Appendix B- Landscape Concept Design · MCU23/0078

1.2 History
The original inhabitants of the land of Noosa Shire are
the Gubbi Gubbi/ Kabi Kabi peoples. An abundance of
resources provided by the numerous waters and rich
subtropical rainforest allowed the Indigenous peoples to
thrive in the area.

The Noosa Shire was constituted in 1910 with a
population of around 2000, taking its name from the
Kabi Kabi word for the area ‘nguthuru’, meaning shade,
shadow, or spirit. After gaining road access in 1930,
development of the area found momentum, becoming
the popular holiday destination and idyllic place to live.
In 1986 the first Noosa Design Manual was released,
establishing the notion of the Noosa ‘look and feel’ which
endures today in the strong local character of the shire.




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1   Gubbi Gubbi dancers at Booin Gari Festival
2   Celebrations for road opening, Noosa Heads, 1929
3   Humpback Whale rescue, Noosa Shire, 1991
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4   Sculpture by Kabi Kabi Artist Bianca Beetson




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