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Pomona
Sunshine CoastQueensland
Population2,931 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4568
Location135 km (84 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)Noosa
State electorate(s)Noosa
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Pomona:
Ringtail Creek Pinbarren Cooran
Cooran Pomona Lake MacDonald
Federal Black Mountain Cooroy

Pomona is a town located at the base of Mt Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The town was originally called Pinbarren siding and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the Roman goddess of fruit and orchards.[3][4] Pomona is 166 kilometres north of Brisbane, and approximately 30 minutes driving time from Noosa Heads.

History

Pomona was settled in the late 1880's. The railway to Pomona was opened in 1891. The town became the administrative centre of the Noosa Shire in 1909.

Points of interest

Pomona is notable for two things. The Majestic Theatre [1] claimed to be the oldest continuously operating silent movie theatre in the world, though scholers point out that the oldest is in Lyon, France. Built in 1921, it became a community-owned enterprise in October 2006.

Australian musician Darren Hanlon's album "Fingertips and Mountaintops" was entirely recorded in the Majestic Theatre.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pomona (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ domain.com.au, accessed 19 December 2006
  3. ^ Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D 19 December 2006
  4. ^ South East Queensland - Place Names 19 December 2006

External links

26°22′S 152°52′E / 26.367°S 152.867°E / -26.367; 152.867