Coolum: Your Sunshine Coast Holiday Starts Here.

Come to a place you can relax again. Kick off your shoes, have a surf, go for a walk on our discovery trails and see the spectacular views. All with our local hospitality and the whole Sunshine Coast at your feet. Come on. Your newest old friends are waiting for you. What are you waiting for? Sunshine Coast: For Real.

Coolum Beach is located on the picturesque northern beaches of the Sunshine Coast and offers a unique and relaxing escape.

Our friendly beachside town is a popular holiday destination for singles, couples and families alike for either a weekend escape or an extended holiday. Only 10 minutes from the airport you can enjoy the best of what the region has to offer – without losing any of the serenity that makes Coolum so alluring. We’ve got national parks, a beachside boardwalk, esplanade shops, and a surf lifesaving club.  The main beach is patrolled by life savers and offers swimming and surfing all year round. Mount Coolum dominates the landscape and offers 360 degree views of the coast. Coolum is an amazing place to visit any time of the year. Popular in Summer, but some of the best we have to offer is to be found at other times of the year. Get ready to live life, Coolum Style!

Getting to Coolum

Coolum Beach is located centrally on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian State of Queensland. It is approximately 120 kilometres north of Brisbane, the State capital and 20 mins south of Noosa.

Fly here :

Sunshine Coast (MCY) Airport - Coolum is only 10 minutes from the airport you can make it from baggage collection to the beach in less than half an hour.

Brisbane (BNE) Domestic/International Airport – Coolum is approx 115km with an airport shuttle bus available, please contact Con-X-ion on (07) 5477 0888 / 1300 266 946

​Take the Bus:

There are regular bus services from Brisbane with TRANSLink QLD or Greyhound Australia. The main pick up points are Brisbane Airport (International & Domestic) and Roma Street Transit Centre. 

Take the Train:

Train services arrive in Nambour which is about 20 minutes west of Coolum, where regular bus services operate to and from Coolum and other beaches. These services are operated by TRANSLink QLD.

Getting around Coolum           

Car Rental

It’s easy to find your way around the Coast, just ask your accommodation hosts for a map of the area.

Car hire is available from Australia’s leading car rentals and a budget car hire is located just outside the Sunshine Coast Airport, just 10 minutes away, with drop off to your accommodation.​

​Public Transport

Public Transport is available for ease of use to most areas of the Coast. Translink run regular services, you can find the timetable here.​

Taxi

Suncoast Cabs – 131 008  www.suncoastcabs.com.au


 Coolum's History

The name is derived from the local Undumbi word gulum or guloom, meaning "blunt" or "headless", referring to the shape of Mount Coolum, which has no peak. According to Aboriginal legend, Ninderry knocked off Coolum's head and it fell into the ocean and is now Mudjimba Island. The Coolum district was the traditional land of the Inabara or Yinneburra clan of the Undanbi Tribe. In turn, they were part of the larger group of the Kabi Kabi. In 1823, the first Europeans to pass through Coolum were castaways and shipwrecked sailors. Cane farming provided the main source of financial stability in the district until the advent of tourism in the 1960s. Settlement in the 1950s and 1960s was often by working class Brisbane families who first built holiday cottages. Lifestylers joined the mix in the 1970s. This influx confirmed the tolerant society that Coolum had become. 

Coolum Beach is now a popular day trip and holiday destination. See Coolum for yourself and you will sea what you have been missing!