Relax • Refresh • Reset
A place to slow down and embrace nature
Sunshine Gardens Atherton Resort is located 1000 metres above sea level and 80 kilometres to the southwest of Cairns. Neither hot in summer nor cold in winter, it is perfect for retired professionals to indulge in exploring the beauty of the Atherton Tablelands. It comprises 66 hotel rooms and 76 house and land packages.
We capitalise upon the majestic local natural environment to provide exceptional garden-style living and vacation experiences for our residential community and the hotel’s guests.
The Atherton Resort is tailored to provide guests and residents with the required services to assist and support them.
House And Land Package
We welcome your participation in the design process to craft your own dream house with our architects.
Our professional team offers a fun and enjoyable way to create your own customised home. Taking standardised elements such as kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, storage space, and front & back facade, you can participate in the exciting design process to bring your future home to reality.
Kitchens Made To Bring Families Together
Spacious gourmet kitchens make for functional yet beautiful family space, designed for easy entertaining and daily life. Quality finishes, fittings and appliances have been chosen for their timeless style and performance.
Rejuvenate Your Body
Beautifully detailed bathrooms and ensuites with clean, uncluttered lines create an elegant backdrop, while the relaxing neutral colour palette gives your bathroom a luxurious and inviting spa-like quality.
Relax Your Mind
The tranquil atmosphere of garden-style living at Sunshine Gardens Resort will relax your body and refresh your soul.
Exceptional Living
The majestic local natural environment provides exceptional garden-style living and vacation experiences.
Kitchens Made To Bring Families Together
Spacious gourmet kitchens make for functional yet beautiful family space, designed for easy entertaining and daily life. Quality finishes, fittings and appliances have been chosen for their timeless style and performance.
Rejuvenate Your Body
Beautifully detailed bathrooms and ensuites with clean, uncluttered lines create an elegant backdrop, while the relaxing neutral colour palette gives your bathroom a luxurious and inviting spa-like quality.
Relax Your Mind
The tranquil atmosphere of garden-style living at Sunshine Gardens Resort will relax your body and refresh your soul.
Exceptional Living
The majestic local natural environment provides exceptional garden-style living and vacation experiences.
Hotel At Atherton Resort
At Atherton Resort we will offer excellent 66 home style hotel rooms for you to enjoy a rejuvenate holiday, you can enjoy a large size one bedroom with patio & porch, as well as a sessional backyard. Our administration building is fully equipped with a gym, café, lounge, as well as nice lobby to welcome your arrivals.
It will be ready for booking at June 2023.
Location
Sunshine Gardens Atherton Resort is located at Weaver Street and Nasser Road, Atherton. It has a dynamic and prosperous surrounding community, with a vibrant social and cultural life (live music, visual arts, theatre, and sport). If you visit in July or August, you will be able to enjoy the Atherton Agricultural Show held in the second week of July or the Maize (corn) festival held towards the end of August.
A few steps from our resort, you can find Atherton International Club. It is an excellent place to relax after you explore the surrounding nature. The Community Club, Bar, Bistro, Pokies, Keno, and Live Music give you plenty of options to enjoy.
There are supermarkets, banks, hospitals and various sports clubs. Atherton Hospital is in the Tablelands Health District, providing obstetric, medical, surgical, operating theatre, accident, and emergency services.
Neither hot in summer nor cold in winter, the Sunshine Gardens Atherton Resort is located in the perfect place for you to uplift your holiday and living experience to the next level.
Onsite Facilities
At Atherton Resort
Refresh Your Lifestyle In A Tranquil Setting Of Pure Sunshine And Stunning Gardens
The tranquil atmosphere of garden-style living at Sunshine Gardens Resort will relax your body, refresh your soul, and reconnect to your heart. Explore and discover the natural beauty of this unique area! The Atherton Resort is tailored to provide guests and residents with whatever service they need.
How can a BBQ be missed from our life? Add more flavour to your holiday and give yourself more energy to explore.
The signature fountain at the centre of the community brings a unique ambience to the community.
You won’t miss your training days when you are in the resort. On the contrary, you will feel more relaxed and upbeat here than in a gym in the city.
Want to chat with new friends? Or plan your trip with your mates? Here is the best place for you to share your thoughts or just relax.
You are not at a beach, but you can still enjoy swimming here with beautiful views and peaceful surroundings.
The on-site walking track is ideal for you to enjoy a relaxing or an early morning job with quiet spots to sit and enjoy the scenery.
Enjoy a relaxing breakfast, a tasty lunch, or a cup of coffee at our resort Café. The coffee and pastries here are as good as your favourite ones in the city.
Explore and discover the beauty of nature in this unique area
Atherton Tablelands features a huge variety of landscapes and attractions – from ranges and waterfalls to spectacular national parks and coffee plantations, which make it a place worth visiting.
