Ridgewood Suburb Profile and Insights

Detailed Insights

Ridgewood occupies the western edge of Noosa Shire between Cooroy and the rural country extending toward Carters Ridge, Belli Park and the Mary Valley. It is geographically close to Cooroy but physically very different. Urban development disappears quickly beyond the town, replaced by large road frontages, paddocks, forested slopes, creeks and houses set well back from their neighbours.

The locality is broad enough that there is no single Ridgewood property type. A house on a little over an acre near Donnellys Road belongs to a different market from a twenty-hectare bush holding, while a productive grazing property above seventy hectares has another set of land-management and infrastructure considerations again. Even properties of similar area can differ markedly according to elevation, amount of cleared ground, water, soil, road access and proximity to Cooroy.

Cooroy Belli Creek Road is the principal organising corridor. It runs west from the Cooroy area through Ridgewood and provides access to many of the locality’s internal roads. Properties along the corridor range from lifestyle acreage of a few hectares to larger rural holdings exceeding ten hectares, with detached houses generally set behind substantial road frontage and vegetation.

For households travelling regularly into town, this eastern and central corridor can be particularly practical. Cooroy provides the supermarkets, schools, rail station, library, organised sport and professional services absent from Ridgewood itself. A property only several kilometres farther along a local side road can nevertheless have a noticeably more secluded daily routine once the additional rural-road journey and driveway are included.

Road position also matters within the corridor. Some homes sit close enough to Cooroy Belli Creek Road for convenient direct access, while others use long internal driveways or elevated house sites to achieve greater separation. The road carries local and regional rural traffic, so the relationship between the dwelling, its frontage and the main carriageway is worth understanding when comparing properties.

Donnellys Road forms one of Ridgewood’s clearest lifestyle-acreage pockets. Land here ranges from holdings around the one-acre scale through several hectares and into much larger rural parcels. The variation means there are properties that function much like spacious rural-residential homes as well as others with enough land for paddocks, horse infrastructure or more extensive agricultural use.

Established houses on Donnellys Road demonstrate the diversity of the local building stock. Modest older rural homes remain part of the market, while other properties have been substantially renovated or rebuilt with large kitchens, multiple living areas, broad outdoor entertaining spaces, swimming pools and extensive garaging. A larger house does not necessarily indicate a larger holding, and substantial sheds or equestrian improvements can sometimes occupy as much practical land as the residence itself.

The Ridgewood Hall sits within this part of the locality and provides one of the few clearly identifiable community focal points. The timber hall has long served local gatherings and remains available as a community venue. Its presence reinforces Ridgewood’s character as a dispersed rural community whose shared facilities are much smaller and more localised than those of Cooroy.

Happy Jack Creek Road extends the acreage pattern through another attractive rural valley and hillside environment. Two-hectare holdings are represented alongside properties extending beyond ten hectares, with houses surrounded by combinations of gardens, paddocks, mature trees and native bush. Horse and hobby-farm infrastructure is particularly relevant on suitable cleared properties.

Landform varies through this pocket. Some properties contain broad open areas suitable for paddocks and livestock, while others rise into hillier terrain or retain much greater tree cover. Dams and drainage lines occur across individual holdings, and the practical value of a large acreage depends heavily on how much of it is accessible, cleared and suited to the intended use.

Happy Jack Creek Road also demonstrates why environmental conditions cannot be generalised across Ridgewood. Current property mapping identifies some holdings without mapped flood constraints while other properties in the same road environment intersect recognised floodplain mapping. Bushfire mapping is also relevant across a number of vegetated sites. The individual title and proposed house or infrastructure area therefore matter far more than the locality name alone.

Top Forestry Road provides some of Ridgewood’s more dramatic acreage. Properties range from established lifestyle holdings of a few hectares through very large rural parcels, including land exceeding seventy hectares and substantial aggregated holdings. The road moves through elevated country where pasture, timbered slopes and distant hinterland views can occur within the same property.

Smaller Top Forestry Road holdings can provide a conventional acreage lifestyle with a detached house, pool, lawn, sheds and several hectares of land. Larger holdings operate at an entirely different scale, with multiple paddocks, cattle infrastructure, machinery sheds, dams, creeks and extensive grazing country. The ability to compare both categories within the same road is one of the reasons suburb-wide descriptions of typical land size are of limited use in Ridgewood.

