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Pomona ~ Queensland
Pomona is a lovely little village nestled at the base of Mt Cooroora in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. At 439 metres high, Mt Cooroora is the highest volcanic peak on the northern end of the Sunshine Coast and is home to the annual King of the Mountain race.
Pomona is located 135 kilometres north of Brisbane and 22 kilometres from Noosa. It was originally settled in the late 1880s and is now a relaxed country town with cafes, a traditional hotel, a distillery, colourful street art and a bustling weekend market.
On our recent day trip to Pomona, we wandered around looking at the stunning street art and enjoyed a coffee at the Pomona Village Kitchen. We then visited the market, wandered along the heritage trail, and admired the Majestic Theatre.
The community inspired a stunning mural on the IGA building, and each element represents different parts of Pomona as interpreted by ‘This Bird’, a local artist and shop owner in Pomona. There is also another brightly coloured mural on the side of her shop on Reserve Street.
There are many great cafes in Pomona, and we started our day with great coffee at Pomona Village Kitchen.
Pomona Village Kitchen is a slow-food restaurant that uses sustainably sourced seasonal products and supports local suppliers. It also has a lovely outdoor seating area.
The Pomona Country Markets are held every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. til 11.30 a.m. in the Stan Topper Park in the centre of town. There are more than 65 stalls with fruit and vegetables, plants, baked goods, coffee and cakes, and homemade arts and crafts.
We wandered along the Pomona Heritage Walk and saw many historic buildings around the town centre. The original Pomona Hotel was built on this site in 1905 and then destroyed by a fire in 1913. The current hotel was built in 1913 and is a lovely traditional hotel with a great outdoor area.
The stunning building in the town centre was originally the ANZ bank, built in 1936; today, it is the Pomona Vet and Pet Spa.
The railway station building was built in 1894 and is today used as the Pomona Railway Station Gallery. The banana shed and the blacksmith shops on the grounds are used for artists’ exhibitions.
Built in the 1920s for H.V. Wood, a tax, commission and stock agent, this building has housed professional offices ever since.
The School of Arts opened in 1926, and the hall has been used for important community events, including meetings, dance performances and court proceedings.
The Majestic Theatre in Pomona was built in 1921 and is the world’s oldest continuously running silent movie theatre. It is one of the few pre-World War II picture theatres remaining in Queensland that hasn’t been demolished. You can watch a silent film every Saturday at 12.00 noon.
The Noosa Shire Museum is located in the original Noosa Shire Council Offices in Pomona and is open Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm.
The Pomona Distilling Co is a locally owned small-batch distillery, bar and bistro located in the historic site of the original Pomona Bakery.
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