THREE Queensland beaches have topped a list of the nation’s favourite coastal destinations based on bookings for the Australia Day long weekend.

W e already knew it, but the best beaches in the world are found right here in Australia.Whitehaven Beach in Queensland has been crowned the best beach in the world by Lonely Planet, and a lesser ...

Beaches in Queensland Whitehaven Beach. Dazzling Whitehaven Beach is one of Australia’s most photographed beaches, famous for its powder-fine pure white silica sand - wear your sunglasses!

Visitors to Australia’s Queensland beaches were met with an unpleasant surprise over the weekend: hordes of bluebottle jellyfish, which stung over 5,000 people on the Gold and Sunshine coasts.

And Minister for Regional Development and Territories Fiona Nash said two of Australia's little-known Territories had been named in the top 10 in a new ranking of Australia's beaches announced ...

WHITEHAVEN BEACH IN THE Whitsunday Islands has been named the Number One Eco Friendly Beach in the world by global news network CNN.com.. The CNN website says the “sparkling” 4.3km Whitehaven Beach ...

Australia's beaches owe their light colour to their high silica content; ... So the next time you find yourself on a beautiful Queensland beach, perhaps spare a thought for how far it's come.

The higher rankings go to Queensland beaches, but in the top 10, you can also find New South Wales and Western Australia. Bondi did, however, just scrape through on the top 25 list.