West Cooroy Conservation Park forms part of the wider vegetated landscape adjoining the Ridgewood area, and some private holdings near Top Forestry Road have direct interfaces with protected bushland. Other properties contain extensive privately retained vegetation or land managed for conservation. This contributes strongly to the locality’s green setting but can also bring biodiversity, bushfire and vegetation-management considerations onto the property itself.

Old Ceylon Road is another important rural spine. It contains residential acreage and larger properties across hilly, forested country, with individual holdings of several hectares strongly represented. Houses can occupy relatively small cleared envelopes within much larger titles, leaving most of the property as pasture, forest or a combination of the two.

This is an area where nominal land area should be interpreted carefully. A six-hectare property with substantial cleared pasture, a near-level house area and easy road access can support a very different lifestyle from another six-hectare holding consisting largely of steep native forest. Views, privacy, agricultural usefulness and maintenance responsibilities consequently vary much more than the figures on the title suggest.

Old Ceylon Road also has planning significance because environmental conservation zoning has been applied to parts of some properties through the current Noosa planning framework. Split zoning and adjoining conservation land can affect setbacks, vegetation management and the location of future rural buildings. Existing large land area should never be interpreted automatically as broad development or subdivision potential.

Jorgensen Road continues through substantial rural holdings, with properties ranging from several hectares to very large farms. Pasture and grazing land remain evident, while forested ridges and creek environments produce considerable variation across individual titles. Some of the largest houses and rural estates in Ridgewood are found within this broader western landscape, but these sit among working rural land rather than within a prestige residential estate.

Carroo Lane represents another concentration of large holdings. Properties above ten and twenty hectares are represented, and the landscape has the space for substantial residences, sheds, paddocks and extensive private bushland. Long driveways and substantial separation between houses create a level of privacy well beyond that available on the smaller acreage closer to Cooroy.

The western and southern parts of Ridgewood increasingly merge into the wider Mary Valley rural landscape. Property boundaries become larger, houses less frequent and agricultural land more prominent. Connections toward Carters Ridge, Belli Park and surrounding rural districts become as relevant as the relationship with suburban Noosa, particularly for households involved in farming, equestrian activity or rural businesses.

Ridgewood’s housing stock has developed individually rather than through planned residential estates. There is no repeating sequence of project homes, townhouse groups or apartment buildings. Traditional timber houses, brick rural homes, Queenslander-inspired designs, sheds converted or integrated into broader residential compounds, and newer architectural country houses occur across the locality.

This individuality is one of Ridgewood’s key property characteristics. Orientation, aspect and house positioning have often been determined by the land rather than a standard street setback. A dwelling may sit on the highest practical point for views, below a ridge for shelter, beside a cleared paddock or deep within vegetation for privacy. Long internal driveways are common on larger holdings.

Renovation is significant because many owners have upgraded older houses rather than replacing them. Rural homes can accumulate substantial improvements over time, including new kitchens and bathrooms, verandahs, decks, pools, studios, garages and large workshops. The resulting accommodation can bear little resemblance to the original dwelling even where the basic rural house form remains visible.

Outbuildings deserve greater attention here than in an urban suburb. A large machinery shed, workshop, stable complex, arena, cattle yards, extra vehicle storage or separate utility building can materially change how an acreage functions. Their approvals, construction, power and water connections and practical access should be understood individually.

Water infrastructure is another central distinction. Rainwater tanks are common on rural properties, often supported by dams, bores or creek water where available and lawful. The source, storage capacity, pumping arrangements, treatment and intended uses of water differ between properties. A visually similar house can therefore have a substantially different level of water security and operating infrastructure from its neighbour.

On-site wastewater is part of the rural ownership context rather than conventional sewered suburban infrastructure. The type, age, condition and approved capacity of the system can matter when a house has been enlarged or secondary accommodation added. Larger households and properties used for home-based activities can place different demands on these systems.

Power arrangements also vary. Grid electricity services much of the settled road network, while solar panels, batteries and backup systems are increasingly visible on established acreage. Sheds, pumps, gates, workshops and remote parts of larger properties can create electrical requirements well beyond those of a normal detached suburban house.

Telecommunications should be checked at the individual property. Rural terrain, vegetation and distance can influence mobile reception and fixed-wireless performance, and some properties rely more heavily on wireless or satellite services. This is particularly relevant where a household expects to work from home or operate a business from the acreage.

