Shire of Maroochy Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	151,599 (2006 census)[1]
Established:	1890
Area:	1162. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 km² (448. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Nambour
Region:	Sunshine Coast
Website: http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Maroochy: Cooloola Noosa Pacific Ocean Cooloola Shire of Maroochy Pacific Ocean Kilcoy Caloundra Pacific Ocean

The Shire of Maroochy was a Local Government Area located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Nambour is a town situated in south east Queensland, Australia, 101 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane. This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. The Sunshine Coast (population 290645 with up to an additional 50000 in visitors and seasonal workers is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north of the Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Shire of Kilcoy was a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about northwest of Brisbane along The City of Caloundra was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Sunshine Coast (population 290645 with up to an additional 50000 in visitors and seasonal workers is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north of the South East Queensland (SEQ is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The shire covered an area of 1,162. 7 square kilometres (448. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with its neighbours to the north and south to become the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Sunshine Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia.

Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 Mayors of Maroochy Shire 6 Sister cities 7 References 8 Further reading

History

In 1842, Andrew Petrie explored the coast north of Brisbane and discovered the Mary River with a small party including two Aboriginal men from the Brisbane River region who spoke the Yuggera language. Andrew Petrie (1798 - 20 February 1872 was a builder and architect and Australian pioneer Petrie was born in Fife, Scotland and trained as a builder The Mary River is a river system in South East Queensland, Australia. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Their name for the local black swan was "Muru-kutchi" or "red-bill". Petrie hence named the area Maroochy. ^[2]

The area was originally incorporated as part of the Caboolture Divisional Board on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. The Shire of Caboolture was a Local Government Area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common On 5 July 1890, Maroochy split away and was proclaimed as a division in its own right, with an area of 1,265 square kilometres (488 sq mi) and headquarters at Nambour. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nambour is a town situated in south east Queensland, Australia, 101 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane. ^[3] It did not initially contain Buderim or Kenilworth. Buderim ( is a mountain town in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia about an hour's drive north of Brisbane. Kenilworth is a small Town, population about 300 in the upper Mary Valley area of the Sunshine Coast Queensland, Australia. The first elections were held on 13 September for three councillors, each of whom represented one subdivision. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September 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. Nambour Station is a Railway station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line of South East Queensland, Australia.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Maroochy became a shire council on 31 March 1903. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The first land sale in Maroochydore in 1908 allowed 8. Maroochydore is a town in the Sunshine Coast Queensland, Australia. 1 square kilometres (2,002 acres) along the coast to be opened up, allowing for the development of the towns of Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba. Alexandra Headland is a seaside locality in the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland, Australia. Mooloolaba is a tourist resort township in the centre of the Sunshine Coast, in Queensland, Australia, 100 km north of Brisbane. 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, the major regional facility) was opened in 1961. South East Queensland (SEQ is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population Sunshine Coast Airport, or Maroochydore Airport is an Australian airport serving Sunshine Coast Queensland. The Shire grew rapidly from this point onwards.

Fires were a persistent problem in the hinterland region, and on Anzac Day 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. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Maroochy merged with the Shire of Noosa and the City of Caloundra to form the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Parliament of Queensland is the Legislature of Queensland, Australia. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland The City of Caloundra was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland Sunshine Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia.

Structure

The Shire was subdivided into 12 numbered divisions, each of which returned one councillor, and an elected mayor.

Towns and localities

Alexandra Headland Belli Park Bli Bli Bridges Buderim Burnside Chevallum Coes Creek Coolabine Cooloolabin Coolum Beach Diddillibah Doonan* Dulong Eerwah Vale Eudlo Eumundi Flaxton Forest Glen Gheerulla Highworth Hunchy

Ilkley Image Flat Kenilworth Kiamba Kidaman Creek** Kiels Mountain Kulangoor Kuluin Kunda Park Kureelpa Landers Shoot Mapleton Marcoola Maroochy River Maroochydore Mons Montville Mooloolaba Mount Coolum Mountain Creek Mudjimba Nambour

Ninderry North Arm Obi Obi Pacific Paradise Palmwoods Parklands Peregian Beach* Perwillowen Point Arkwright Rosemount Sippy Downs Tanawha Towen Mountain Twin Waters Valdora Verrierdale West Woombye Weyba Downs Woombye Yandina Creek Yandina Yaroomba

* Split with Shire of Noosa
* Split with City of Caloundra

Population

Year	Population
1933	12,918
1947	15,014
1954	17,869
1961	19,071
1966	21,455
1971	25,522
1976	35,266
1981	53,428
1986	61,629
1991	84,442
1996	111,798
2001	129,429
2006	151,599

Mayors of Maroochy Shire

• Joe Natoli (2004–2008)
• Alison Grosse (2000–2004)
• Don Culley (1982–2000)
• Eddie De Vere (1967–1982)
• David Low (1952–1967)

Sister cities

• Tatebayashi, Japan

References

Further reading

• Gregory, Helen (1991). Making Maroochy : a history of the land, the people and the shire. Maroochy Shire Council. ISBN 0-646-04469-9.   (196 pages)
• Maroochy Shire Library Service (Local Studies Section) (1994). Maroochydore to Mooloolaba: then and now. Maroochy Shire Council. ISBN 0-646-21239-7.   (79 pages)
• Armstrong, Esme (2001). Maroochy voices : an anthology celebrating 100 years of federation in Maroochy Shire. Maroochy Shire Council.   (120 pages)

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