Peregian Beach is a beach and small coastal town on the Sunshine Coast,

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, Australia. It is a suburb split between two

local government areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory. The phrase i ...

with the eastern coastal in the

Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it wa ...

and the western hinterland part 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 ...

. (Between 2008 and 2013 Peregian Beach was entirely within Sunshine Coast Region). In the , Peregian Beach had a population of 3,791 people.

History

''Peregian'' is a Kabi Kabi word for ''

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'' or may derive from ''perridhan/jan'' meaning ''mangrove seeds''. Nearby Mount Peregian was formerly known as Emu Mountain. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Peregian Beach, Sunshine Beach and surrounding areas were used for artillery training. Current residents occasionally discover artillery shells and unexploded ordnance on their land. In the , Peregian Beach had a population of 3,531 people. In the 2016 census, Peregian Beach had a population of 3,791 people. In 2015, there was a competition for local residents to choose one of four pieces of artwork to decorate the concrete walls of the Peregian Beach Reservoir. The winning artwork was "Peregian Stand" by Peregian artist Colin Passmore which depicted a stand of

melaleuca ''Melaleuca'' () is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of '' Leptospermum''). They range in size ...

trees. In September 2019, Peregian Beach was significantly impacted by the fires in the Noosa region.

Geography

Peregian Beach within the Sunshine Coast Region comprises continual residential development along the eastern coastal strip of sandy beaches. The

David Low Way David Low Way is a Australian road connecting the many coastal townships of the Sunshine Coast with the two large city centres of Maroochydore in the south and Noosa Heads in the north. The route is an alternative coastal route to the Sunshine ...

passes north to south through this area. Development to the west is constrained by

Noosa National Park Noosa National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 121 km north of Brisbane. It is situated near Noosa Heads between the Pacific Ocean and the Sunshine Coasts's northern area of urban development and extends southwards, past ...

. Peregian Beach within the

is further west, bounded on the north by

Lake Weyba Lake Weyba is a large shallow salt lake in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Lake Weyba is an important fish-breeding habitat. In the early 1900s, Lake Weyba had a large number of stingrays, which would have been easy targets for spe ...

and to the east by

and

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. Its south-western boundary roughly follows

Emu Mountain The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...

Road. This area is only sparsely settled.

Amenities

There is a village style shopping precinct, a surf club and hotel. The local

skate park A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, wheelchairs, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, qua ...

is popular amongst skaters in the region, but can be prone to short periods of flash flooding in the

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the sea ...

. The town of Peregian Beach has recently been given an upgrade, with a new shopping precinct including several new restaurants, a medical centre, and assorted shops. Several other shops have recently been renovated. The Shire of Noosa operates a weekly mobile library service on a weekly schedule located on Woodland Drive.

Tourism

Events

Peregian Originals is a popular community event held on the second Sunday of each month in the park beside the Surf Club showcasing original live music. Peregian Markets is a popular community event held on the first and third Sunday of each month in the park on the beachside of the Surf Club which helps raise money for the local club.

References

External links

* {{authority control Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Towns in Queensland Queensland in World War II Coastline of Queensland