Tewantin, Queensland

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Tewantin
Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Royal Mail Hotel in Tewantin's main street

Postcode:

4565

Property Value:

AUD $381,500^[1]

Location:

136 km from Brisbane

LGA:

Noosa

State District:

Noosa

Federal Division:

Fairfax

Suburbs around Tewantin
Cooroibah	Cooroibah	North Shore
Tinbeerwah	Tewantin	Noosaville
Tinbeerwah	Doonan	Noosaville

The Tewantin-North Shore ferries and two pelicans.

Noosa Harbour, Tewantin.

Tewantin (26°23′S 153°01′E) is part of the Noosa district and was the original settlement of Noosa. The name Tewantin is the europeanised version of the Aboriginal name for the area, dauwadhum, meaning place of dead logs.^[2] Tewantin was originally a timber town. In 1869, Tewantin was the river port for the Noosa area. In 1871 Clarendon Stuart surveyed a town site for the Tewantin settlement. Tewantin was a thriving small town with a reliance on the gold, fishing and timber industries.

Its main street, Poinciana Ave, leads to the Tewantin RSL, which holds a strong legacy towards the Australia's history in war. With an ANZAC Memorial, Poinciana Ave has a well destinguished pub, the royal mail.An innovative streetscape has made Poinciana Avenue a pedestrian friendly area with a range of shops, restaurants and town square.

Tewantin, among other things, is home to the primary school Tewantin State School.

Tewantin is the location for Noosa Council. The Noosa ferry goes to Noosa Harbour from where you can walk to Tewantin.