Agriculture remains an authentic part of Ridgewood rather than merely a historical backdrop. Cattle grazing is visible on larger holdings, and suitable properties support horses, horticulture, small-scale farming and other rural activities. Fencing, pasture condition, stock water, yards and machinery access therefore form part of property value for some purchasers even though neighbouring owners may use their land entirely as residential acreage.

The distinction between agricultural and residential use is important. A beautifully maintained five-hectare garden property can require intensive mowing and landscaping while having little practical grazing capacity. A similarly sized rural holding with fenced paddocks, good stock water and basic house accommodation may be substantially more useful for animals or farming. Ridgewood offers both forms.

Topography is equally varied. Rolling cleared hills provide the classic open hinterland outlook associated with parts of the locality, while wooded ridges create enclosed bush settings elsewhere. Lower creek country can be greener and more usable for pasture but can carry different drainage and flood considerations. Elevated land can provide views and improved airflow while introducing steeper driveways and greater bushfire exposure.

Bushfire planning is therefore material across parts of Ridgewood. Current property-level mapping identifies high and medium potential bushfire intensity areas and impact buffers on numerous vegetated holdings. This does not mean the locality can be characterised uniformly as high risk, because cleared sites and individual house positions vary substantially. Current Council and Queensland mapping should be checked for the actual dwelling, access route and any proposed building area.

Flood exposure is similarly localised. Creeks, gullies and broader drainage lines cross the rural landscape, and Council publishes specific Ridgewood flood mapping. Many elevated properties have no mapped flood constraint at the house area, while lower portions of other holdings can intersect floodplain mapping. A large acreage may contain both affected and unaffected land within the same title.

Road resilience is relevant in this hilly rural setting. Cooroy Belli Creek Road has undergone bridge renewal, road reconstruction and landslip remediation following significant weather events, while other Ridgewood roads have also required recovery work. These projects reflect the importance of the corridor as the principal connection between western rural communities and Cooroy.

The current Noosa Plan 2020 provides the development framework. Rural zoning covers substantial Ridgewood land and is intended to retain rural activities, landscape character and low development intensity. Environmental Management and Conservation zoning also affects selected land, including through split zoning where private conservation arrangements or environmental values warrant stronger protection.

Subdivision or additional dwelling potential should consequently never be inferred simply from acreage. Existing lot configuration, zoning, overlays, ecological values, access, wastewater, bushfire requirements and other planning provisions all influence what may be possible. Ridgewood contains very large properties because of its rural history and planning context, not because every large title represents future residential development land.

There is virtually no urban commercial development within the locality. Residents depend strongly on Cooroy for supermarkets, cafés, pharmacies, medical services, hardware, professional services and everyday retail. This keeps Ridgewood visually rural while giving its eastern properties relatively convenient access to a well-established service town.

The property market is therefore best understood as a series of rural environments rather than one suburb-wide average. Cooroy Belli Creek Road provides the clearest town connection. Donnellys Road and Happy Jack Creek Road offer a particularly broad lifestyle-acreage market. Top Forestry Road and Old Ceylon Road introduce more elevated, wooded and often larger holdings. Jorgensen Road and Carroo Lane extend into substantial rural country where agriculture and large private estates become increasingly prominent.

For property comparison, the most useful questions concern the land itself. How much is cleared and usable, how steep is the driveway, where does water come from, what infrastructure already exists, how close is the house to the main road, what parts of the title are mapped for bushfire or flooding, and how readily can the property reach Cooroy? Those differences explain Ridgewood far better than conventional measures such as bedroom count or nominal land area alone.

Lifestyle

Ridgewood offers a rural lifestyle centred on private land rather than public suburban amenities. Houses are separated by paddocks, gardens, forest and long road frontages, and daily life tends to revolve around the home, the acreage and regular trips into Cooroy. For residents seeking space while retaining a practical relationship with an established Noosa hinterland town, that combination is the locality’s principal strength.

The amount of space available changes the way a home can function. Even the smaller rural-residential holdings can accommodate extensive gardens, sheds, pools and outdoor living without the close neighbour relationship of a conventional suburban street. Two to five-hectare properties provide significantly greater scope for horses, orchards, workshops or broad landscaped grounds, while larger acreage can support genuine farming and grazing.

