Rippas Retreat

Beachmere is within easy driving distance to many tourist attractions as it is in the middle of the north coast region situated half-way between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. The following gives an idea of the proximity to enable tourists to plan their adventures.
Airports
•40/45 mins to Brisbane Airport
•40/45 mins Sunshine Coast Airport, Maroochydore
Caboolture/Moreton Bay
•Caboolture has regular train service to Brisbane. Park at the station and 45 mins express to the CBD.
•7 mins Caboolture/Morayfield Major Shopping Complex
Caboolture Urban Country Music Festival is held each May and spans 3 days.
•1 hr Woodford Folk Festival/cattle country
•20 mins.Toorbul Point “Kangaroos have right of way” in the street and foreshore, fishing, bowls.
Bribie Island
•Charter Moreton Bay (fishing/diving Flinders Reef) and seasonal whale watching.
•15/20 mins to Bribie Island Water skiing; swimming, golf, fishing, 4WD along beach, bowling club, RSL free tours of wild flowers from National Park.
•Surfing at Woorim (other side of the island 10 mins drive)
•15 mins. Pacific Harbour (just before going over the Bridge)
•Red Beach - pooches welcome.
.Sandstone Point Hotel (on the right before going over the Bridge) has outdoor entertainment, meals, alcohol, animal farm for kids.
Redcliffe
•20 mins Redcliffe where you can:
Experience the thrill of a tandem parachute jump landing on the beach, or take a joy flight over Redcliffe and Moreton Bay
oCruise, sail or kayak Moreton Bay where between June and November you can watch the migration of humpback whales
oVisit Settlement Cove's swimming lagoon and acquatic playground
oBrowse the Redcliffe Museum, galleries and shops for artworks, antiques, crafts and collectables
oExplore the city's picturesque coastal bikeways or fish from one of its jetties, beaches or the Hornibrook Highway bridge
oTake a self-guided tourist drive along the Redcliffe foreshore
oSee the pelicans being fed fish scraps at Pelican Park, Clontarf, at 10 each morning
oSettle in for some quiet fishing time at Woody Point or try your luck from the Redcliffe jetty
Sunshine Coast
•40 mins to Maroochydore/Mooloolaba
•30 mins to Caloundra (surfing Kings Beach)
•90 mins to Noosa
Sunshine Coast Hinterland
•30 mins Australia Zoo (home of Croc Hunter)
•30 mins Glasshouse Mountains;
•60 mins Maleny/Montville/Mapleton.
Clubs
•Seven golf courses country and coastal within a half hour drive, eg
oBeerwah, Caboolture, Woodford, Pacific Harbour, Bribie Island, Pelican Waters, Twin Waters
•League Clubs, eg RSL Caboolture, Sports Club at Morayfield.
•Bowls Clubs, eg Bribie Island, Caboolture, Beachmere.
Bush walks
•Maleny/Montville/Mapleton
•Somerset Dam
•Glasshouse Mountains
Wild life
•5 mins Kangaroos feeding early morning and late evening (Bakers Flat Road)
•20 mins.Toorbul Point “Kangaroos have right of way” in the street and foreshore.