Route 166

Mapleton Falls - Beauty in the Mountains This walk is not too long or onerous and parking is still fairly civilised (can't vouch for s...

Sunday Drivers Rejoice! The details are on the link attached to the photos, but this is the most wonderful way to feel alive and a great ...

Surf Peregian Now obviously I am no surfing expert, unlike most of the blokes we hang out with, but still had to mention Peregian Beach ...

Theebine Hotel Well, we used to call this hidden gem "Petticoat Junction", as it has a little rarely used (if ever) railway trac...

Wednesday Walkies - Noosa National Park It would be remiss of me to not include this famous walk featured on our beautiful Sunshine Coast...

History Of Kenilworth (Info Courtesy of Wikipedia)   The Mary River was known to the Aboriginals as the Numabulla and the name for the ...

Mystery Mondays - Majestic Theater Pomona Haunted or are its bones just still settling after 94 years.....you decide! Article attached ...

Cooran Lookout This was always one of my favorite drives, and I always used to call it Cooran Mountain (possibly mistaken) but I know for ...

Mother Mountain Rockpools If you love the sounds of the bush and running waterfalls, this is a great place to find serenity.....I remember...

Surf Spot Double Island Point This one is off the beaten track (about 2 hours at the top of our region), but if you like 4WD day trips, ca...

Kin Kin Hotel Around half an hour North of Noosa, this little gem is a local best kept secret! It has it all from amazing old fashioned pu...

Image Courtesy of Aero Power Flight School  * In his Journal on 17 May, 1770 Captain James Cook wrote: "These hills lie but a ...

 There are a number of possible explanations for Maroochydore. All are based around the black swans which can be seen in the area. Some i...

*There are two possible explanations for the naming of Maleny and both of them are spelling mistakes. One theory argues that it was named ...

*The town that grew up in the area around 1870 was known as Petrie's Creek. It was renamed Nambour in 1891. The name, a local Aborigina...

Image Courtesy Of Sunshine Coast Property Group *The local Aborigines, the Kabi Kabi, called the district around Yandina 'koongalba...

* Prior to European settlement the district was occupied by the Gubbi Gubbi people. * By the 1840s European graziers had established sheep...

  *Although there is some dispute as to the meaning of the word it is widely accepted that Tin Can Bay's name is a variant of the loca...

The following information and images have been directly copied from the Alexandra Headland Community Association . Click on the name to take...