Dan Sowden

Beachside Living is something we always aspire to; yet actually living it is something else. Living on Alexandra Parade in Cotton Tree is one of those locations you would love to wake up to. The only traffic you need to be aware of is those wearing sand shoes and running of an early morning or carrying the surfboard down the beach access points.

Quiet with little traffic, Alex Pde is also a short stroll to the local Cotton Tree Cafe's, Medical Facilities and Maroochydore CBD.

If you get the chance to one day live on Alex Pde in Cotton Tree, then Jump right ahead because you will love it!

Sixth Avenue is located in Maroochydore's Eastern Peninsula 'Cotton Tree'. The Avenue itself runs North to South and creates an avenue to access Maroochydore Beach and/or the River to the North. Sixth Avenue is now home to many exclusive residential and holiday apartment buildings featuring ocean and river views. On street level, you will find a healthy selection of cafe's and restaurants with the nearby shopping precinct only a short stroll. Most mornings the area is very quiet with only residents making up the foot traffic as the head to the beach or return home with the morning coffee and paper.

Duporth Avenue is the unofficial Main Street of Maroochydore. Bordered on one side by some of the coasts finest prestige apartments over looking the water and an impressive selection of cafes aiding to embellish the areas prolific cafe society. Every morning you will see a mix between local residents, Lycra wearing cyclists and local business people enjoy the hospitality. Some of the finest restaurants and bars also line this avenue, making it the ideal location for after work drinks or somewhere you would bring family and friends for dinner. Parking is convenient at both the m1 building or Big Top carpark.

Having grown up on the Sunshine Coast and now working in Maroochydore, this once small town is emerging into the Sunshine Coasts CBD and fastest growing precinct. Set on the banks of the Maroochy River, Maroochydore and its Baby brother Cotton Tree offer the perfect ying and yang lifestyle options. Maroochydore for its energy, bars, cafes and restaurants and Cotton Tree for its beach/river parks, relaxed cafe scene and Sunday markets. Just an easy 800m stroll down the esplanade along the river foreshore.

Young professionals are now working and living in this vibrant city, with major developments including Emporio, Big Top Market Fresh and the Sunshine Plaza $350m expansion, locals see Maroochydore as a town with a energy supported by the vision of many of its local business community.

Living and working options have never been better in Maroochydore, home prices are still relatively low and commercial lease rates are favouring the tenant. Most would agree that the opportunity to live here today is ore affordable then ever.

The employment sector is also expanding with the establishment of the Birtinya Medical precinct just 20mins away, home to over 6000 medial professionals, the Sunshine Coast more broadly is offering a diverse economic base, away from the traditional building and tourism sectors.