Donnellys Road is one of the more accessible examples of this lifestyle. Properties can remain within a manageable drive of Cooroy while providing several hectares of private land. Mature gardens, paddocks, dams and substantial sheds appear alongside renovated country homes, giving households room for both residential and practical rural uses.

Ridgewood Hall gives this pocket a modest but genuine community centre. Local gatherings and events can take place without residents travelling into town, and the hall’s continued use reflects the long-established rural community surrounding it. Community life is otherwise dispersed through neighbours, rural organisations, schools and the broader Cooroy hinterland rather than concentrated around shops or a village main street.

Happy Jack Creek Road offers a slightly more expansive rural rhythm. Properties with horse infrastructure and fenced paddocks make equestrian activity practical on suitable land, while larger sheds and open space suit owners with machinery, boats, caravans or work equipment. Gardens can extend well beyond the ornamental landscaping around the house into orchards, vegetable areas and larger planted landscapes.

The larger holdings make animals a visible part of local life. Horses and cattle occur throughout suitable country, and some properties retain the infrastructure for livestock even when used mainly as a family residence. This creates a different neighbourhood atmosphere from acreage subdivisions where farming has largely disappeared.

Top Forestry Road and Old Ceylon Road provide a more secluded version of Ridgewood living. Elevated properties can capture broad views across surrounding valleys and ranges, while heavily vegetated holdings feel enclosed and private. In these areas, decks, verandahs and elevated living spaces often make the landscape itself a central part of the home.

The same vegetation that provides privacy also changes the workload. Bush blocks involve fuel management, track maintenance, tree care and awareness of fire conditions, while open acreage requires mowing, slashing, fencing and weed control. Larger Ridgewood properties can offer remarkable space, but the amount and type of maintenance should be considered as part of the lifestyle rather than separately from it.

Water is woven into daily rural living. Rainfall collected into tanks supplies many homes, dams support gardens or livestock on suitable properties and creeks cross parts of the locality. Residents become more aware of rainfall, storage levels, pumps and drainage than households connected to fully urban water and sewer networks.

Sheds and workshops also become everyday spaces rather than secondary extras. A large shed may accommodate vehicles, farm equipment, a home workshop, storage, horse gear or business equipment, and some properties have several separate structures. The ability to carry out practical work at home is an important part of Ridgewood’s appeal for many households.

The home itself can be highly private. Larger properties frequently place the residence well away from the road and neighbouring houses, allowing pools, outdoor entertaining and gardens to operate with little visual exposure. Smaller acreage can retain a stronger sense of nearby neighbours while still providing far greater separation than an urban lot.

There is no local shopping strip, so Cooroy forms part of the ordinary Ridgewood routine. Grocery shopping, cafés, pharmacy visits, school activities, medical appointments and many social activities draw residents east toward town. The absence of shops within Ridgewood contributes to its rural character, but it also means errands are generally planned around driving rather than walking.

Cooroy provides a particularly useful complement because it is more than a basic service centre. The town has supermarkets and everyday retail, a public library, railway station, sporting facilities, schools, cafés and community services. Households can therefore live in a strongly rural environment without needing to travel all the way to Noosaville or the coast for every routine need.

Organised sport is also concentrated in Cooroy. The Cooroy Sports Complex supports soccer, cricket, rugby league, gymnastics and other activities, while parks and the Hinterland Adventure Playground add recreation for younger families. Ridgewood itself contributes land and outdoor space at home rather than a large network of municipal sporting facilities.

For families, school travel becomes a defining weekday routine. There is no current school within Ridgewood, and nearby government education is centred mainly on Cooroy and Pomona. School bus services operate through parts of the rural district, but arrangements differ by location and school and should be checked for the individual property.

The Noosa District State High School campus structure is particularly relevant. Years 7 and 8 are based at the Pomona campus, while students move to the Cooroy campus from Year 9. This can create different school travel directions over the secondary years even for a family remaining at the same Ridgewood address.

Outdoor recreation does not depend on a formal park at the end of the street. On larger holdings, residents can walk through their own paddocks and bush, ride horses, maintain gardens or use private dams and open areas. Nearby conservation land and the wider Noosa hinterland provide further bush and rural landscapes without Ridgewood itself becoming a tourism destination.

