Mooloolaba lies in Queensland, Australia's second largest state in area, covering 1,728,000 square kilometres, and the third most populous, with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants 17 per cent of the nation's people.

The Sunshine Coast is one of the most beautiful stretches of unspoiled beaches in the world; it is around an hour's drive, north, up the Bruce Highway from Brisbane. The region is primarily comprised of several coastal towns starting at Bongaree, in the Birbie Island National Park, and extending around 80 miles north up to Rainbow Beach, on the border of the Great Sandy National Park. The principal resort towns in the area are Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Marcoola, Coolum, Peregian and the beautiful Noosa.

It is generally thought that Aborigines have been living on the continent for the last 50,000 years, originally migrating from Indonesia.

It was not until 1770 that Captain James Cook sighted the fertile east coast.

During a stop in Queensland where his ship needed repair, Cook made contact with the local Aborigines and was quite impressed with the apparent happiness they lived in.

The colony of Queensland was formed in 1859 when it split away from New South Wales. Queensland came into the Federation through the zeal of the central and northern regions and in spite of Brisbane's and Ipswich's resistance.

Since 1890 Queensland, and Australia, have experienced extremes of climate, conflict, economics, opportunities and change.

In 1996 Sunshine Coast had a population of 25,1167. The coast is one of the most popular holiday destinations, offering something for everyone. And Mooloolaba is in the heart of it all, close to all the Coast's many attractions and only a short drive from Brisbane.