The Emerald, in our book, is Noosa's finest accommodation. Located right in the heart of famous Hastings Street - surrounded by savvy boutiques, al fresco eateries and fine art galleries.

The Emerald Resort is literally steps away from the glorious waters of Noosa's Main Beach and the Noosa National Park which offers a network of walking trails throughout 477 hectares of forest, heathland, clifftops, picturesque bays and rocky coves opening out to the spectacular seascape of Laguna Bay.

It is one of Noosa's longest established and most renowned sidewalk cafes. Located right in the heart of Hastings Street, virtually across the road from First Point, you can enjoy the relaxed outdoor dining, great service and friendly atmosphere.

Open all day everyday, til late. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner or just drop in for a coffee or an icy cold beer. Live music 5 nights a week.

Catch That Wave Productions is a fresh voice in Australian film and video production.

Dedicated to the creation of cutting edge, progressive video and film works, thier mantra of dynamic exploration and experimentation shapes thier approach to production.

Catch That Wave also offer a range of production services catering to a wide range of needs, styles and budgets including directing, producing and editing.

Tanis is one seriously talented emerging musician. With her music aptly described as Enchanted Celtic Fairy Pop, take a listen and prepare to be whisked away into her spirited world of magic and folklore.

Hard to confine to words, we'll leave describing her music to Tanis herself…

"..couldn't choose - flute, violin, tabla, bongo, english or elvin - so have touched them all - in a special place - a pop-rock-celtic dreamworld - where you run like the wind & fly like a bird & love like no other - that's my world..."

2007 saw Justin launch his debut album "Whatever Happened To Real Music?". With a soulful, acoustic blend of surf rock and country blues, he is his own virtual one-man band. Armed with a harmonica round his neck, guitar, lap steel, stomp box and a tambo-drum, his music can't help but bring on the good times.

Electro, indie, trip hop, Michael plays synthesiser, keyboard and guitar. Chilled and tried, his music is featured in Catch that Wave's latest production, To Surf With Love.

Find daily reports from some of the world best pro’s like Trent Munro, providing on the beach information about current surf conditions.

The site also hosts the most extensive portfolio of surf photography with over 40,000 photos searchable by surf spot and photographer. Upload, Share and Vote. The entire service is totally free of charge and free of subscription or sign up.

Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management.? To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.

Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups.

The imagery is compiled with concise surf reports detailing temperatures, winds, tides and forecasts for the upcoming week. And that's just the start... throw in some relevant news, opinions on what's hot and what's not, new releases, cool parties and you've got yourself a daily Aquabumps report.

Aquabumps is a daily documentary of Australian beaches between the hours of 6am and 7am where digital photos are shot and then collated into a daily report which is emailed to over 28,000 loyal subscribers. The email report is in HTML format so you don't have to open any attachments, it should all just appear directly in your email program. Subscribing to Aquabumps reports is free, which lures subscribers from all over the globe to join in and share a glimpse of the Australian beach lifestyle. Even if they're 1000 miles from any ocean - they simply love it. If you would like to SUBSCRIBE to the Aquabumps email reports, just type your email address into the box provided in the top right hand corner www.aquabumps.com! You will then receive reports every weekday morning at around 10am (sometimes earlier, sometimes later).