Forest Glen is a rural residential

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

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 ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Forest Glen had a population of 1,390 people.

Geography

Forest Glen is part of the

Buderim Buderim ( ) is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It sits on a mountain which overlooks the southern Sunshine Coast communities. In the , the urban area of Buderim had a population of 54,483. The name "Buderim" i ...

urban area. The western boundary of Forest Glen follows the Bruce Highway. Eudlo Creek, a tributary of the

Maroochy River The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi, before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in t ...

is the main waterway in the area.

History

Harmony Montessori School opened in

Sippy Downs Sippy Downs is a suburb of Buderim in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sippy Downs had a population of 10,298 people. Geography Sippy Downs is part of the Buderim urban centre. It contains the locality of Chancellor ...

in 1995 with 13 children and one teacher. In 2007, the land being leased for the school was scheduled for development and the school had to relocate. In 2015, the school purchased on in Florest Glen and re-opened the school as Montessori International College. Sunshine Coast Grammar School opened in 1997. It is owned and operated by the

Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association The Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) is an independent joint not for profit organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia and Presbyterian Church of Queensland. The PMSA owns and operates four independent schools: Brisbane B ...

(PMSA), which also operates

Clayfield College , motto_translation = Let Your Light Shine , established = 1931 , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Girls and Boys , denomination = Uniting Church and Pre ...

, Somerville House and Brisbane Boys' College (all in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

). In the , Forest Glen had a population of 1,390 people.

Education

Montessori International College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 880 – 932 Maroochydore Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 235 students with 24 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Sunshine Coast Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 372 Mons Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,241 students with 97 teachers (93 full-time equivalent) and 74 non-teaching staff (60 full-time equivalent).

Attractions

It is the home to the Moonshine Valley Winery, and it is near the

Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

Mons, Queensland Mons is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Buderim urban centre. In the Mons had a population of 946 people. History The name ''Mons'' commemorates a Battle of Mons that took pl ...

Notable people

Hugh Sawrey Hugh David Sawrey, (born in Forest Glen, Queensland 1919, died Benalla Victoria, 1999) was an Australian artist and the founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings, and ...

, Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame was born in Forest Glen

References

External links

* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Buderim Localities in Queensland