Caloundra is a coastal

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and the

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of the town of

Caloundra Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough ra ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caloundra had a population of 3,917 people.

Geography

Bulcock Street is the

of the Caloundra urban centre. In the south of the suburb is a headland (Deep Water Point at ) and a sandy beach (Bulcock Beach at ) which face the

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with the northern tip of

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

about away.

History

The suburb takes its name from the headland Caloundra Head (in the neighbouring suburb of Kings Beach), which in turn comes from the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ...

words "kal/owen" meaning ''beech tree'' (''

Gmelina leichhardtii ''Gmelina leichhardtii'', the white beech, is a tree of eastern Australia. Scattered individuals or small groups of trees naturally occur from the Illawarra district of New South Wales (34½° S) to near Proserpine in tropical Queensland. Th ...

'') and "dha" meaning ''place''. In 1883 the first allotments of land in Caloundra were advertised for public auction on 28 August 1883. The map states 'the land is of a sandstone nature, undulating and ridgy, heavily timbered with Gum, Bloodwood, Tea-tree and Oak'. A 1907 map shows several sections from George Street to Ernest St advertised for auction on 7 January 1907 by the Government Land Office. 404 allotments of 'Bulcock Estate' were advertised for auction on 16 August 1917 by Isle, Love and Co, auctioneers, with an edge of the Estate mapped as adjacent to Tripcony's store and the Tramway terminus. In 1919, 29 subdivided allotments of 'Caloundra Heads Estate' were advertised to be auctioned on 20 December 1919 by Cameron Bros. in Brisbane. A map advertising the auction shows the majority of blocks were on Albert Street between King Street and King's Beach. Another undated map shows more blocks of this estate were advertised for auction on King Street towards Ernest Street. Caloundra Provisional School opened on 8 March 1899 and became Caloundra State School on 1 June 1912.

Caloundra State High School Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough r ...

opened on 23 January 1967. Our Lady of the Rosary School opened on 29 January 1980 by the Roman Catholic teaching order, the

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. The Sir Francis Nicklin Memorial Uniting Church was officially opened on Saturday 20 September 1980 by Mike Ahern, the Member of the

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for Landsborough. It commemorates former

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Frank Nicklin Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), Labor Party premier since 1932.

, who was previously the Member for Landsborough. Caloundra Christian College opened on 2 February 1983 by the Caloundra CityLife Baptist Church, which meets for worship at the college.

Heritage listings

The suburb of Caloundra has a number of

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sites, including: * Bowman Road:

Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park is a heritage-listed caravan park at Bowman Road, Caloundra CBD, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1912 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 April 2009. ...

Education

Caloundra State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 56A Queen Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 608 students with 45 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. Caloundra State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 88 Queen Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1209 students with 95 teachers (84 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Our Lady of the Rosary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Alfred Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). Caloundra Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 7 Gregson Place (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 330 students with 31 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). Caloundra is also home to a campus of the

Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE The Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE (SCIT) is the Sunshine Coast institute of the Technical and Further Education organization. Formerly known as the Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE, the name was later changed to the Sunshine Coast Institut ...

Amenities

Caloundra Uniting Church is at 56c Queen Street (). It is also known as the Sir Francis Nicklin Memorial Uniting Church.

Shopping

* Stockland Caloundra * Caloundra Village Shopping Centre

Parks and recreation

* Ben Bennett Botanical Park * Bicentennial Park * (patrolled by

Ithaca–Caloundra City Life Saving Club The Ithaca–Caloundra City Life Saving Club is a Royal Life Saving Club (one of only a few in Queensland) based in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. History The Club started operations in March 1954 with a group of six men whose aim was to form ...

) and Clarke Place Park * Central Park (includes Caloundra Tennis Centre, which hosts the

Caloundra International The Caloundra International is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Caloundra, Australia. In 2004 it was held in November as the Uncle Tobys Challenger in Caloundra, then as the Kia International in Caloundra from 2005 to 2006 ...

) * Lighthouse Park * Roy Henzell Park

Other facilities

* Caloundra Hospital *

Caloundra bus station Caloundra bus station was opened on 16 April 1992 by Minister for Transport David Hamill. It is serviced by six Sunbus routes. It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. Located in Cooma Terrace, Caloundra the intercha ...

* Caloundra Golf Club * Council service centre for

* A range of accommodation from backpackers to resort hotels

References

External links

* * {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Caloundra Coastline of Queensland