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Cooroy
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa Heads. The Bruce Highway runs through the locality from south-east to north-west, bypassing the town. The Cooroy Noosa Road ( State Route 6) runs north through the town from the Bruce Highway, then turns east. History Cooroy's name came from Mount Cooroy, which was originally called Coorooey, from an Aboriginal word for possum, ''kurui''. The area was explored by timber-cutters as early as 1863. Cooroy's main industry developed from timber, having two operating sawmills, into dairying and fruit growing. In 1915, a butter factory opened. Cooroy railway station was opened in 1891 and in the same year a post office opened. A town survey was conducted in 1907. Cooroy State School opened in 1909. Cooroy West State School opened in 1911 but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooroy Railway Station, Queensland
Cooroy railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at 14 Myall Street, Cooroy, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is on the North Coast railway line serving the town of Cooroy. It was designed by the Office of the Chief Engineer of Queensland Rail and built in 1890 by Fitzwilliam Williams. It opened on 17 July 1891 with the opening of the line from Cooran. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 August 2008. Services Cooroy is serviced by two daily City network services in each direction. Cooroy is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the ''Spirit of Queensland'', ''Spirit of the Outback'' and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption ''Tilt Trains''. Services by platform Transport links Sunbus' routes 631 and 632 from Noosa Junction to Nambour station and Cooran serve Cooroy station, but services are not timed to connect with train services. History The 1891-1916 timber railway station building at Cooroy is one of only nine nineteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountain, Queensland
Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people. Geography The locality Black Mountain is located west of Cooroy and south of Pomona. Black Mountain is a mountain in the centre of the locality (), rising to a peak of above sea level. The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain. The peak of the mountain has a number of communications towers on it; it is accessed by Eungella Drive. The Bruce Highway (now built to a freeway standard continuous four-lanes to Brisbane) enters the locality from the north-east (Cooroy) and forms part of the locality's northern boundary with Pomona. The North Coast railway line forms a small part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality. No railway stations serve the locality, the nearest are in Cooroy railway station and Pomona railway station. The land use is a mixture of rural residential (mostly in the north and east of the locality) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooroy Mountain, Queensland
Cooroy Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cooroy Mountain had a population of 136 people. History Cooroy Mountain's name came from Mount Cooroy, which was originally called Coorooey, from the Aboriginal word for possum, ''kurui''. Kuri'bigil'ba is the name of Cooroy Mountain in the dialect of the Kabi speaking aboriginal peoples of this area. It means ''the place where the Sun God came down to Dha (Earth).'' It is believed the mountain turned yellow once a year due to the flowering of an unknown tree. Most likely due to the endemic silky oak tree (''Grevillea robusta'') which has glabrous yellowish orange flowers from around September to November. Between 2008 and 2013, Cooroy Mountain was within Sunshine Coast Region, due to an enforced amalgamation of local government areas that was subsequently reversed. Traditional owners The Kabi Kabi people The Gubbi Gubbi people also known as Kabi Kabi are an Aboriginal Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomona, Queensland
Pomona is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Pomona had a population of 2,910 people. Pomona is located around 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is located at the base of Mount Cooroora (439 meters) at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast. Geography The locality of Pomona is bounded to the south by the Bruce Highway and along most of its northern boundary by Six Mile Creek. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-west, with the town served by the Pomona railway station (). Yurol railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (). The township of Pomona is surrounded by rural residential acreage properties and small farms. A significant portion of the locality is within Yurol State Forest, a legacy of days past when the town once was a centre of forestry activities. The forest is now preserved as koala habitat. Mount Cooroora is in the south-wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Noosa
The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shire of Maroochy and City of Caloundra to form the Sunshine Coast Region. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. History Geological history The Noosa Hinterland was formed during the Oligocene era around 25-30 million years ago when volcanic activity created the ranges. By the beginning of the Neolithic era, Noosa's coast experienced a change in sea level rises when its beaches and waterways began to take shape. Ancient history The Noosa area was originally home to several Aboriginal groups. They primarily include the '' Undumbi'' tribe to the south, the '' Dulingbara'' to the north, and the ''Kabi Kabi'' (or ''Gabbi Gabbi'') to the west. ''Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eerwah Vale, Queensland
