Aroona, Queensland
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Aroona is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast
, Queensland
, Australia
, located within the Caloundra urban centre 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Caloundra
. It is situated between Little Mountain
and Currimundi
. Aroona is an aboriginal word usually meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located within the Caloundra urban centre 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Caloundra
Caloundra (suburb)
Caloundra is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and includes the central business district of the Caloundra urban centre, which is located on Bulcock Street.-Education:Caloundra contains the following schools within its boundaries:...
. It is situated between Little Mountain
Little Mountain, Queensland
Little Mountain is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Caloundra urban centre west of Caloundra CBD.The Corbould Park racecourse is located in the suburb, as well as the Caloundra Pony Club and Sunshine Coast Clay Targer club....
and Currimundi
Currimundi, Queensland
Currimundi is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Caloundra urban centre north of Caloundra.It was named by Sir Leslie Wilson, in which he used the local aboriginal name for the area, Garrimundi or Girrimundi, meaning Place of flying foxes.Currimundi Lake is a...
. Aroona is an aboriginal word usually meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".