West Cooroy Conservation Park strengthens the green setting around parts of the locality. Properties adjoining or close to conservation land can have extensive native forest immediately beyond their boundaries, while privately vegetated acreage extends similar habitat through other parts of Ridgewood. Birdlife and wildlife are consequently part of the normal residential environment.

Working from home can suit the amount of space available, particularly where a house has a separate office or large shed. Rural communications need to be checked carefully, however, because mobile and broadband performance vary with terrain and location. A dedicated home office is of limited value if the individual property cannot support the connectivity required for the household’s work.

The coastal Noosa lifestyle remains accessible by road but does not dominate Ridgewood’s identity. Residents can travel through Cooroy toward Tewantin, Noosaville and Noosa Heads, yet the home environment is distinctly inland, agricultural and hinterland-focused. Weekday life is more likely to involve paddocks, sheds, school runs and Cooroy errands than beachside activity.

Different parts of Ridgewood therefore support noticeably different lifestyles. Smaller Donnellys Road acreage can suit households wanting country space without managing a large farm. Happy Jack Creek Road offers more scope for horses and hobby farming. Top Forestry Road and Old Ceylon Road provide stronger elevation, vegetation and privacy, while the largest western properties can support substantial rural enterprises or very secluded residential estates.

The common element is autonomy. Ridgewood gives households space to shape the property around their own priorities, whether that means gardens, animals, workshops, agriculture, conservation or simply separation from neighbouring houses. The practical counterpart is greater responsibility for land, water, access and infrastructure than would normally accompany a suburban home.

Travel

Ridgewood is a car-dependent rural locality, with Cooroy providing the principal transport gateway to the rest of Noosa and the Sunshine Coast. Cooroy Belli Creek Road is the main corridor through the area and carries residents east toward Cooroy as well as traffic between the town and rural communities farther west.

The road is particularly important because most Ridgewood properties sit on side roads or long private driveways rather than within a connected suburban street grid. Donnellys Road, Happy Jack Creek Road, Old Ceylon Road, Top Forestry Road and Jorgensen Road feed into the broader rural network, while smaller lanes and access roads serve more isolated holdings.

Travel convenience varies noticeably across the locality. Properties at the eastern end can reach Cooroy relatively directly, while western or deeply set holdings add a longer local journey before reaching the main corridor. Driveway length and gradient can also be meaningful on elevated or heavily vegetated sites.

Cooroy Belli Creek Road has received substantial infrastructure attention, including bridge replacement, road reconstruction and landslip remediation following major weather damage. Council identifies the road as an important rural connection used by residents to reach supplies and services in Cooroy. The work has strengthened a corridor that is central to Ridgewood’s everyday accessibility.

Rural road conditions should still be considered at the individual property level. Road width, shoulders, curves, drainage and sight distances differ from urban streets, and some internal access can become more demanding during prolonged wet weather. Larger vehicles, horse floats and trailers can also change the importance of gate position, driveway geometry and turning space.

There is no urban-style public bus network covering Ridgewood. School buses serve parts of the rural district and provide useful education transport for eligible households, but ordinary adult travel is predominantly by private vehicle. A household without a car would have considerably fewer practical options than in Cooroy or the coastal suburbs.

Cooroy railway station is the nearest established passenger rail station. It sits on the North Coast corridor and provides services toward Nambour, Gympie North and the Brisbane direction. Ridgewood residents generally need to drive into Cooroy first, so rail is most useful for regional journeys rather than local daily movement within the hinterland.

From Cooroy, the Bruce Highway provides the principal north-south road connection. This gives Ridgewood access toward Gympie to the north and Eumundi, Nambour, Maroochydore and the wider Sunshine Coast to the south and south-east. Cooroy-Noosa Road provides the main eastern direction toward Tewantin, Noosaville and the coast.

The relationship with surrounding rural districts also matters. Western and southern Ridgewood properties connect naturally toward Carters Ridge, Belli Park and the Mary Valley road network. For residents involved in agriculture, horses or rural businesses, these connections can be as important as travel toward Noosa Heads.

Walking is primarily recreational and property-based rather than a realistic means of reaching shops or services. Roads are rural in form and destinations are widely separated, with no continuous urban footpath network linking Ridgewood to Cooroy. Even households living relatively close to the town boundary will generally drive for routine errands.

Cycling is possible on rural roads but is shaped by hills, road width and traffic conditions. The rolling terrain can be attractive for experienced recreational riders, although it should not be treated as equivalent to the dedicated cycling infrastructure found in urban Noosa. Individual road conditions matter substantially.