Food & Drinks In Atherton
Millaa Millaa Falls is one of the most picturesque waterfalls in Australia. You can swing by The Falls Teahouse for an afternoon tea after visiting and swimming in the Falls.
Do you like coffee? Almost everyone does, but do you know how a cup of coffee is produced from the beans? At Coffee Works in Mareeba, you can get the answer. You will learn the history of the coffee machine and how coffee beans are planted, grown and processed.
Gallo Dairyland produces various cheeses and chocolates. The cheese factory is at the working dairy farm, you can pick your favourite from their award-winning produce. If you have kids, they will love this place.
At Lake Barrine Teahouse, you can enjoy afternoon tea by Lake Barrine. Have a scone with its plum jam and cream. The teahouse has used the secret recipes for nearly 100 years since 1926.
Mt Uncle Distillery in Walkamin is the first and only distillery on the Atherton Tablelands. When you visit, you can not only taste the various premium spirits and liqueurs made from local ingredients, but you will also have opportunities to encounter many resident animals, such as peacocks, alpacas, donkeys and goats.
You can enjoy the freshest cheese platters at the Mungalli Creek Dairy Farmhouse Café with your family. You will love the cheeses, bread, snacks and wines while enjoying in the surrounding hills’ great views.
Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you cannot miss this place! Get a cup of fresh sugarcane juice and tour the farm. You’ll learn more about Australian grown Vanilla and a Koala Food Tree Plantation.
Do you know there is a place where you can have freshly roasted coffee in the Tablelands? Here it is. At Skybury Cafe and Roastery, you can have the freshest coffee and enjoy the unobstructed view from the deck. Don’t forget to have a healthy papaya bowl made from the beautiful red papayas.
Learn History Of Atherton
Hou Wang temple was built in 1903 by the Chinese community of Atherton using local materials and furnishings shipped from China. It provided a social and spiritual focus for over a thousand people in the township and the surrounding area.
Atherton Chinatown was one of many Chinese settlements in Australia during the nineteenth century. It has a detailed history of the Chinese in this area which is worth reading to understand the importance of the Chinese Temple and village.
The courthouse was built in 1941 and features timber panels from rare Queensland rainforest maple, which is no longer milled in Australia. The building is still in use by the Atherton Magistrates Court.
Here you can have a close look at a wide range of excellent stones and valuable rocks in a magical area that has been constructed like a cave with various crystals.
Embarce Nature In Atherton
Geological wonders abound in the Atherton tablelands, including crater lakes, fossil fields, lava tubes, caves and hot springs
There are multiple places in Atherton where you can enjoy hiking or biking. Exploring Atherton Tablelands by foot or bike, you will get a chance to get close to nature and meet wildlife.
A visit to Millaa Millaa Falls must be on any Atherton Tablelands road trip. It’s one of the most picturesque waterfalls in Australia. Apart from Millaa Millaa Falls, there are more to visit, including Malanda Falls, Zillie Falls, Ellinjaa Falls, Dinner Falls, Millstream Falls, Mungalli Falls and Nandroya Falls.
Food experience or wildlife encounter? Try both! In this area of abundant produce, you will discover uniquely Australian wildlife residents - including tree kangaroos and the amazing platypus.
Why buy and invest in Atherton?
Perfect Climate
Neither hot in summer nor cold in winter, the Sunshine Gardens Resorts is located in the perfect place for you to uplift your holiday and living experience to the next level.
Convenient Location
It provides an appropriately relaxing atmosphere and an extremely convenient location where you can easily get access to supermarkets, banks, hospitals, and various sports clubs.
Natural Environment
Atherton Tablelands features a huge variety of landscapes and attractions – from ranges and waterfalls to spectacular national parks and coffee plantations, which make it a place worth visiting.
Health Facility
Atherton Hospital is in the Tablelands Health District. The hospital provides obstetric, medical, surgical, operating theatre, accident, and emergency services.
Proudly Brought To You by Experienced Teams
Sunshine Group
Sunshine Group Australia Pty Ltd was established in 2014 with the purchase of the first resort – Cairns One. Currently, five different resorts are in operation or under development. In addition to Cairns One, these are:
- Bourke Resort,
- The Lakes Cairns,
- Atherton Resort,
- Mission Beach Resort.
Sunshine Group’s long-term vision is to build its network of exclusive resorts in natural settings yet conveniently located to all major amenities.
SupaGreen
SupaGreen Housing as Development Manager and Builder, with its in-house architectural team, has served Australia over the last 28 years with over 100 projects. They specialise in house and land packages and positive income properties like Dual-key (main house with granny flat attached), Duplexes, Townhouse, NDIS and Defence Housing etc.
Skyfield Co
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