The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the district defined in 1967 as "the area contained in the Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located 100 km (62 mi) north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately 60 km (37 mi) of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin.
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people.
Maroochydore is a coastal city in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Mudjimba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, and forms part of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the 2016 census, Mudjimba had a population of 2,540 people.
Alexandra Headland is a coastal suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Alexandra Headland had a population of 3,958 people.
Bli Bli is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bli Bli had a population of 7,801 people.
The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,162.7 square kilometres (448.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with its neighbours to the north and south to form the Sunshine Coast Region.
Diddillibah is a semi-rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Diddillibah had a population of 1,403 people.
Pacific Paradise is a suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pacific Paradise had a population of 2,190 people.
Twin Waters is a coastal suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Twin Waters had a population of 2,687 people.
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.
The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi, before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in the catchment include Nambour, Eudlo, Yandina and Coolum.
The Maroochy air crash was an aircraft accident that occurred at 11.10am on 30 December 1950 at Maroochydore beach, Queensland, Australia. Three children were killed and fourteen others were seriously injured as a result of the accident.
Maroochy North Shore Australian Football Club was an Australian rules football club based on the Sunshine Coast which competed in the Pineapple Hotel Cup division of the Queensland Australian Football League from 2005 to 2011.
Maroochydore is a coastal suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and is the central suburb and central business district of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Maroochydore had a population of 16,800 people.
Cotton Tree is a coastal neighbourhood within the suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Cotton Tree Caravan Park is a heritage-listed caravan park at Cotton Tree Parade, Cotton Tree, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 April 2009.
Dunethin Rock is a heritage-listed park at Dunethin Rock Road, Maroochy River, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2009.
'The Maroochy Music and Visual Arts Festival (MMVAF) is an Australian contemporary music festival that was first held in 2015 on the site of the former Horton Park Golf Course in Maroochydore, Queensland. The festival was created and promoted by a home-grown team to bring up-and-coming contemporary Australian music to the area alongside visual art installations and displays.
