Noosa Heads is one of the three major centres of the Noosa region on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia It is located 136 kilometres north of Brisbane, ?state's capital. The Noosa River forms one boundary of the town, the headlands of the Noosa National Park another. Noosa Heads' main attraction is its beaches. Its main beach and its small bays around the headland are common surfing locations which are known on world surfing circuits. One of its major surfing contests involves the Noosa Festival of Surfing. This festival attracts large numbers of longboarders