Kureelpa is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

[3][4] The main purpose of the dam is for storage of potable water for the Sunshine Coast region.

[citation needed] The name Kureelpa is reportedly derived from an Aboriginal name, Kuril-ba, meaning a place of rats and mice.

[7] Poona State School opened on 9 November 1915 and closed on 30 June 1933.

[16] The 8.5-kilometre (5.3 mi) Kureelpa Falls circuit starts at the Mapleton day-use area trailhead and passes through a gorge and various rockpools.