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BESTFISHANDCHIPS

NoosaBoathouse&

SpinnakerSeafood

Seriouspost-surfhunger?Don’tfretabout

takeawayqueues.ThetranquilNoosaRiverviews

atNoosaBoathousearesufficientlydistracting,

andStone& Woodbeer-battereddory,chipsand

aïoliwillbeworththewait.AndonBribieIsland,

SpinnakerSeafoodis nowhelmedbycrewfrom

Brisbane’slatelamentedVieilleBranche– try

Mooloolabaprawnswithdillaïoliorgoldband

snapperwithchips.NoosaBoathouse, 194 Gympie

Terrace,Noosaville,Qld,noosaboathouse.com.au;

SpinnakerSeafood, 1713 BribieIslandRd,

Sandstone, Qld, spinnakerseafood.com●

BESTWEEKENDESCAPE

Minjerribah,NorthStradbrokeIsland

YoucoulddrivesouthonthePacificMotorwaytotheGoldCoasttovisitBurleigh

Headswithitsperfectsurfbreaksandfundiningpossibilities.Orheadnorth,upthe

BruceHighway,toupscaleNoosafordiningandshopping.Butclued-inBrisbanites

opttogoacrossthewaterwhentheyfeeltheneedtoescapetoparadise.Theferry

hopfromClevelandtoMinjerribahtakesjust 45 minutes– or 25 minutesbywater

taxi.Lookingforbeaches?PointLookoutoffersa finehaulincludingCylinderBeach,

whichwasnamedQueensland’sbestbeachin 2017 and2018.OnStraddie,it’smore

aboutuntamednaturethanwildnightlife– thinkdramaticwhitesand,craggygorges,

pristineoceanfront,nationalpark,andquitepossibly,wallabiesinthegardenofyour

holidayrental(checkouttheArchitect’sRetreat,a well-designed,pooch-friendly

one-bedapartment).Thefinestdining?Analfrescofeastoflocalrockoystersand

prawnsreeledinfromthePrawnShack.Thepayoff?A stress-releasingsenseof

how holidays played out when life was less frenetic.stradbrokeisland.com

BESTGELATO

GoodtimesGelateria

Toomanycooksmayspoilbroth,butif GoodtimesGelatariais anyindication

thena gangimprovesgelato.RecentlyopenedGoodtimesis headedbyHoward

SmithWharves’executivepastrychefRhianShellshear,butchefsacrossthe

precinctcollaboratedtohelptheformerMessinaR&Dnailhisfinalproduct.

Theflavoursrangefrompeachand basil to apple pie.5 Boundary St, Brisbane,

Qld, goodtimesgelateria.com.au

PHOTOGRAPHY KARA HYNES (GOODTIMES GELATERIA), SATURATE STUDIO (NOOSA BOATHOUSE) & GETTY IMAGES (NOOSA & STRADBROKE ISLAND).

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HAVEYOUHEARDGEORGE’SPODCAST?

There’sa reasonthispodcastcleanedup

atlastyear’sBritishPodcastAwards– it’s

oneofthemostfascinatingandthought-

provokingauraljourneysyou’lleverembark

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