Mary Shackman, Noosa

Mary Shackman

Well-known for her fabrics and fashion, Mary Shackman has been painting since she left art school in 1965.

Her first exhibition was held at the Ken Done Gallery in 1981 and since then she has held many exhibitions at various galleries including the Volvo Gallery, the Objects Gallery, Valerie Cohen Gallery, Richard Martin Gallery, Customs House, the Millennium Hotel, Kings Cross and Mary Place, Paddington.

Mary continues to create a fusion between fashion and art through creative liaisons with designers. She has worked with Andrew Kendal modeling in his fashion parades and creating hand painted fabrics for his collections in 2001, 2002 and 2003, together with also creating a range of painted handbags for Anya Hindmach.

Mary continues to serve as a mentor to young designers and support a range of good causes with donated paintings – such as this event.

Mary has two adult children, her oldest daughter Tamara lives in Noosa, Australia's premier holiday destination.

Mary visits Tamara and her family every month so is almost a Noosa local, she books Noosa using www.BringTheKidsNoosa.com.au.

Noosa hot spots

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Noosa hot spots


Hastings Street - Is famous for its mix of restaurants, shops, and outdoor cafes. Just a short stroll by boardwalk from Hastings Street is one of the most spectacular National parks in Australia. You will find Hastings Street on the top right side of the right.


Noosa National Park - Offers extensive walking tracks both inland and along the coastal track to other secluded beaches. The national park is the green area to the far top right of the landing map.


Noosa Junction - Is the primary shopping centre for Noosa and here all the main shops and banks are located, the junction consists of a main strip in the Noosa heads area.


Noosaville - Is located on the Noosa River along which lies an ever growing cluster of shops café's and family orientated accommodation. Beautiful park reserves follow along the Noosa river most of the way, as it meanders towards the coast and Hastings street. Free BBQ's, kid's playgrounds and tables with shelters abound this
great family strip.


Noosa Marina - Follow the Noosa River approximately 5km inland from the coast to Tewantin and you will fine Noosa Harbour marina strategically located on the edge of the river just before it heads off towards the lakes and everglades.
Noosa marina has a collection of interesting shops, bars, restaurants and coffee shops and is the hub of any river activity that involves larger vessels. You will find the harbour to the far left of the landing map opposite Goat Island Conservation Park.


Eumundi - Eumundi markets has grown to become a major tourist attraction for Queensland. Widely considered the best markets in Australia it is open every Wednesday and Saturday and plays host to hundreds of stalls selling a magnificent range of unique products.



Noosa Hinterland - Constitutes
all areas of Noosa Shire that are not on the coast. The Noosa Hinterland is made up of little villages like Cooroy, Pomona, Yandina, Boreen Point, Doonan and the Noosa Valley. It is renowned for being a tranquil and beautiful area that is in contrast to bustling Noosa Heads. A hinterland holiday is preferred by many tourists looking for a quiet tranquil, quality experience that is only 10 or 15 minutes away from the
more vibrant sophistication of Noosa's main tourist areas. It's a very sensible alternative if you have a car.


Sunshine beach - For those that want
Pacific views and wide expansive beaches then Sunshine beach is for you. This area is about 5 minutes drive from Hastings Street with regular buses, or can be an enjoyable walk. Sunshine beach boasts a lively restaurant and cafe scene set amongst a small array of trendy shops. The Sunshine beach surf life saving club is a popular haunt for visitors who want to mix with the locals whilst enjoying beach views and good food. The beach is patrolled by lifeguards year round making it a popular beach for both swimmers and surfers.

Noosa, Australia: Noosa Pacific Resort

Noosa, Australia: Noosa Pacific Resort

Noosa Pacific Resort

Noosa Pacific Riverfront Resort offers stylish 4 star self-contained apartment accommodation, idyllically positioned on the banks of Noosa river.

Located within minutes of all the attractions of Noosa, including restaurants, shopping, swimming and surf beaches, Noosa Pacific Riverfront Resort is the perfect base for your
Noosa holiday.

Choose from the luxury of our spacious Waterfront apartments and penthouses, which enjoy magnificent views over Noosa's waterways, or the casual comfort of our Garden side apartments, set amidst landscaped tropical gardens. Waterfront Resort facilities include private beaches and jetties, heated pool, spa, sauna, gymnasium, bbq area and full size tennis court. Garden side Resort facilities include heated pool, spa, sauna, gymnasium and full size tennis court.

Noosa Pacific Resort

Noosa, an Australian holiday

It was in the late 1980's, and I was 12. I can remember the earthy scent of eucalyptus, and feel the warm sunlit paths of the Noosa National Park as I walked around to Alexandria Bay .

The memory of cooling down by sliding into the deep blue water just before the Devil's Kitchen headland and feasting on natural oysters has become a catalyst behind a driving force to return to Noosa every year since.

Back then, the village of Noosa Heads , a five-minute walk from the entrance to the National Park , was a jumble of ordinary vacation units, a campground and shops. It was no different to many other Australian coastal towns.

Noosa was always going to be distinguished by its remarkable setting. The holiday accommodation strip is almost completely surrounded by water. In the early days, I am told the only way of reaching the beach was by riverboat along the stunning Noosa River.

Noosa's main beach is north facing, protected from southerly winds by a rocky headland with scatterings of rain forest throughout. The sun filled enclave known as Hastings Street has always been a buzz of happy tourists with an air of an almost sublime, tropical relaxation center where interesting and successful people take time out from their busy lives.

Once such interesting person who became successful for setting his focus on changed his life after being inspired by my website is a guy who goes by the name of Nomis.

If you want to be inspired I urge you to visit a chapter in his life changing story about how he built a money making website inspired by a visit to Noosa that has since lead him calling Noosa home. Its a website about bargain-holidays .

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"I hope to visit Australia this winter, and I hope that it will not be the last time. I would like to think that I will take many holidays in Australia in my life time, but I know that this might not be something that I can do very often. However, I will go when I can as I have friends there, and it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t get to spend some time with them every few years.

Besides, I think there is a lot my daughter can learn when we visit there, and I hope to take her with me when I go. The best thing about holidays in Australia is that you can go when the weather in the UK is bad, and it will be the middle of summer there. Not only that, but there are many great beaches there, and everyone is so wonderfully nice.

Though I am sure there are exceptions, it would seem that a majority of those who live in Australia are easy going and fun to be around. Though you can’t always take long vacations, I want to make my holidays in Australia long because I won’t get to go very often.

My favorite location on earth is a small seaside town north of Brisbane called Noosa.

Noosa has got to be the place GOD designed for him to retire to. Noosa has everything, amazing beaches, climate sophistication, adventure and relaxation all wrapped up in the one lifestyle."

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Booking a holiday is both exciting and exhilarating. It appeals to the majority of us for various reasons. It all seems to stem from somewhere deep within our human make-up. We are social and curious beings.

Our earlier nomadic traditions and heritage, urge us to explore and conquer our world, both known and unknown. It has always been a quest and inspiration to go somewhere we have not been before and see places unseen until now.

The travel dilemma most of us face is simply when and where to take our next trip or vacation for leisure purposes. Well we hope to have answered at least half this question for you by providing everything you need to know about Noosa, Australia's most famous travel destination.

If you have not visited Noosa before you cannot beat searching Noosa Holiday accommodation, Noosa car hire, Noosa restaurants and Noosa attractions by location. Even if you know Noosa well, it's nice to look at what's available outside of what you already know in relation to the places you are already familiar with."