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Coomera Shire Council
The Shire of Coomera was a Local government in Australia, local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from Coomera, Queensland, Coomera, existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1949. History On 11 November 1879, the Coomera Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 642. On 6 July 1883, Southport Division, Queensland, Southport Division was formed from part of subdivision No. 1 of Nerang Division and part of subdivision No. 1 of Coomera Division. On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between subdivision No. 1 of Tabragalba Division and subdivision No.2 of the Coomera Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Coomera Division became the Shire of Coomera on 31 March 1903. Amalgamations in 1948 On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, an Order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomera Division, March 1902
Coomera is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Hope Island, Willow Vale, Wongawallan, Oxenford, and east of Upper Coomera. The southern boundary of Coomera is aligned with the Coomera River. History Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the Australian Aboriginal languages in areas that include the Beenleigh, Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim, Albert River, Coolangatta, Coomera, Logan River, Pimpama, Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of the City of Gold Coast, City of Logan, Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley. The town takes its name from the Coomera River, which in turn takes its name comes from the Yugambeh word ''kumera'', a species of wattle. The bark of this tree was used by Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
