Tewantin

[5] The name Tewantin is an anglicised version of the Aboriginal name for the area, dauwadhum, meaning place of dead logs,[6] because of the sawmill there.

Tewantin was a thriving small town with a reliance on the gold, fishing and timber industries.

[10][11] Tewantin Noosa RSL & Citizens' Memorial Club was opened on 28 November 1981 by Sir Albert Abbott CBE.

[1] Tewantin experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cfal), with hot, muggy summers and mild winters.

[4] The Tewantin Noosa branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall in Pacific Avenue.

[22] Its main street, Poinciana Avenue, leads to the Tewantin RSL, which holds a strong legacy towards the Australia's history in war.

Poinciana Avenue has a historic pub, the Royal Mail, War Memorial, and a range of shops, restaurants and a town square.

Tewantin is the current location for the Australian Navy Cadet unit of NTS Sheean.

The Tewantin- North Shore ferries and two pelicans .
Noosa Harbour, Tewantin.
Tewantin War Memorial, Town Square, circa 1931
Tewantin War Memorial