Mt. Coolum

This is Mudjimba island and here is the aboriginal story behind it.  I thought it was cool (um)--bad joke, but judge for yourself.  The name "Maroochy" comes from a local Aboriginal legend. It tells how Ninderry, a rival from another clan, stole a beautiful young woman called Maroochy from Coolum, the man whom she was to marry.

When Coolum rescued his bride by stealth, Ninderry chased them. He caught up with them, and, throwing a boomerang, succeeded in knocking off Coolum's head, which rolled into the sea and is represented today by Mudjimba Island. His body is represented by Mount Coolum. For his treacherous attack, Ninderry was turned into stone by the wrathful gods.

Maroochy fled inland, where she wept so copiously that her tears flowed down the mountain to form the Maroochy River.

A different view of the hike.  
I may have been a little over excited.
So from the top of Mt. Coolum, you can see Caloundra in the way way back behind the pennisula/lighthouse.  Then comes the peninsula (Kawana beach is behind it.  Mooloolaba is on the turn of the corner then Alexandria headlands, Marachydore and Coolum is the closest town that is cut off, kinda.  I hope that makes sense, but that's pretty much the extent of all my beach travels from the top of one mountain, kinda sad, so we decided to go to some more beaches after the climb. 
A nice view from the top.  Where's wALdo?  Good fun.