Noosa Shire Council is a local government authority in the state of Queensland Australia located 140 km north of Brisbane. Noosa Shire Council is a local government authority in the state of Queensland Australia. Situated at the northern tip of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Noosa Shire covers an area of 871 square kilometres and is home to more than 54,000 people. The Traditional Owners and original custodians of the land were the Kabi Kabi / Gubbi Gubbi people. Noosa Shire Council was re-established as a local government on January 1, 2014. It followed a hard-fought community campaign over several years to restore its shire following the amalgamation of three sunshine coast councils in 2008. Noosa Shire has an economy that is diversifying beyond a thriving tourism industry. It is recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere and has a proud history of preserving its natural environment. Thirty five percent of the Shire is protected as either national park, reserve or conservation area.