Find out for yourself why some of Australia's best chefs love Noosa, Noosaville and our restaurants, returning year after year to the Noosa Food and Wine Festival and naming some of our best as among their favourites in a recent feature in Australian Traveller magazine. Thomas Corner Eatery in Noosaville, Spirit House at Yandina and Berardo's bistro on the beach, Noosa Heads were singled out, while the Sunshine Coast was named as Queensland's top gourmet region. Noosa Spanner Crabs recently received top recognition at the delicious magazine national produce awards, being inducted into the awards Hall of Fame. This year's awards were judged by chefs and Noosa Food and Wine favourites including Matt Moran, Phillip Johnson, Cheong Liew and Maggie Beer. Also at the end of our street two new Restaurants are just about to open, Zachary's and Laze by the River. Guests at Pelican Beach Resort Noosa can park the car at the resort and walk to over 30 places to wine and dine

Along with our tourism colleagues and members of the Noosa community, Tourism Noosa and Pelican Beach Resort is sending its sincere best wishes and thoughts to all those affected by the Queensland floods that have occurred over the past weeks.

Tourism Noosa and Pelican Beach Resort Noosa have been receiving many calls and emails regarding the current situation here in Noosa and feel fortunate to report that the Sunshine Coast, including our region, which stretches from Coolum Beach to Noosa Heads and north to Cooloola, has been spared the full force of the flooding. We remain open for business with all access roads and Noosa's main beach open - as always, visitors should check daily beach conditions and swim between the red and yellow flags.

If you are planning a holiday, or are sending people here to visit us, rest assured that Noosa is delivering the same wonderful holiday experience that it is known for across Australia and around the world. We have some very happy holidaymakers in town at the moment - see below for some shots taken around midday in Noosa earlier this week (Tuesday 18 January).

While the impacts of the flood in other areas continue to reveal themselves each day, the effort and expense of the clean up process will test all available resources.

The Queensland Government has launched an appeal to help Queenslanders affected by the floods.

You can help make a difference by donating to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal.

 

Even with all the Rain, Pelican Beach Resort is still high and dry and we have reports from some of our guests choosing their accommodation at Pelican Beach Resort that the fishing is still going well.  With all of the fresh in the river the best time is with the incoming tide near the river mouth.

We do have a few guests stranded who cannot get home due to the Queensland Floods and we are doing our best to look after them.

Even with the very heavy rainfall we are fortunate in that at the time of writing there is very little flooding along the Noosaville foreshore with the exception of part of the street in Noosaville and Tewantin that has water over the road at high tide. Pelican Beach Resort is still fully functional and those choosing their accommodation are still wining and dining, playing tennis in the rain, sitting in the heated spa and sauna and still toasting their choice for Noosa Accommodation.

Below is a photo of the river just before high tide taken at 12.30pm on Tuesday 11 01 2011