Severe weather can have a greater influence on travel than in a suburban location. Council’s disaster mapping covers Ridgewood, and historical storm events have damaged roads and caused landslips within the surrounding rural network. Flooding and slope instability are localised rather than universal, but access resilience is worth considering for properties reached through lower creek crossings or steep road sections.

Ridgewood’s transport advantage is therefore its proximity to Cooroy rather than an extensive transport system of its own. The closer acreage pockets provide relatively straightforward access to town, the station and the highway, while larger and more remote properties trade some of that convenience for privacy, land and a deeper rural setting.

Schools & Amenities

There is no current school campus within Ridgewood. Education is provided through surrounding hinterland centres, with Cooroy forming the most important nearby school and service destination for many households. Current government school catchment mapping should be checked for the individual property because rural catchment boundaries and enrolment arrangements can change.

Cooroy State School provides nearby government primary education from Prep to Year 6. The school operates under an enrolment management plan, and official Queensland Government mapping should be used to confirm whether a particular Ridgewood address falls within its current catchment. School bus services operate through Ridgewood and surrounding rural districts, although availability should be confirmed for the household and school concerned.

Noosa District State High School provides government secondary education through multiple hinterland campuses. Its Pomona campus currently caters for Years 7 and 8, while the Cooroy campus caters for Years 9 to 12. This split means secondary-school travel can change as students move through year levels.

Noosa Adventist College in Cooroy provides nearby independent education from early learning and primary years through secondary schooling. Other Catholic and independent schools are available through the wider Noosa and northern Sunshine Coast region, although these generally involve a longer daily trip from Ridgewood.

The locality itself has a modest community facility base. Ridgewood Hall is the principal identifiable community venue and provides space for gatherings and local events. Its longstanding role is important in a locality where residents are widely dispersed and there is no conventional civic centre or shopping precinct.

There is no supermarket or established retail centre within Ridgewood. Cooroy is the principal everyday shopping destination and provides supermarkets, specialty stores, cafés, takeaway food, professional services, pharmacy and other household needs. The practical distance to these services varies considerably from the eastern to western ends of Ridgewood.

Cooroy also provides the nearest public library. Cooroy Library forms part of the Noosa Libraries network and supports lending, programs and community activities, giving Ridgewood residents access to a substantial public facility without travelling to the coastal part of the shire.

Organised sporting facilities are similarly concentrated in Cooroy. Cooroy Sports Complex accommodates soccer, cricket, rugby league, gymnastics and other sporting activity, while additional parks and recreation spaces are distributed through the town. The Hinterland Adventure Playground provides a substantial all-abilities play environment for families.

Ridgewood’s own recreation is dominated by private land and the rural landscape. Acreage properties can provide gardens, pools, horse paddocks, arenas, dams and extensive walking space within the home environment. Larger titles offer much more private outdoor area than any municipal neighbourhood park could provide, although this also places maintenance responsibility with the owner.

West Cooroy Conservation Park contributes protected native vegetation near parts of the locality, while other substantial bushland remains on private property. These areas support the wooded hinterland character and provide environmental continuity between holdings, although protected or mapped vegetation can also influence land management and future development.

Medical and allied-health services are concentrated in Cooroy and the wider Noosa district rather than within Ridgewood. General practice, pharmacy and routine professional services can be accessed in town, while larger hospital and specialist facilities require travel to other centres across Noosa and the Sunshine Coast.

Rural emergency preparedness has a different emphasis from an urban suburb because of property size, vegetation and travel distances. Council provides dedicated flood and bushfire mapping for Ridgewood and the surrounding hinterland, and individual households commonly maintain substantial water storage, clear vehicle access and property infrastructure that can assist day-to-day rural management.

Public transport amenities are limited locally. School bus services are relevant to families, while Cooroy railway station is the nearest passenger rail facility and provides access to the regional rail network. Most shopping, medical, sporting and social trips still depend on private vehicles.

Ridgewood’s amenity should therefore be judged through its relationship with Cooroy and through what the property itself provides. The locality offers land, privacy, rural scenery and space for animals, gardens, sheds and outdoor living, while Cooroy supplies the schools, shops, rail station, library, sport and everyday services that make permanent rural living practical.

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