Caloundra

Worth seeing in and around Caloundra

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Old Caloundra Light

   Old Caloundra Light, also known as Old Caloundra Head Light or Cape Caloundra Light, is an inactive lighthouse located in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the oldest surviving building in Caloundra.

   500 m · lighthouse in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Queensland Air Museum

   The Queensland Air Museum is a not-for-profit all-volunteer aviation museum located in the Caloundra Airport precinct in Queensland, Australia. Its mission is to collect and preserve all aspects of aviation heritage with an emphasis on Australia and Queensland and to display these for the enrichment of the public.

   2.5 km · aerospace museum in Sunshine Coast, Queensland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kings Beach Bathing Pavilion

   Kings Beach Bathing Pavilion is a heritage-listed changing rooms at Ormonde Terrace, Kings Beach, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Clifford Ernest Plant and built in 1937 by Ralph Alexander Lind.

   900 m · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park

   Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park is a heritage-listed caravan park at Bowman Road, Caloundra CBD, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1912 onwards.

   900 m · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Caloundra Lighthouses

   Caloundra Lighthouses are a heritage-listed pair of lighthouses at 3 Canberra Terrace, near Arthur Street, Kings Beach, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The first, known as the Old Caloundra Light, was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1896; the second, New Caloundra Light, was built in 1968.

   500 m · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Unity College

   Unity College is a coeducational ecumenical college located in the Bellvista Estate in Caloundra West, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. The college is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education, working in partnership with the Caloundra Catholic and Uniting Churches.

   4.4 km · college in Caloundra, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   New Caloundra Light

   New Caloundra Light, also known as New Caloundra Head Light, is an inactive lighthouse located in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It stands on Canberra Terrace near downtown Caloundra.

   500 m · lighthouse in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Roy Henzell Oval

   Roy Henzell Oval is a cricket ground in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1981 when Queensland Country played the touring West Indians.

   900 m · cricket ground in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Caloundra Lighthouses

   Two lighthouses both quite historic (at least, in Queensland terms), that were designed to light up the passage to the North-West channel.

2. 02
   Eumundi Museum

   73 Memorial Dr, Eumundi (corner of Gridley Street and Memorial Dr),.

3. 03
   Landsborough Museum
4. 04
   Maleny Light Horse Museum
5. 05
   Maroochydore RSL Museum

   105 Memorial Ave, Maroochydore, mrslmuseum@maroochyrsl.com.au.

6. 06
   Point Cartwright Lighthouse

   A 32-metre lighthouse constructed in 1978 marking the entrance to the North-West Channel.

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Things to do

Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. 58 km walk through the Blackall Ranges, starting from Lake Baroon near Montville. Subtropical rainforest, tall open eucalypt forest and picturesque waterfalls. Entire walk takes 4 to 6 days. Call to book campsites, which have water, toilets and platforms. Sunshine Coast Skydivers. Go Karting. Maleny Community Centre,. Maple Street right in the centre of town.

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Where to eat

As befits a seaside city, seafood is very popular and there are many fish and chip shops around in every reasonably population centre situated along the coast. Though the Sunshine Coast is a budget destination, everything in the Sunshine Coast is still very pricey if you're on a budget, and while you could certainly get away with a meal under $20 per person, if you add starters, dessert or soft drinks to your meal,…

1. 01
   Coolum Thai Spice
2. 02
   Hanami

   Has some surprisingly good Asian (in particular, Japanese) food albeit being budget.

3. 03
   Maroochy Waters Seafood

   A classic Australian fish and chip shop, except while most fish and chip shops in coastal cities tend to be by the beach, this one is by the river!

4. 04
   Pum's Kitchen

   A budget Thai restaurant with lots of prawn meals.

5. 05
   Thai Lotus

   Has the typical Thai food found pretty much in any Australian Thai restaurant, but with an emphasis on local seafood.

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Getting to Caloundra

Airports

Sunshine Coast (MCY), 24 km · Brisbane (BNE), 64 km · Gold Coast (OOL), 156 km

Stations

Caloundra Airport, 2.9 km

• Brisbane → Caloundra

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · A$11–14
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• Gold Coast → Caloundra

  137 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · A$20–27
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• Toowoomba → Caloundra

  143 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · A$26–34
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No local-transport research exists yet for Caloundra

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Caloundra. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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