darrellandsarah

we're over shortly in october to live and would like some feedback on the area noosa and the surrounding area's. we have two children who need to go to junior school aged 8 and 10. whats life like in that neck of the country in general.we're friendly outgoing people who like socialize and have fun with our kids,and very much outdoor people. oh! and what are the food shopping fcilities like

rabsody

well i live in brisbane not noosa,but have been up there lots of time to stay. we love it!

i think it would be a great place to bring up kids but i can imagine in high season it would get a bit annoying to be a local as it does get really packed. it's very centred around hospitality and tourism, do you have work to go to?

it's beautiful up there, lots of natural attractions, gorgeous beaches as well as some really nice restaurants (it's known as a bit of a foody place).

if you are pub and club type person you will grow tired of it quickly, if you like restaurants, beach life, beautiful weather most of the year round (with the tourists that come with it) you're laughing i would think!

hopefully someone who actually lives there will come on soon.

EandE

While backpacking I stayed in Noosa for a while and I can reccomend it from that point of view, although a bit hectic as darrylandsarah mentions.

Noosa has a nice national park, and the area is great for surfing! However, because of the tourism things can be relatively more expensive.

egghead4

it is a very beautiful area. lots of things to do and see, although as people have mentioned i can imagine it will get busy during the holiday seasons. having said that things seem to be spread out and as there are lots of great beaches and parks in the area, there's lots of choice.
have you looked more inland, how far in would you be willing to go?
when we looked at the sunshine coast, we also considered beerwah, nambour, bli bli, and some areas around by the glass house mountains are sooo beautiful with so much space and lots of park areas - there are also some great land deals to be had as well.

good luck
bec

Centurion

Noosa is lovely. Expensive and lovely. However I would not like to be in the position of trying to find a job for decent money there in a lot of industries.

spartacus

Very expensive, very touristy, very 'daddy's bought me a new mercedes'.

Apart from that its alright.

rabsody

Indeed, it's the kind of place you go to live when you've made a stack already. I know it's pants for well paying jobs up there, mainly hospitality from what I understand.

rabsody

You're just jealous 'cos you didn't get one!

spartacus

You've just unpicked 15 years worth of intensive psychiatric intervention with that last comment.

rabsody

I would love to buy you a Merc to make up for the damage but ......

spartacus

[QUOTE=rabsody;6630433]I would love to buy you a Merc . . . [QUOTE]

I'll take you up on that.

rabsody

[QUOTE=spartacus;6630437][QUOTE=rabsody;6630433]I would love to buy you a Merc . . . nah, don't fancy you anymore now you've changed your avatar (don't look like a proper queenslander like the last one lol!)

jo n craig

Hi!
Noosa is beautiful. We stayed there last year during our reccie and feel in love with place. Like everyone has said property is a lot more expensive. We said it's a place to go for weekends away but if we were rich enough...
jo

spartacus

Yak yak yak yak yak . . .