The City of Caloundra was a

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about north of

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in the Sunshine Coast region of

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of ; it existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north to form the

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. The City covered the urban localities 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 ...

and

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and surrounding suburbs, the northern half of Bribie Island and the western hinterland towns of Landsborough,

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and Witta.

History

In 1868, the Queensland Government opened up large areas of land for settlement in the Caloundra area which became home to pioneers and timber cutters seeking red cedar wood. The area was originally incorporated as part of the Caboolture Division on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Caboolture Division became

Shire of Caboolture The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area of , of which approximately ...

on 31 March 1903. On 22 February 1912, part of the Shire of Caboolture was split away and was proclaimed as the Shire of Landsborough. John Tytherleigh, a local businessman with stores in the area, was elected its first chairman and they quickly set to work building the (now heritage-listed) Landsborough Shire Council Chambers in Landsborough. It was reconstructed from local timbers under the guidance of architect Walter Voller in 1924, and the building is today used as a museum housing artefacts including former Premier

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's personal collection. The first female councillor was Miriam Westaway (née Costello) who represented Division 5 from 29 April 1961 to 30 March 1973. She was one of the first teachers at Caloundra State School. She was active in community groups such as the RSL Women's Auxiliary and a founder of the Caloundra Branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association and the local branch of the

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. On 19 December 1987, the Shire of Landsborough was granted city status, and was renamed the City of Caloundra,''Queensland Government Gazette'', 19 December 1987, p.1465. reflecting the population boom in the coastal section of the City. The Council Chambers were relocated to Omrah Avenue,

, and Jack Beausang, the long-serving Chairman of the Shire of Landsborough, was sworn in as its first mayor. He retired undefeated on 17 March 1988, and Don Aldous was elected to replace him. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the City of Caloundra merged with the

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and the

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to form the

. However, in 2014, Shire of Noosa was re-established as independent of the Sunshine Coast Region.

Structure

The Shire was subdivided into ten numbered divisions, each of which returned one councillor, and an elected mayor.

Towns and localities

The City of Caloundra included the following settlements: * Aroona *

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* Balmoral Ridge * Battery Hill * Beerburrum * Beerwah * Bells Creek * Birtinya * Bokarina * Booroobin *

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* Buddina *

* Caloundra West * Cambroon *

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Coochin Creek Coochin Creek is a coastal locality in the south of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named for the creek which flows through it. Geography Although bounded to the east by the Australian mainland coast, Cooch ...

* Crohamhurst * Curramore *

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* Diamond Valley * Dicky Beach * Elaman Creek *

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* Glenview * Golden Beach * Harper Creek * Kidaman Creek¹ * Kings Beach * Landsborough * Little Mountain *

* Meridan Plains * Minyama * Moffat Beach *

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* Mount Mellum * North Maleny * Palmview * Parrearra * Peachester * Pelican Waters * Reesville * Shelly Beach * Warana * Witta * Wootha * Wurtulla ¹ - split with the

Population

Chairmen and mayors

* 1921–1924: John H. Tytherleigh * 1924–1933: J. Grigor * 1933–1949: H. M. Bray * 1949–1955: A. Fleming * 1955–1958: Duncan MacDonald * 1958–1961: H. W. Anning * 1961–1964: Duncan MacDonald * 1964–1988: Jack Beausang * 1988–1991: Don C. Aldous * 1991–1994: Barry Gray * 1994–2000: Des J. Dwyer * 2000–2008: Don C. Aldous

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caloundra City Caloundra Sunshine Coast, Queensland Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008