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Coochin Creek
Coochin Creek is a coastal locality in the south of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named for the creek which flows through it. Geography Although bounded to the east by the Australian mainland coast, Coochin does not face towards the Coral Sea but rather it faces the Pumicestone Passage (), which separates the mainland from Bribie Island. Pumicestone Passage is very narrow at that point and congested with low unnamed mangrove islands. The creek Coochin Creek rises in Beerwah and enters the locality from the west of the locality and then flows towards the south-west of the locality where it enters the Pumicestone Passage at . The name ''Coochin'' is derived from the Kabi word ''kut'dhin'' referring to the red clay or pigment used for body painting. Wild Horse Mountain is in the south-west of the locality () and rises to above sea level. The abandoned township of Campbellville is within the locality of Coochin Creek near the confluen ...
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the district defined in 1967 as "the area contained in the Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin. The area was first settled by Papuasians migrating from northern Australia. Europeans settled in the area in the 19th century, with development progressing slowly until tourism became an important industry. The area has several coastal hubs at Caloundra, Kawana Waters, Maroochydore and Noosa Heads. Nambour and Maleny have developed as primary commercial centres for the hinterland. Since 2014, the Sunshine Coast district has been split into two local government areas, the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, which administer the southern and northern part ...
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Landsborough, Queensland
Landsborough is a town and a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the , Landsborough had a population of 4,446 people. Geography Landsborough is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, north of Brisbane at the base of the southern end of the Blackall Range. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Beerwah), passes through the town in the west of the locality, and then exits the locality to the north-west ( Mooloolah Valley). The town is served by Landsborough railway station (). The Bruce Highway passes along the eastern boundary of the locality. Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through from south to north-east, and the Landsborough–Maleny Road exits to the north-west. Landsborough has the following mountains, all in the east of the locality: * Alfs Hill () * Deans Hill () * Maggies Hill () Ewen Maddock Dam is a reservoir in ...
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Pumicestone National Park
Pumicestone may refer to: *The Electoral district of Pumicestone in Queensland, Australia *The former name of Donnybrook, Queensland Donnybrook is a coastal town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 617 people. Geography Donnybrook is north of Brisbane, the state capital. The closest major pop ...
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Wild Horse Mountain
Wild Horse Mountain is the smallest of the Glass House Mountains The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest hill is Mount Beerwah at 556 metres above sea level, but the most identifiable of a ... on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is with the locality of Coochin Creek in the Sunshine Coast Region. The peak rises to . It is located east of the Bruce Highway unlike all other peaks within the Glass House Mountains and thus provides great views of the other mountains.It is arguably the most accessible mountain in the local range with a narrow asphalt and concrete road which runs directly to the top. The road is locked with a gate and a larger car park is provided near the base providing a simple walk for most people. A rotunda style building with an interpretive centre has been built at the summit with views limited only by the weather and curvature ...
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