Ooh Ah, Mooloolaba
Although Noosa is my favorite Sunshine Coast destination, Mooloolaba is really nice as well. To put it in Southern California terms, if Noosa is like a small Laguna Beach, Mooloolaba is like a small Huntington Beach. The beach is absolutely amazing and the Esplanade is very charming. We found a fantastic Indian food restaurant, although with AUS$9 Kingfishers, we racked up some pretty hefty tabs!Â
With a population of about 10,000, Mooloolaba is 60 miles from Brisbane making it an easy beach getaway. The word, Mooloolaba, is probably derived from the Aboriginal word “mulu” meaning snapper fish, or “mulla” meaning red-bellied black snake.