About Noosa

Noosa provides pleasure to all. A north facing surfing beach, pristine river, fine restaurants, sophistication, national parks, plenty of action and you have the perfect holiday retreat. Visitors flock to Noosa from all over the world, many as frequent visitors and some returning to live in this exceptional coastal village. Described in the New York Times in March 2002 as the place ?that appreciates nature and the good life?.

Noosa is the accepted name for a group of villages and enclaves that make up Noosa Shire. The word Noosa is not the correct description for the area although is used to describe the areas and the name known and used by visitors. Noosa Shire was established in 1910.

Noosa Heads is the resort area that contains Hastings Street and the main tourist area behind Hastings Street. The main beach fronts onto Hastings Street. At the end of Hastings Street is the Noosa Woods and Noosa Spit. At the eastern end of Hastings Street is the Noosa National Park. Noosaville the area that borders the Noosa River with its recently upgraded riverfront precinct and street restaurants. Noosa Junction is the central shopping area with cinema and banks and located behind Hastings Street over Noosa Hill.

Tewantin originally a timber town now houses the Council Chambers. A ferry connects Hastings Street with Tewantin reached by a short walk from Noosa Harbour.

South of Noosa Heads is the expansive Sunshine Beach area popular with surfers. To the North across the river is Noosa North Shore a forty mile long beach that is navigable by four wheel drive vehicles. Inland the villages of Cooroy, Eumundi, Boreen Point, Pomona and Kin Kin provide a delightful rural change.

Noosa Shire has a total population of nearly 50,000 people and plans to a cap its population at 56,600.

Discover Noosa?s natural environment. Watch whales, enjoy pristine beaches, explore the dramatic hinterland landscape, and visit the world?s largest sand island.

Have an outdoor adventure - walk, dive, paddle, ride or cycle through Noosa?s coastal and hinterland landscapes.

Sample the extraordinary breadth of the Noosa gourmet scene. Attend a cooking course, experience local produce at farmers? markets or book a table with a view at a Noosa restaurant.

Indulge yourself in Noosa or seek out a romantic getaway. Dine out, spend an idle hour in a caf?, take a twilight gondola ride, shop in style or pamper yourself with a day spa treatment or with a relaxing massage.

Whatever experience you choose, rest assured that there?s more in store for your next Noosa visit.