Pomona is a town (population 2,910 in 2016) in the Noosa region of South East Queensland
Understand
Pomona is the Noosa hinterland's living heritage town. As a relaxed country town, it sits at the base of the 439-metre Mount Cooroora and is named in honour for a Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards.
Get in
By car
Pomona sits off the M1 Bruce Highway and is 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. If you're using the Bruce Highway, take exit 237 and use the Old Bruce Highway.
By train
- Pomona Railway Station, Station St. Pomona is on the North Coast railway line and is served by inter-urban commuter trains from Brisbane to Gympie North.
Get around
See
- The Majestic Theatre, 3 Factory St, Pomona, -26.3655°, 152.8576°. This heritage-registered theatre was built in 1921 and caters all different types of community events. It has been promoted as the oldest silent movie theatre in the world and the oldest continuously operating movie theatre in Australia.
- Mount Cooroora, Tuchekoi National Park, Pomona, -26.3714°, 152.838°. A 439-m mountain peak and volcanic plug with beautiful provisional panoramic views and a variety of native Australian flora and fauna.
- Noosa Shire Museum, 29 Factory St, Pomona, -26.3633°, 152.8562°. Established in 1985, this historical museum, housed in a former shire hall, is operated by the Cooroora Historical Society and preserves Noosa Shire's pioneering past. It houses a display of Australian antiques and maintains a Keeping Place of indigenous cultural objects once used by the Gubbi Gubbi peoples.
- Yurol State Forest, Yurol Forest Dr, Pomona, -26.3759°, 152.8863°. A very lush and beautiful forested area with numerous winding 4x4 tracks and hiking trails.
Do
Buy
- Pomona Country Markets, 21 Reserve St, -26.365841°, 152.854653°, +61 491 201 191. 7AM-11:30pm Sat. The markets are held here in the Stan Topper Park every Saturday. They hold more than 60 stalls, delicious food and music.
Eat
Drink
- Pomona Hotel, 1 Station St, -26.36638°, 152.85574°, +61 7 5485 1187. Built in 1913, this old pub has a pleasant atmosphere. It offers cold beer, a menu selection and a verandah in breezy air.
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