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people. Geography Part of the northern boundary is marked by the North Maroochy River. The Bruce Highway passes through the east of Eerwah Vale. East of the Bruce Highway within the locality is Main Camp Road. Mount Eerwah is centrally located and protected within the Mount Eerwah Conservation Park. History The township was originally known as Eerwah, after its nearby summit, Mount Eerwah. In 1890 the name of the Eerwah Post Office was changed to Mount Eerwah Post Office. This post office serviced Main Camp during the construction of the Caboolture to Gympie section of the North Coast railway line. It was run by Mr Edward H Arundell. The first Mount Eerwah Provisional School No. 619 (1890 to 1891) was for the children of railway construction workers. After the railway line was completed settlement moved closer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumundi, Queensland
Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,221 people. Eumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmers' markets. The marketplace is full of locally-made produce, which has made Eumundi and the surrounding area a haven for small businesses. Geography Eumundi is 21 km south-west of Noosa Heads and 118 km north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located just off the Bruce Highway. Nearby towns are Yandina and Cooroy. History Town blocks were surveyed and divided in 1890. The town's name is believed to come from the Kabi name Ngumundi, the name of a local Indigenous clan leader, who was said to have adopted escaped convict Bracefield as his adopted son. Prior to 1890 the town was called Eerwah after Mount Eerwah; this was changed to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Beerwah. The original Eumundi railway station opened in 1891 on Gympie Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgewood, Queensland
Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ridgewood had a population of 307 people. Geography Ridgewood is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa Heads. History Mary River Road Provisional School opened in 1916. Circa 1918 it was renamed Ridgewood State School. It closed circa 1961. In the Ridgewood had a population of 612 people. Between 2008 and 2013 the locality was within Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ... due to an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed. References Further reading * – includes Ridgewood State School. {{Noosa Shire Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Road Routes In Queensland
Road routes in Queensland assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, by identifying important through-routes. Queensland is in the process of converting to an alphanumeric route numbering system, with a letter denoting the importance and standard of the route. The previous shield-based system consisted of various route types – national highways, national routes, and state routes – with each type depicted by a different route marker design. Some routes have been converted to the alphanumeric system, while other routes are being maintained as shield-based routes – but with signs designed to be subsequentially retrofitted with a replacement alphanumeric route. Tourist drives will continue to use a shield-based system. Unless stated otherwise, all information in this article is derived from Google Maps. Alphanumeric routes Brisbane routes Regional routes Active Metroads National Highways and Routes State Routes State Routes on the Gold Coast and in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Nicklin
Nicklin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and stretches north to Black Mountain, south to Palmwoods and Montville, and west to Kenilworth, including Conondale National Park. It includes notable localities such as Nambour, Yandina, Cooroy, Bli Bli, Mapleton and Woombye. The seat is currently held by Robert Skelton of the Labor Party. In 2020 he succeeded LNP member Marty Hunt, who had only served one term in office. Prior to the election of Hunt, Nicklin was held by long serving Independent member, Peter Wellington. Wellington's first vote in Parliament was to decide who would form government, the election having left the Labor Party one seat short of a majority. Wellington backed the formation of a minority Beattie Labor government. Members for Nicklin Election declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns The Court of Disputed Returns is a cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belli Park, Queensland
Belli Park is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Belli Park had a population of 679 people. Geography Kenilworth Road is the main road (and also a popular tourist drive) that connects Belli Park to its nearest townships, being Eumundi (to the east) and Kenilworth (to the west). Belli Park has a community hall Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ... and a Rural Fire Brigade. The Belli Creek and the Belli Park area is a part of the Mary River catchment. History The locality takes its name from Belli Creek, which derives its name from the Kabi language word belai or billah referring to the she oak tree (Casuarina glauca) Belli Park Provisional School opened on 20 January 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Belli Park Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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