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The water at Burleigh Heads can appear to be crystal blue. But looks can be deceiving.

The cleanest and dirtiest beaches in south-east Queensland revealed

Where have you been swimming this summer? We crunch the numbers on water quality at beaches and swimming spots from Rainbow Bay to Noosa Heads.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt

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Domestic travel remains a major trend, with a number of great festivals within a driving distance of Brisbane.

Your guide to this year’s best festivals within driving distance of Brisbane

From a million blooming sunflowers to medieval jousting and the state’s biggest motorsport festival, south-east Queensland is set for a massive year of unique regional events.

  • Dominique Tassell
Noosa’s main beach and boardwalk.

Thanks to a wrong turn, my family discovered its own slice of paradise

It may not be the quiet beach town it was in the ’80s, but I’m always drawn back to this Queensland holiday favourite.

  • Justin Meneguzzi
Noosa council was defrauded more than $2 million last December.

Non-compliance, human error led to $2m Noosa Council fraud

Despite the council initially stating workers were not at fault, it would now appear council staff did not follow simple anti-fraud measures.

  • Julius Dennis
The all-day Bar Capri sits out front of the venue.

The light, bright and beautiful Cibaria is a restaurant fit for Noosa

Southern operators can sometimes be accused of not taking their Queensland excursions seriously. There are no such concerns at this brilliant Sydney import.

  • Matt Shea
England players are taking a break from their Ashes preparations at Noosa.

Beach, beers and a kick: How England’s Ashes cricketers are spending their Noosa break

Members of the travelling English media posted photos of the squad on social media at the beach on Wednesday, the second day of their Sunshine Coast jaunt.

  • Robert Dillon
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Bryon Haddow.

‘I feel like there was foul play’: Qld man’s body returned from Bali with heart missing

Two days before his funeral, his family was told the young man’s heart had been removed in Indonesia and left behind.

  • Brittney Deguara, William Davis, Amilia Rosa and Zach Hope
The humpback mother and calf caught in a shark net off Noosa on Thursday

Calls for shark net ban after five whales caught in a single week

There have been renewed calls for a ban on shark nets in Queensland after five whales became entangled in the past week.

  • Cameron Atfield
Sofitel Noose Pacific Resort first opened as a Sheraton in 1989.

Noosa’s only five-star hotel gets a makeover as competition looms

Beginning its life as a Sheraton in 1989 and becoming the Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort in 2013, this five-star has been the sole operator in its class in Noosa for more than 35 years.

  • Julietta Jameson
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True story or just a croc?

A heads-up in Noosa.