A significant portion of the locality is within Yurol State Forest,[4] a legacy of days past when the town once was a centre of forestry activities.

Mount Cooroora has significant landscape, social and economic values to the town, while its vertical columns are an attraction to geologists.

It is a popular site in the cooler months for visiting tourists climbing to the summit to appreciate excellent views looking east to the Sunshine Coast and west into the Mary Valley.

[9][10] Pomona was first settled by Europeans in the late 1880s, but had been home to the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi indigenous peoples for thousands of years before that.

Its name avoided confusion with the neighbouring towns of Cooroy and Cooran and reflected the fertile nature in the area.

[citation needed] The railway to Pomona commenced operation in 1891, with the first station being a small wooden structure of about 12’x10’ and was under the supervision of Mrs. J. Kelleher who had to look after the general business of the Department [13] Construction of the railway station gave farmers the ability to sell their goods over a wide reaching area.

[15] The first Pomona Fire and Rescue Station was commissioned in 1956 next to the Subway which often meant it was flooded during moderate to major storms.

[19] On 17 April 1971, Sir Thomas Hiley, at a public ceremony handed over a new Valiant Ambulance to the station.

[20] The first Pomona police station opened on 23 July 1927, located at 1 Railway Parade, and today still stands as a private residence.

[30] Pinbarren Provisional School opened on 1 August 1897 and was originally located on Reserve Street near the business centre of the town, in what is now called Stan Topper Park.

[29] In 1995, the high school was moved again to its current location on Summit Road and renamed Cooroora Secondary College.

[33] 7 October 1970, the Commercial Bank of Australia closed down[34] It was originally built in April 1909 near the hall and was defined as "a fine building".

[38] The Pomona Memorial School of Arts was formally opened on 4 September 1926 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland the honourable William Lennon, however construction began in 1922.

The base and pillars comprise stone obtained from, local quarries, and the structure is finished with a red tile roof.

"[40] In 2018 a community effort saw the rotunda restored after the Council suggested the memorial be converted into a bus stop.

[44] In 2014, a major bushfire resulted in Mount Cooroora and the surrounding Touchikoi National Park burning for a week.

It has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Hinterland agri-business is fostered by Country Noosa, whose aim is to promote sustainable agriculture, horticulture and other rural enterprises in the area.

[citation needed] The Shire of Noosa operates a library service on a weekly schedule at the corner of Reserve Street and Memorial Avenue.

[54] There is a community swimming pool (currently closed) at the primary school, squash and tennis courts, a lawn bowls club and a full range of retail facilities in town, including a chemist.

[57] Visitors may also walk to the top of Mount Cooroora, the solidified lava plug of an ancient volcano worn away over time.

[59] In 2024, the Cooroy-Pomona Lions Club, organisers of the King of the Mountain Race, announced that the event will no longer be held, due to restrictions imposed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

[61] The district's rural roots are celebrated every September with the staging of the annual "show" (county fair).

[63] Pomona is notable for its relaxed streetscape of distinctive timber and art deco buildings, the heritage-listed Majestic Theatre and the walk to the top of its imposing mountain sentinel Mount Cooroora in the Tuchekoi National Park.

[65] The Noosa Shire Museum contains objects, photographs and historic documents that explain much of the early history of the area.