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 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 Na ...

. 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 (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 Somerville House is an Independent school, independent, Boarding school, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Es ...

and

Brisbane Boys' College (Let Honour Stainless Be) , established = 1902 , type = Independent, single-sex, day and boarding , denomination = Presbyterian and Uniting Church , slogan = , headmaster = André Casson , city = Toowong , state = Queensland , country ...

(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 to ...

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 The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a museum located in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, which pays tribute to pioneers of the Australian outback. The centre is also dedicated to Australian stockmen who have shown bravery and courage. ...

was born in Forest Glen

References

External links

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