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| Noosa Heads Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
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 The beach along the town of Noosa Heads. |
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| Postcode: | 4567 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $630,0001 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 138 km (86 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Noosa | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Noosa | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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Noosa Heads (), part of the Noosa district, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a small, wealthy, coastal settlement, located about 100 minutes' drive north of Brisbane. It is known for its beautiful beaches and nearby rocky headlands covered in lush forest. The Noosa River forms one boundary of the town, the headlands of the Noosa National Park another. Behind is Noosaville and Noosa Junction (these urban areas run into each other).
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History
The shire's tourism exponentially grew shortly after the second world war, when gold miners from Gympie took vacation in the Noosa Shire.
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Transport
Noosa Heads is the tourist heart of Noosa district, with many restaurants and hotels. The main street is Hastings Street, which lies directly behind the seashore. Evidently, roads around Noosa are named after Gympie landmarks. Such roads include Gympie Terrace and Mary Street.
Buses to elsewhere in the Sunshine Coast depart from the local bus station.
Attractions
Surfing
Noosa Heads' main attraction is its beaches. Its main beach and its small bays around the headland are common surfing locations which are known on world surfing circuits. One of its major surfing contests involves the Noosa Festival of Surfing. This festival attracts large numbers of longboarders.
Annual Events
Noosa's major events throughout the year include the Noosa Festival of Surfing, Rock'n Tewantin, Noosa Long Weekend, Noosa Triathlon and Pomona's King of the Mountain. The Noosa 'Long Weekend' actually runs for ten days where several cultural activities are celebrated throughout the ten days.
Noosa Heads hosts a population of koalas, which are often seen in and around Noosa National Park. Koalas are present all year around.citation needed
Noosa Heads is the main centre in the Noosa district.
See also
References
- ^ domain.com.au, accessed 19 December 2006
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