The Shire of Maroochy was a
local government area
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about north of
Brisbane in the
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region of
South East Queensland,
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with its neighbours to the north and south to form 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 ...
.
History
In 1842,
Andrew Petrie explored the coast north of Brisbane and discovered the
Mary River with a small party including two
Aboriginal
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men from the
Brisbane River
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region who spoke the Yuggera language. Their name for the local black swan was "Muru-kutchi" or "red-bill". Petrie hence named the area Maroochy.
The area was originally incorporated as part of the
Caboolture Divisional Board on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 5 July 1890, Maroochy split away and was proclaimed as a
Maroochy Division #REDIRECT Shire of Maroochy
The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity fro ...
in its own right, with an area of and headquarters at
Nambour.
It did not initially contain
Buderim or
Kenilworth. The first elections were held on 13 September for three councillors, each of whom represented one subdivision. By 1895, council chambers had been erected firstly on Blackall Terrace and then at Station Square adjacent to the
Nambour railway station, where they were to continue meeting until 1978.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Maroochy became a shire council on 31 March 1903. The first land sale in
Maroochydore in 1908 allowed along the coast to be opened up, allowing for the development of the towns of
Alexandra Headland and
Mooloolaba. The council commenced supplying electricity in 1927, and a hospital was opened in 1930. With the start of major development in
South East Queensland in the late 1950s, Maroochy Airport (now
Sunshine Coast Airport
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, the major regional facility) was opened in 1961. The Shire grew rapidly from this point onwards.
Fires were a persistent problem in the hinterland region, and on
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in 1948, a fire significantly damaged the Shire Chambers. In 1978, the Shire moved its offices to a new location in Bury Street, Nambour, with the old facility in Civic Square remaining as a civic hall. On 15 August 1986 a fire damaged this beyond repair—it was bulldozed three years later to make way for the new Centenary Square development.
In 2000, Queensland police arrested a man for using a computer and a radio transmitter to take control of the Maroochy Shire wastewater system and release sewage into parks, rivers and property.
On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the
Parliament of Queensland
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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Maroochy merged with the
Shire of Noosa and the
City of Caloundra to form 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 ...
.
Structure
The Shire was subdivided into 12 numbered divisions, each of which returned one councillor, and an elected mayor.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Maroochy included the following settlements:
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Alexandra Headland
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Belli Park
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Bli Bli
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Bridges
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Buderim
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Burnside
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Chevallum
Chevallum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Chevallum had a population of 441 people.
Geography
Part of the western boundary of the suburb is marked by the Bruce Highway. Eudlo Creek, a tributa ...
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Coes Creek
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Coolabine
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Cooloolabin
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Coolum Beach
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Cotton Tree
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Diddillibah
Diddillibah is a semi-rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Diddillibah had a population of 1,403 people.
History
Its name comes from a local Aboriginal word ''dhilla'', which means "coarse grass" or " ...
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Doonan1
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Dulong
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Eerwah Vale1
*
Eudlo
Eudlo is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,117 people.
Geography
Eudlo Creek rises in the south west of Eudlo. Also in the areas is Mossy Bank ...
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Eumundi
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Flaxton
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Forest Glen
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Gheerulla
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Highworth
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Hunchy
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Ilkley
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Image Flat
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Kenilworth
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Kiamba
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Kidaman Creek2
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Kiels Mountain
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Kulangoor
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Kuluin
Kuluin is a suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kuluin had a population of 2363 people.
History
The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language meaning black swan.
...
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Kunda Park
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Kureelpa
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Landers Shoot
*
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*
Marcoola
Marcoola is a coastal town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Marcoola had a population of 3,173 people.
Geography
Marcoola includes part of the pristine Mount Coolum National Park, border ...
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Maroochy River
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Maroochydore
*
Mons
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Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
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Montville
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Mooloolaba
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Mount Coolum
Mount Coolum is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Coolum had a population of 4,265 people.
Geography
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*
Mountain Creek
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Mountain Creek contains of skiing area, night skiing, snowboarding, a ...
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Mudjimba
Mudjimba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, and forms part of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the , Mudjimba had a population of 2,540 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded by Mudjimba Beach on the ...
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Nambour
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Ninderry
Ninderry is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bruce Highway and the N ...
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North Arm
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Obi Obi
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Pacific Paradise
Pacific Paradise is a suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pacific Paradise had a population of 2,190 people.
Geography
Pacific Paradise is bounded to the south by the Maroochy River, to the s ...
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Palmwoods
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Parklands
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Peregian Beach1
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Peregian Springs
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Geography
The suburb is home to a large-scale housing estate of the same name which is being develo ...
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Perwillowen
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Point Arkwright
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Sippy Downs
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Geography
Sippy Downs is part of the Buderim urban centre. It contains the locality of Chancellor ...
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Tanawha
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Towen Mountain
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Twin Waters
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Valdora
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Verrierdale
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West Woombye
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Weyba Downs
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Woombye
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Yandina Creek
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Yandina
*
Yaroomba
1 - split with the
Shire of Noosa
2 - split with the
City of Caloundra
Population
Chairmen and mayors
* 1927: J. T. Lowe
* 1952-1967: David Low
* 1967-1982: Eddie De Vere
* 1982-1985: Don Culley
* 1985-1994: Fred Murray
* 1994-1997:
Bob King
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* 1997-2000: Don Culley
* 2000-2004: Alison Grosse
* 2004-2008:
Joe Natoli
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Sister cities
*
Tatebayashi,
Japan
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Xiamen,
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See also
*
List of tramways in Queensland
References
Further reading
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* (79 pages)
* (120 pages)
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Maroochy and Maroochy Shire
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Former local government areas of Queensland
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008