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                             NOOSA
                                                         IS A SHIRE
T     he word Noosa came reputedly from the              Beyond Hastings Street approaching the Noosa
      Aboriginal noothera or gnuthuru meaning            River mouth lie the lovingly revegetated Noosa
shade or shadow. As one of our leading architects        Woods and Noosa Spit recreational reserves with
often comments, the best Noosa vista is not a            their sheltered beaches, one section welcoming
mere sea view but a sea view glimpsed through the        well behaved dogs when accompanied by their
leaves of a tree.                                        equally well behaved owners.

                                                         At the eastern end of the precinct lies the                Council’s Guide for Rural
The highly publicised and deservedly popular
tourist precinct based around Hastings Street and        deservedly famous Noosa Heads section of Noosa             Newcomers has been
Laguna Bay is often mistakenly called “Noosa”            National Park (map page 11, courtesy of
                                                                                                              compiled for those settling into
when its correct title is Noosa Heads. Noosa             Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service) Australia’s
                                                         most visited, home to scrub turkeys, koalas and      hinterland areas and covers issues
Shire was constituted in 1910 and comprises
many small communities as detailed on the map            large sand goannas. Laguna Lookout is also within    such as tree clearing, vegetation
on page 8.                                               the Park boundaries and accessible by car via
                                                                                                              management, effluent disposal,
                                                         Viewland Drive.
                                                                                                              land slips, septic tanks, weed

                                                                                                              control, stock control, waterway

                                                                                                              protection, wildlife corridors and

                                                                                                              water tanks. To obtain a free copy,

                                                                                                              telephone 5449 5200.




Noosa Heads is synonymous with Hastings Street,          Along with supermarkets and scores of business
aka the street of broken diets, with far too many        houses, the commercial centre of Noosa Junction
wonderful restaurants with far too many brilliant        is home to a cinema complex and the Shire’s main
dishes for the average waistline to survive intact. It   Post Office. A 3.3 hectare Council-owned site at
is also home to boutiques and galleries which have       Grant Street is earmarked for development as a
a magnetic attraction for the average credit card.       civic precinct, with planning underway for a
                                                         youth entertainment centre.
Opposite the Noosa Drive roundabout, the
Hastings Street Information Centre is staffed by         At Noosaville, the award-winning staged
visitor-friendly volunteers. Although we have            foreshore upgrading programme is delighting
known people to sunbake beside a Hastings Street         increasing crowds that make use of the beautified
pool for a fortnight before asking the way to the        parkland from dawn until well past dusk. Like
beach, most folk promptly locate parallel Main           Hastings Street, the riverfront precinct has
Beach, its Laguna Bay boardwalk and sheltered            discerning diners in a feeding frenzy.
north-facing sands. Sad to say, these sands are
                                                         Off the Eumundi/Gibson Road roundabout at                       This page: Granite Beach, Noosa
inclined to disappear from time to time following
                                                         Noosaville, Council’s civic precinct Wallace Park                                National Park.
heavy seas. Council now plans a 12-month trial of
                                                         houses the Noosa Library, the Noosa Leisure
a submarine sand shifter to recycle sand from the                                                                            Opposite page: Noosa’s Main
                                                         Centre, the Wallace House arts and crafts centre,
western end of the beach to the oft eroded                                                                               Beach; Noosa Ferry Cruise Route,
                                                         the Noosa Parks Association's Environment
eastern end.                                                                                                                  Teewah township on Noosa’s
                                                         Centre, a landscaped Aboriginal heritage area, the
                                                                                                                                            North Shore.


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