The sun is bright in a perfectly cloudless sky. Longboarders are out on Laguna Bay, waiting on the perfect wave, while early morning runners pound their way around the national park headlands path.
Sea, sun and sand may be the icons of Noosa, but in actuality, the region is geographically diverse, able to draw not only from the bounty of the coast, but also the fertile hinterland, which is home to small cattle and free-range chicken farms, fruit and vegetable growers, distillers, brewers and cheesemakers.
The abundance of homegrown talent – plus an ever-increasing number of chefs, restaurateurs and artisan producers moving to
