We have a compendium at the house with specific details:

• Montville Village: is 8 kms or 8 minutes drive along the edge of the mountain, with views to Mt. Coolum and the coast. Looks like an olde worlde English village with lots of tourist shops, cafes, arts and crafts shops.
• Maleny: where the locals shop, a 1920s streetscape of interesting/eclectic shops, gourmet cheese shop (Colin James Fine Foods), organic market, large IGA for groceries, art galleries and on Sunday mornings go to the Community Hall for a farmers’ market & local crafts. Or visit the Maleney Dairy for a milking tour.
• Pony trail rides: the Animal Farm @ Maleney.
• Vineyards: Blind Man’s Bluff, Settlers Rise, Kenilworth Bluff Wines and Little Morgue Winery.
• The Valley Rattler: Various scenic tours through The Mary Valley aboard a C17 steam locomotive, leaving from Gympie.
• Australia Zoo: legacy of the legendary Steve Irwin. 30 minute drive from the house, on the way to Brisbane.
• The Ginger Factory: Home of the World's Finest Ginger, Buderim Ginger, The Ginger Factory is the perfect place to experience a real taste of Queensland. There are plenty of things to do and see including many family activities.
• Beaches: 35 minute drive to the surf at Moolooaba, down the charming Hunchie Road which takes in little rural towns of Wombie and Palmwoods. Visit Underwater World.
• Noosa: 45 minutes up the coast to this trendy, international seaside resort. Upmarket shopping and dining.
• Eumundi Markets: These are now famous (Wed & Sat) with 100s of stalls. Eumundi is a small town with charm and history (on the way to Noosa).
• Yandina growers markets: only 10 minutes from the house, private people also sell second hand goods and plants. Visit historic Yandina House.
• Kenilworth: a leisurely hour’s round trip inland (Mapleton, Kenilworth, Witta, Maleny, Montville, Flaxton, Mapleton) past dairies, rolling green pastures, rivers. Stop in Kenilworth to visit the cheese factory, quality art gallery and organic butcher. Their 1930s unrenovated pub is a step back in time.
• Bush walking: Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk provides for easy to difficult walks of short or long duration thru spectacular mountains and valleys to waterfalls and rivers.
• Recommended restaurants:
• 2 minutes away in Mapleton village is Bellavista (really good pizza plus duck, lamb and seafood) BYO or licensed -- the Mapleton Hotel has a big bottleshop.
• 4 minutes away is Le Relais Bressan, an old fashioned French restaurant run by the convivial Tierry.
• Or if you fancy really excellent food (as good as anything in the capital cities) try Key Restaurant at Maleny.
• The Spirit House Restaurant at Yandina is like a tropical film set. It takes your breath away......Booking recommended on 54458994