THERE IS ONLY ONE MAIN WORD TO DESCRIBE SUCH A TOWN,
PEACEFUL!
AS THIS TOWN GROWS IN AGE it also grows in size meaning
people enjoy it so much that they buy here, after coming on holidays after a
while, or maybe just passing through coastal towns, IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET
THIS NAME MORE OUT IN THE PUBLIC… POONA!
IT IS A LITTLE HIDEAWAY TOWN TUCKED AWAY IN THE STATE FOREST
WHICH OVERLOOKS THE BEAUTIFUL ‘k'gari’ (fraser island). IT HAS THE AMAZING
WATERS OF THE GREAT SANDY STRAIT. EVEN THOUGH THIS TOWN IS a QUIET, SECLUDED place,
it just ticks every box for a holiday!
Even though POONA doesn’t have the CONVENIENCES AND
SERVICES THAT OTHER LARGER surrounding TOWNS HAVE TO OFFER, but WITH THE TOWN
OF MARYBOROUGH WITH ABOUT 25-30MIN DRIVE AWAY, it doesn’t need it. YOU CAN
REACH POONA VIA THE COOLOOLA COAST ROAD, EITHER FROM MARYBOROUGH OR GYMPIE. this
town doesn’t have the traffic that you would get in the bigger towns, it’s a
bonus.
THIS SMALL TOWN IS CONCEALED AWAY ON QUEENSLAND’S ‘GREAT
SANDY STRAIT’ (WHICH IS PART OF THE GREAT SANDY MARINE PARK) AMONG BOONOOROO
AND TINNANBAR WHICH NEIGHBOURS ‘K'gari’ (fraser island) AND IS A PERFECT SPOT TO SET UP
YOUR STAY AND TAKE IN THE QUIETNESS OF THIS PLACE. TOSS YOUR LINE in, or take your
boat out onto the water and just take a minute to soak in what you see! THIS
TOWN BAGS SOME OF THE BEST FISHING IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND’S, PROTECTED WATERS,
THE EXPANSIVE MANGROVE LINED CREEKS MAKES IT THE ENTIRE IDEAL FISHING
TERRITORY. AND/OR HAVE A LOVELY DAY AT THE BEACH-SIDE WITH YOUR FAMILY AS YOU
TAKE A DIP IN THE SEA, LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY IN THE SAND WHILE YOU RELAX AND
UNWIND AND TAKE IN THE BEAUTIFUL SCENE THAT SURROUNDS YOU!
POONA IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE, BEING SUPPORTED BY
NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS WITH AN AMAZING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. HAVING THEIR OWN
COMMUNITY HALL, FIT FOR ALL TYPES OF AGES AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN throughout the week, like crafts and tennis etc. THERE IS
NOTHING TO BE BORED ABOUT IN THIS TOWN!