in their natural environment. Meet Moofy, the independent matriarch, her friendly daughter Mootilda who adores a good brush, and Mickey D, the first Highland calf born on the property. These magnificent, shaggy coated beauties are known for their calm temperament and photogenic charm, making them perfect companions for a memorable Sunshine Coast experience. During your visit, you'll learn about Highland cattle heritage, their unique characteristics, and daily care routines while getting hands on with grooming and feeding activities. Watch these remarkable animals interact with each other and enjoy observing their distinct personalities up close, all while surrounded by the lush, tranquil landscape of the private property. Perfect for families, couples, animal lovers, and those seeking an authentic agricultural experience away from the crowds, this ground based activity is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Bexland offers a rare opportunity to meet one of Scotland's most iconic breeds in the heart of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Doonan QLD

6.3 km away

Havana Nights Markets

Shopping and Markets

Havana Night Markets - Peregian Springs

Havana Nights Markets features a selection of delicious street food, plenty of kids entertainment, live music hosted by Pool Cafe Peregian Springs, food trucks serving favourites, desserts, cocktails and cold beverages for adults, and artisan stalls with unique handmade treasures. Family-friendly fun is available for everyone. Fun activities for kids are available, and visitors can enjoy an early dinner at Havana Nights Markets. Skateboards or basketballs are welcome. A cocktail can be enjoyed while the kids have fun.

Peregian Springs QLD

10 km away

Meet the artist and maker David Suters at his Timbercraftsman Showroom Gallery in Eumundi — Image credit: David Suters Timbercraftsman, with permission from Visit Sunshine Coast

Galleries, Museums and Collections

David Suters Timbercraftsman Showroom Gallery

David Suters Timbercraftsman Showroom Gallery is an attraction that exceeds expectations. A must-see when visiting Eumundi, introducing David Suters Timbercraftsman, specialising in custom-designed handcrafted made to order bespoke timber furniture and art, inspired by the natural beauty of solid timber. For the discerning collector, astute decorator and lovers of all things created from solid timber, Timbercraftsman Studio Gallery (formerly Artisans Gallery Eumundi) is a delight to the senses, showcasing David Suter's signature range of designer furniture, timber art and sculpture accompanied by select emerging and established guest artisans from across Australia.

Eumundi QLD

12 km away

Munimba-ja Retail shop — Image credit: Munimba-ja

Shopping and Markets

Munimba-ja Arts Centre

Munimba-ja means "welcome place." Munimba-ja Arts Centre is now proudly located at Eumundi Square on Kabi Kabi Country, where it welcomes community and visitors into a culturally grounded space led by local Aboriginal voices. Driven by First Nations leadership, Munimba-ja presents vital contemporary Aboriginal art, ideas, and cultural experiences. More than just a shopfront, Munimba-ja is a community-centred arts hub. Through programs, exhibitions, talks, workshops, and cultural gatherings, Munimba-ja brings people together while supporting artists at all stages of their practice. The organisation also delivers artist residencies, cultural development opportunities, and mentorship for creatives to grow with cultural integrity and confidence. The shopfront proudly retails ethical products made by First Nations artists and businesses, ensuring that every purchase directly supports Indigenous talent, sustainability, and enterprise. As a not-for-profit organisation, Munimba-ja Arts Centre is deeply committed to supporting Aboriginal artists living on or connected to Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, along with nearby regions. With a strong focus on emerging artists creating bold, contemporary, and experimental work, Munimba-ja provides a platform for new voices to be seen and celebrated. Munimba-ja Arts Centre is more than a place—it is a living cultural home within Eumundi Square, strengthening community, culture, and creativity across the Sunshine Coast and beyond.

Eumundi QLD

12 km away

Oz Ski Resort

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Oz Ski Resort

Oz Ski Resort is the Sunshine Coast's only man made fresh water ski facility. They operate Mastercraft boats on two lakes. They offer beginner to advanced water skiing and wake boarding lessons, banana boat rides, knee boarding, and tubing. Their banana caters for up to six people. Each waterski or wakeboard lesson includes boat, driver, coach, free use of the latest equipment and your own personal water time. Book one and two hour ski sessions and bring a group of friends down for a birthday party, a Christmas function or celebration in their fantastic undercover barbecue area, indulge in a spa bath while you look out over the lakes. This facility is operated by four times World Champion Emma Sheers and husband Ricky Habermann who have over 50 years combined experience in the sport of waterskiing, you will learn the latest techniques from experienced World Class competitors. They have taught children as young as three to waterski and their oldest skier is in their 70s. You are never too old to give this amazing sport a try. A day at Oz Ski Resort will be a day to remember.

Coolum Beach QLD

12 km away

The Original Outdoor Shopping Experience — Image credit: OEM

Shopping and Markets

The Original Eumundi Markets

The Original Eumundi Markets is the original outdoor shopping experience since 1979. The Original Eumundi Markets is renowned for its locally made artisan treasures, there's no other market quite like it. Mark it in your diary - open rain, hail or shine every Saturday and Wednesday! Step into an ever-evolving collaboration of talented locals seeking to share their gifts with the world. The Original Eumundi Markets is the biggest and the best art and craft market in Australia! Meet the talented hands behind handcrafted furniture, homewares, artworks, ceramics, cutting-edge fashion and jewellery, and chat with the farmers and bakers selling fresh produce and gourmet delights. When you need a shopping break, rejuvenate with a massage, have your palm read, or lose yourself in the stellar line-up of local musicians!

