Georgina’s PhD studies on Sunshine Coast dolphins
Noosa Oceanrider is collaborating with University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student, Georgina Hume, to assist her in gathering data on dolphins in the Sunshine Coast region. Georgina’s PhD project aims to collect information on how connected the dolphin populations are between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay. Currently, dolphins on the Sunshine Coast have…
Best of Queensland Experience 2022 Award
Noosa Oceanrider is proud to have received a “Best Of Queensland Experience 2022” award for its commitment to delivering an exceptional visitor experience. The program is a collaboration between Visit Sunshine Coast, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport. The program is based on independent criteria, including customer reviews…
Whale Watching 2022
There have already been humpback whale sightings on the Australian east coast, and Noosa Oceanrider will officially launch its whale watching season on June 25, when sightings will be more reliable. Until then, fingers crossed, a whale sighting might be a bonus on the Dolphin Safari. We are proud to announce that we will again…
Free weekend buses in Noosa
You can now avoid the dreaded weekend traffic and parking hassles in Noosa by jumping on a free bus! Noosa Council has kicked off a 12 month trial of free weekend travel on all existing Translink services operating within Noosa, an extension of the council’s popular Go Noosa Free Holiday Bus program, which runs during…
La Niña
El Niño and La Niña have a strong influence on year-to-year climate variability in Australia’s weather. This is because El Niño and La Niña are part of a natural cycle known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The ENSO cycle loosely operates over timescales from one to eight years. Noosa Oceanriders operations have been and…
Humpbacks & High-rises 2021
We are delighted to have colloboarted with Humpbacks & Highrises and are looking forward to again in 2022. Below is a report of their 2021 season by Karlien Paas. Now the whale season is over, and we are in our off-season, it is time to reflect more on the past whale season and focus on everything…