| 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 2016 census the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 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. In the 2016 census the locality of Pomona had a population of 2,910 people. Pomona is located around 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.
Cooroy railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at 14 Myall Street, Cooroy, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is on the North Coast railway line serving the town of Cooroy. It was designed by the Office of the Chief Engineer of Queensland Rail and built in 1890 by Fitzwilliam Williams. It opened on 17 July 1891 with the opening of the line from Cooran. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 August 2008.
Doonan is a rural residential locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Doonan had a population of 3,459 people.
Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 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 2016 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 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 2016 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 197 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 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 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.
Cooroy–Noosa Road is a continuous 12.5-kilometre (7.8 mi) road route in the Noosa local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 6 for most of its length. It is a state-controlled district road for most of its length.