Eumundi QLD

12 km away

Eumundi Museum

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Eumundi Museum

Eumundi Museum is an essential part of the Eumundi experience. Professionally researched and displayed, the museum displays the history of the town and district from pre-colonial times up to the present, as well as temporary exhibitions of all sorts of topics, which change every few months. These have included Ancient Mexico; 50 Years Since the Vietnam War; Antiquated Anaesthetic Apparatus; and Bones. The museum is owned by a local not-for-profit and entry is free.

Eumundi QLD

12 km away

Maroochydore Moonlight Markets — Image credit: Walker Corporation

Shopping and Markets

Sunshine Coast Markets

Sunshine Coast Music and Events is the largest provider of Community Markets, on the Sunshine Coast, presenting 9 regular Markets, offering free live music and entertainment by local musicians, free family-friendly fun, Artisan Stalls offering handcrafted treasures made by local artists, tasty treats from local food trucks, and much more. Kawana Night Markets Salty Saturdays Coolum Beach Mudjimba Beach Night Markets Maroochydore Moonlight Markets Moffat Beach Twilight Markets Havana Nights Markets Peregian Springs Peregian Beach Markets Cotton Tree Markets - every Sunday

Coolum Beach QLD

12 km away

Tower Crane Experience — Image credit: Diggerman Experience

Agritourism

Diggerman Experience

Ever wanted to play in an excavator, tower crane, bulldozer or loader for fun? Diggerman Experience in Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast offers exhilarating experiences in real heavy machinery under safe supervision. Individual experiences include 90-minute sessions at the controls of a tower crane, bulldozer, excavator, skid steer, grader or loader with special packages like combo deals and sunrise/sunset tower crane climbs. Corporate team-building days and group bookings are also available.

Coolum Beach QLD

12 km away

Eumundi Markets

Shopping and Markets

Eumundi Markets

Eumundi Markets are one of the largest artisan markets in the Southern Hemisphere, famous across the world for arts and crafts, international street food, live music, and a cool creative vibe. The hinterland setting is idyllic and there are a number of market areas to explore, creating an extensive marketplace shaded by magnificent trees in the heart of the beautiful heritage village. Although it may seem that Eumundi offers just one big market, Eumundi Markets is in fact a collection of different markets and precincts, each with its own unique range of stalls selling a vast selection of goods to suit every taste. Wander through the markets to a backdrop of live music and street performers, soaking up the creativity and energy as you go. Opening Times Wednesdays and Saturdays - all areas open (The Original Eumundi Markets, Eumundi Square, Parkside Markets, Terraces & Eumundi Pavilion). Fridays - Eumundi Square Precinct and Eumundi Pavilion. Eumundi Square open Friday. Eumundi Pavilion businesses are open various hours and most days of the week. Friday is a great day to visit Eumundi if you want a substantial taste of the market precincts when the town isn't so busy. Top tip – arrive early to secure the best parking!

Eumundi QLD

12 km away

Salty Saturdays Coolum Beach

Shopping and Markets

Salty Saturdays at Coolum Beach

Come get salty on the second Saturday of each month. It's a mini music festival and party in the park every month, free for the community and visitors to attend. Join in the heart of Coolum Beach on the second Saturday of each month for that festival feeling at Salty Saturdays Coolum Beach. It's a celebration of culture, live music and good vibes by the seaside. Come party in the park every month, free for the community and visitors to attend with live music and lawn games. Enjoy the perfect Saturday arvo with a sunset and a beverage from the SandBar, lawn games with your mates, plus a delicious selection of the Sunny Coast's absolute best street food. Bring your family, friends and picnic blankets for an afternoon of music, street food, shopping and entertainment. Remember to travel smart and walk, ride, skate, scoot or catch public transport if you can. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash please. Jack Morgan Park, Coolum Beach. Thanks to the sponsors Quality First Constructions, Richardson and Wrench Coolum, Belle Escapes Coolum, Noosa, Marcoola, Dan Purdie MP. Salty Saturdays are presented by Sunshine Coast Music and Events in conjunctions with Coolum Business and Tourism, and Visit Coolum.

Coolum Beach QLD

14 km away

Manuka Honey Macadamias — Image credit: Nutworks

Agritourism

Nutworks

Nutworks is situated at Yandina, across the road from the Ginger Factory. Visitors are welcome to uncover the history and health benefits of Australia's macadamia nut, view chocolates and roasting nuts being made and taste the delicious samples on offer. Admission is free. Shopping for unique gifts and souvenirs in Nutworks retail store is also a real delight. There's an amazing array of unique and boutique macadamias, chocolate and confectionery, including beautiful packaged gifts and hampers. Afterwards, you can relax with a coffee in the Cafe and enjoy a macadamia scone or a decadent treat from the ever-changing cake display. Nutworks also has their online shop where all their products are at your figure tips to order from where ever you are. Want to keep up to date with their hot specials and new products? Subscribe on their website or follow them on Facebook!

Yandina QLD

18 km away

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