Lost and Found Animals

If council impounds a roaming pet dog or cat, everything possible is done to identify and return the pet to its registered home. If no one is home, if the pet is not registered, or if an owner has not been identified, the pet will be taken to one of the council’s pounds (see below for contact information).

If you have lost a pet, you can search for it using the on-line search facility. This search facility only covers the council’s pound at Tanawha which services the Caloundra and Maroochy areas.If you have lost a pet in the Noosa area, contact council’s pound at Noosaville (see below for contact information).

If you have found a stray pet, you may contact council's customer service centre and arrange for a council officer to collect it. Please note that the animal must be suitably restrained or contained so it doesn't escape before it is impounded by council.

Cages are available from council at no cost if you wish to impound dogs or cats roaming onto your property and causing a nuisance. For further information on this service please contact the Pound directly.

Council pound

Maroochy and Caloundra areas

Contact the council pound at:

Sippy Creek Rd
Tanawha Qld 4556
Phone: (07) 5494 5244
Fax: (07) 5494 5762

Office hours:

Monday to Friday: 9.15 am to 6.00 pm (closed between 12.15 pm - 1.00 pm)
Saturday: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Closed Sundays and public holidays

If your pet has been impounded, all fees must be paid before the animal is released. Dogs and cats impounded at the Tanawha pound are held for a minimum of four working days before relocation or euthanasia.

Pound payment options:

Cash, Visa, MasterCard and EFTPOS. Cheques are not accepted.

The pound does not sell animals, however suitable unclaimed dogs and cats are rehoused through the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge (SCAR), which is located adjacent to the Tanawha pound, and 4 Paws Animal Rescue.

Noosa area

If your pet has been impounded in the Noosa area, contact the council pound at Noosaville (managed by the RSPCA on behalf of council):

Noosa Pound/RSPCA Complex
Cnr Eumundi and Hollett Road
Noosaville Qld 4566
Phone: (07) 5449 1371

Office hours:

Monday to Sunday: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Public holidays: check with RSPCA on (07) 5449 1371.

If your pet has been impounded, all fees must be paid in full before the animal is released. Dogs and cats impounded at the Noosaville pound are held for a minimum of three working days before relocation or euthanasia.

Animals other than dogs and cats are taken to the Tanawha pound, (see above).

Pound payment options:

Cash, Visa, MasterCard and EFTPOS. Cheques are not accepted.