Cooroora Historical Society t/a Noosa Museum - Cooran

Eclectic and just a little quirky, the hamlet of Cooran is best explored on foot to discover its hidden charms.  A wander down the main street, offers a delightful mix of hipster meets heritage, with century old wooden buildings home to a wide variety of offerings from second hand treasures to a brewery and some great selections for grabbing a bite to eat.

The town is home to several parks, with a terrific playground in the main street at Pioneer Park, a BMX dirt track at King Park and a skate park and basketball in Straker Park and Chris Kenny Park.  It is also well-worth a drive up the 5km winding dirt of Tableland Road to reach the James McKane Lookout Park for a perfect picnic spot with magnificent views of coast and country, picnic huts and wood BBQs.

Cooran is named after "guran'' or "kuran'', meaning tall in the Kabi indigenous language. Experts say this might refer to Mount Cooran or the tall trees that grow in the area including the Moreton Bay Ash.  The town is surrounded by farmlands and natural beauty.  The Woondum National Park rock pools day use area is accessible from Cooran along 10km of 4WD tracks through eucalypt forest and rainforest.  The National Park is also popular for horse riding, mountain biking and hiking.  Access to three of the trails on the Noosa Trails network is available from the town.

The Cooran Tall Trees Festival in October is not to be missed.  For more events in Cooran, click here to visit our What's On Guide.

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Cooroora Historical Society t/a Noosa Museum

Street Address 29 Factory Street Pomona Queensland 4568 Australia Work Phone: 07 54851080 Mobile: 0413 794 866 Website: http://www.noosamuseum.org.au

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The Museum was founded by the Cooroora Historical Society in 1985 mainly as a means to preserve what was rapidly disappearing of the past.  The Museum houses an extensive and impressive collection of photographs capturing many moments of our pioneering past as well as modern moments that will one day be an important part of local history. We also have a library of books about the Noosa Shire & newspapers dating back to the early 20th century. Visitors are welcome to look through the library, photographs and our historical records.  The Museum features history of the Shire, the heritage, Aboriginal (Gubbi Gubbi) history and provides history and heritage education.