Noosa Attractions and Events

Noosa Information Centre
Located in Hastings St, the Information Centre can help you to get orientated, inform you of all that is on offer, and tell you about forthcoming local events. They also possess copies of the Heritage and Discovery Map which identifies points of interest along a 99-km round trip.
Tel: 1800 448 833 or (07) 5447 4988.

Noosa National Park
Noosa National Park attracts over one million annual visitors. While it covers 2280 ha, it is actually composed of several disjoined pieces of land. These are divided into three sections:
(a) Noosa Headland (477 ha), which covers just that - the headland after which Noosa is named.
(b) The Peregian section, which includes an almost continuous strip of hinterland extending from Noosaville to the suburb of Coolum Beach, touching the foreshore at Peregian Beach South.
(c) The Weyba section, which extends southwards from Weyba Downs, at the south-western end of Lake Weyba.

Art Galleries
The Noosa Regional Gallery, is located in the council offices in Pelican Street, Tewantin. It is a substantial public art gallery which stresses contemporary art with local and touring exhibitions.
Tel: 07 5449 5370

Spas
Those seeking some high end pampering can get their fill at Aqua Day Spa (part of the Sheraton Noosa Resort in Hastings St, Noosa Heads) or the Ikatan Spa - Balinese Day Spa and Gardens at 46 Grays Road, Doonan (en route to Eumundi). They operate a pick-up service from the Sunshine Coast Airport.
Tel: (07) 5471 1199.

Cooloola National Park
Cooloola National Park (56 600 ha) forms the southern portion of Great Sandy National Park. Stretching north from the Noosa River to Rainbow Beach, it provides a haven for indigenous flora and fauna threatened by urban development and is characterised by open heathland, banksia woodlands, dry sclerophyll forest of scribbly gum and blackbutt, rainforest, coloured sand cliffs, attractive and extensive beaches, a plenitude of birdlife, including sea eagles, and the freshwater lakes, mangrove wetlands and tributaries associated with the Noosa River.
Great Sandy National Park incorporates and preserves the largest tract of natural land on Queensland¹s southern coast and the largest intact sand dune system in the world (around Teewah Beach). Visitors can enjoy bushwalking, picnicking, scenic drives, boating, fishing, lake and surf swimming, although the beaches are unpatrolled, sharks are common and bluebottles are present during northerly winds. Whales can be seen offshore between August and October, while dolphins and manta rays are more regular visitors. Wildflowers bloom on the heathlands in spring, which is the ideal time to visit. The Park is popular in school and public holidays so be prepared to book in advance at these times.
Tel: (07) 5449 7792

Sky Dive Ramblers Parachute Centre
Tandem Skydiving over Coolum Beach, with a qualified instructor, is available from Ramblers Parachute Centre, on David Low Way at Coolum.
Tel: 07 5446 2823

Events
There are plenty of annual events in and around Noosa, including July's slog up and down the 438-metre slopes of Mount Cooroora at Pomona in King of the Mountain. Other sports-based events are the Festival of Surfing in March, the Family Fishing Classic and Noosa Boat Show in June, the Noosa Half Marathon (August or September) and the world-renowned Noosa Triathlon Multi-Sport Festival in the spring. Non-sporting events include the Noosa Country Music Festival (held in Noosaville in January), the ten-day Noosa Long Weekend cultural festival in June, the Noosa Beach Party in August, the Noosa Jazz Festival in September, the Noosa Beach Car Classic in October and the Silent Film Festival.

See more near by: Mooloolaba attractions, Marcoola attractions, and Alexandra Headland attractions. Or visit Sunshine Coast attractions and see the attractions and events of the wider Sushine Coast region.