Download coordinates as: Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Noosa Heads.

The Bruce Highway runs through the locality from south-east to north-west, bypassing the town.

Cooroy's main industry developed from timber, having two operating sawmills, into dairying and fruit growing.

[citation needed] In April 1908, 131 town lots on either side of the railway station were sold.

[7] Cooroy State School opened on 18 January 1909 with 18 students under headmaster Robert Thorney Bolton.

The school building was 7 by 5 metres (23 by 16 ft) with two verandas and a 1,000 imperial gallons (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal) water tank.

[12] The church was officially opened on Wednesday 31 January 1912 by Harry Walker,[13] followed by a social evening to celebrate the following day.

[8] The Anglican Church of the Holy Nativity was dedicated on 21 March 1914 by Archdeacon Henry Le Fanu.

[8][21] On 23 April 1983, an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people came together at the Picnic Racetrack in Cooroy for an Aussie live music extravaganza.

[citation needed] The Noosa Botanic Gardens were opened on the banks of Lake Macdonald near Cooroy in 1990.

[26] The Hinterland Adventure Playground was officially opened in Cooroy on 6 May 2022 by Noosa Shire's mayor Clare Stewart.