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Aussie World – Sunshine Coast Theme Park Fun!

February 11, 2023 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Aussie World – Sunshine Coast Theme Park Fun!

Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast makes me feel like a kid again! I am a self-confessed theme-park lover having been born and bred in Blackpool, the UK’s premier holiday resort which includes Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a 42-acre site home …

Filed Under: Queensland, Travel

Ingenia Holidays Rivershore Resort – Sunshine Coast

February 3, 2023 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Ingenia Holidays Rivershore Resort – Sunshine Coast

We’ve spent a lot more time on the Sunshine Coast than originally planned – there’s so much to see and do here we kept extending our stay!

Another reason that’s kept us staying longer is our incredible accommodation – we’ve …

Filed Under: Australia, Pet Friendly Australia, Queensland, Travel

North Stradbroke Island with Kids – Top 5 Family-Friendly Activities

April 10, 2021 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

North Stradbroke Island with Kids – Top 5 Family-Friendly Activities

Read on to find out why North Stradbroke Island with kids should be high on your Queensland bucket list.

This is a guest post from Louis from Outdoor Explorer. A lover of all things outdoors, Louis writes about camping and …

Filed Under: Queensland, Travel

Things to do in Townsville with Kids – Family Fun in North Queensland

June 3, 2019 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Things to do in Townsville with Kids – Family Fun in North Queensland

If you’re looking for some great ideas of things to do in Townsville with kids, read on.

This week we’re welcoming a guest post from Emma over at My Rig Adventures, who is sharing her favourite Townsville activities and …

Filed Under: Queensland

Tin Can Bay Dolphin Feeding – Hand Feed Wild Dolphins

May 6, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Tin Can Bay Dolphin Feeding – Hand Feed Wild Dolphins

Feeding the dolphins in Tin Can Bay has been a favourite activity on our trip so far. There is something magical about dolphins, and the pod that pop in to Snapper Creek in Tin Can Bay for breakfast each day …

Filed Under: Queensland, Travel

Things to do in Clermont, Queensland – the Town that Moved

January 18, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Things to do in Clermont, Queensland – the Town that Moved

Stumbling across a piano in the high branches of a beautiful old gum tree made us all laugh. We were scratching our heads and thinking it was a quirky and lighthearted modern sculpture until we saw the memorial across …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

The Ultimate Family Fossicking Guide to Queensland!

November 20, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Family Fossicking Guide to Queensland!

Fossicking is an ideal activity for families. You get to spend time together out in the open air and everyone can take part (even our family dog was welcome at all the below locations!).

Our kids love digging, rocks, getting …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

How to Find Thundereggs in Queensland – Mt Hay

November 17, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

How to Find Thundereggs in Queensland – Mt Hay

Fossicking (or searching) for gems and rocks has to be one of the best travel activities to do with kids in Australia – and Mt Hay, located in central QLD about 30 minutes from Rockhampton, is definitely one of our …

Filed Under: Queensland, Travel

Bonus Downs Farmstay – Mitchell, QLD

October 19, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 3 Comments

Bonus Downs Farmstay – Mitchell, QLD

We left the Warrego Highway at Mitchell in a cloud of light drizzle. The rain had come down hard over the last few days and had seemed to follow us from before we hit Roma – which was surprising. Over …

Filed Under: Queensland, Travel

Sealife Sunshine Coast – Family Fun Under the Sea

September 25, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 1 Comment

Sealife Sunshine Coast – Family Fun Under the Sea

Last week we came face to face with hundreds of fins, millions of tentacles, teeth as sharp as razors, furry acrobatics, spines, gills, tails and shells.

It wasn’t a newly discovered monster of the deep we met at one of …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

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