Kureelpa is a rural
locality
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in the
Sunshine Coast Region
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Queensland
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In the , Kureelpa had a population of 968 people.
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Geography
Poona Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam
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with a toe drain with an un-gated spillway across a tributary of the South Maroochy River.potable water
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region.
History
The name Kureelpa is reportedly derived from an Aboriginal name, ''Kuril-ba'', meaning a place of rats and mice.[
Kureelpa Provisional School opened on 24 February 1914, becoming Kureelpa State School on 1 June 1916. The school closed on 1 December 1967.]Poona
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in the Fraser Coast Region
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, but "via Nambour", possibly in the vicinity of the Poona Dam in Kureelpa. The first teacher was Ethel Edwards. It closed due to low student numbers in June 1933. The school buildings were sold in 1937.
The Poona Dam was built in 1959. The height of the dam wall was increased in 1969 with upgrades to the spillway in 1998.
Demographics
In the , Kureelpa had a population of 907 people.
Education
Blackall Range Independent School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 551 Nambour Mapleton Road ().Nambour
Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people.
Geography
Nambour is north of the state capital ...
to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Burnside State High School in Burnside and Nambour State College (senior school) in Nambour.
Bushwalks
The Kureelpa Falls circuit starts at the Mapleton day-use area trailhead and passes through a gorge and various rockpools. It should be avoided after heavy rains.
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Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
Localities in Queensland