| West Cooroy National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  West Cooroy National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cooroy |
| Coordinates | 26°28′53″S152°50′21″E / 26.4815°S 152.8393°E |
| Established | 25 January 2023 [1] |
| Area | 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The West Cooroy National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia. It is situated to the west and south-west of Cooroy in the Noosa hinterland. [1]
On 25 January 2023 the former West Cooroy State Forest was transferred to the Department of Environment and Science as a newly created national park at no cost to the community. The site was not previously subject to any forestry work and therefore no ownership buyout was required. [1]
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people.
The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of 870 square kilometres (335.9 sq mi). It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shire of Maroochy and City of Caloundra to form the Sunshine Coast Region. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 56,298 people.
Tewantin is a town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Tewantin was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tewantin had a population of 11,164 people.
Pomona is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is about 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. The town was originally called Pinbarren Siding from 1890-1900 as a subsidiary to Pinbarren.
Boreen Point is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The town of Boreen is located within the locality beside the lake, but the town name is rarely used with Boreen Point being the name in common usage.
Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 people.
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.
Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.
Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 people.
Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,560 people.
Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people.
Ringtail Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ringtail Creek had a population of 203 people.
Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people.
Cooroy Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of 148 people.
Como is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Como had a population of 54 people.
Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 497 people.
Belli Park is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Belli Park had a population of 724 people.
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Eerwah Vale had a population of 671 people.
The Six Mile Creek Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Six Mile Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the Sunshine Coast region and for recreation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Macdonald, named in memory of former Noosa Shire Council Chairman Ian MacDonald.
The Tewantin National Park is a 13 square kilometre national park in Queensland, Australia. It consists of five individual areas west of Noosa Heads in the Wide Bay-Burnett region about 115 kilometres north of Brisbane and 125 km south of Hervey Bay. The park is divided into disconnected sections within Lake Macdonald, Tinbeerwah, Tewantin and Noosaville.
