Shire of Noosa Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	51,962 (2006 census)[1]
Established:	1910
Area:	868. 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 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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 (335. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Tewantin
Region:	Sunshine Coast
Website: http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Noosa: Cooloola Cooloola Pacific Ocean Cooloola Shire of Noosa Pacific Ocean Cooloola Maroochy Pacific Ocean

The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Area located about 130 kilometres (81 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. Tewantin ( is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Noosa district and was the original settlement of Noosa 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 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 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 Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Maroochy 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 868. 7 square kilometres (335. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Maroochy and City of Caloundra 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. The Shire of Maroochy 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Ancient history 1.2 Early European settlement 1.3 Council history 2 Structure 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 Mayors of Noosa Shire 6 See also 7 External links 8 References 9 Further reading

History

Ancient history

The Noosa area was originally home to several Aboriginal groups. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. These primarily include the Undumbi tribe to the south, the Dulingbara to the north, and the Gabbi Gabbi to the west.

Although much of the culture and presence of the traditional owners of the Noosa district has been lost during the short period of white settlement, there still exists many subtle reminders. These include:

• bora rings, used during rituals. A Bora is the name given both to an Initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and to the site on which the initiation is performed
• canoe trees, marks on trees where bark was removed for canoes.
• border/navigation trees, marks on trees used to mark paths and/or tribal borders.
• stone carvings
• burial trees
• middens, shell mound created by thousands of years of discarded shells.
• stone axes
• spoken legends, many local legends which were traditionally passed through the generations survive today.
• place names, many local names are versions of the original aboriginal names.

The name Noosa comes from the local Aboriginal word (Noothera or Gnuthuru in the Kabi Kabi language) for shadow or shady place. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ^[2]

Early European settlement

Although reports of the area can be traced back to Captain Cook's voyages in May 1770, European settlement in the region did not proceed for almost a century. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and This early settlement was primarily driven firstly by timber logging and then secondly a gold rush in the Gympie area, north of Noosa. Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber. A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold. The town of Gympie is located in south eastern Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 160 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane The difficulty of transport in the region, which persisted to the 1920s and beyond, was one major reason for this.

In 1871, the Government laid out a port at Tewantin, which was duly surveyed and by 1877 contained two hotels, a boarding house, school, police station and telegraph office. In 1872, the Noosa Heads and coastal region north to Peregian Beach was set aside as an Aboriginal Mission, however this was cancelled in 1878 and land was opened for selection on 15 January 1879. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common With the advent of the railway, Tewantin declined in importance. ^[3]

In the last 50 years Noosa has been transformed from an isolated fishing village to a popular tourist destination. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Although this has had its costs the shire is known for its generally greener approach to development. Most development in Noosa has been restrained. Noosa has no high rise buildings, due both to local community pressure and to council planning action, and much remaining native forest. 34. 8 per cent of the Noosa district consists of National Parks, Conservation Parks, State Forests, and other generally protected land. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown for conservation purposes State forest is a term with differing meanings in different countries

Council history

The area was originally incorporated as part of the Widgee Divisional Board on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. 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 Noosa was created as a separate shire under the Local Authorities Act 1902 in 1910, with an initial population of 2,000. The first elections were held on 22 April 1910 and resulted in James Duke becoming the first shire chairman. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The original headquarters for the Shire were constructed in Pomona in 1911 on a site now used (since 1985) by the Cooroora Historical Society and Noosa Museum. Pomona is a town located at the base of Mt Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

In the early 1970s, development commenced with Queensland Government backing in the area around Noosa Sound. In 1980, the Shire Chambers moved to Pelican Street, Tewantin. Tewantin ( is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Noosa district and was the original settlement of Noosa Following the election of Noosa's first green mayor, Noel Playford, in 1988, Noosa's first strategic plan was gazetted, and in 1990 development was limited to four storeys. In 1993, a major Council and community complex covering 9 hectares (22. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, 2 acres) opened at Wallace Park, Noosaville. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Noosaville is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It includes Lake Weyba

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 Noosa merged with the Shire of Maroochy 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 Maroochy 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. Noosa's mayor, Bob Abbot, won the mayoralty of the new Council over Maroochy's Joe Natoli with 70% of the combined vote. ^[4]

Structure

The council consisted of an elected mayor and nine councillors—three representing Division One, which covered the vast majority of the Shire's area, and two representing each of Divisions 2 (Tewantin and northern beaches), 3 (Noosaville) and 4 (southern beaches).

Towns and localities

The Shire of Noosa contains both a cluster of suburbs—none of which are actually called Noosa—and a hinterland region which is more rural in focus. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.

Noosa: Castaways Beach Noosa Heads Noosaville Sunrise Beach Sunshine Beach Tewantin Coastal Region: Boreen Point Cooroibah Great Sandy National Park Marcus Beach Noosa National Park North Shore Peregian Beach * Teewah

Hinterland: Black Mountain Cooran Cooroy Cooroy Mountain Cootharaba Doonan * Federal Kin Kin Lake Macdonald North Shore Pinbarren Pomona Ridgewood Ringtail Creek Tinbeerwah

* Split with Shire of Maroochy

Population

Year	Population
1933	5,768
1947	5,925
1954	6,296
1961	6,117
1966	6,673
1971	7,746
1976	10,825
1981	17,071
1986	20,328
1991	29,378
1996	41,171
2001	47,321
2006	51,962

Mayors of Noosa Shire

Directly elected:^[5]

• Bob Abbot (1997–2008)
• Noel Playford OAM (1988–1997)
• Bert Wansley AM (1980–1988)
• Ian MacDonald (1964–1980)
• S. Castaways Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia Noosa Heads ( part of the Noosa district on the Sunshine Coast Queensland, Australia. Noosaville is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It includes Lake Weyba Sunrise Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Sunshine Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known as Golden Beach but was rarely visited Tewantin ( is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Noosa district and was the original settlement of Noosa Boreen Point is a small town just north of Tewantin Queensland in the Noosa Shire. Cooroibah is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The name is Aboriginal for "place of Possums " Great Sandy is a coastal national park in Queensland, Australia. Marcus Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is named after the property developer Marcus Burke Noosa is a national park in Queensland ( Australia) 121 km north of Brisbane. North Shore is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It contains part of the Great Sandy National Park and the small town of Teewah Peregian Beach ( is a small seaside town on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, in the Noosa Shire. North Shore is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It contains part of the Great Sandy National Park and the small town of Teewah Black Mountain is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Cooran is a small hinterland town in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Cooroy is a town in Queensland, Australia. It lies in the Hinterland of Noosa Shire, 20 kilometres from Noosa Heads. Cooroy Mountain is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Cooroy Mountain's name came from Mt Cootharaba is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is named after the Aboriginal name for the lake which referred to the place Doonan is a suburb in the Noosa, and Maroochy shires in Queensland, Australia. Federal is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia Federal is a lovely small suburb with no shops Kin Kin is a town near Cooroy, Queensland, Australia The name comes from the Aboriginal kauin kauin meaning red soil another source suggests Lake MacDonald is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. North Shore is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It contains part of the Great Sandy National Park and the small town of Teewah Pinbarren is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia Pomona is a town located at the base of Mt Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Ridgewood is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia Ringtail Creek is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Tinbeerwah is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The name is Aboriginal for "place of grasstrees" or "high hill climbing The Shire of Maroochy was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition T. (Stanley) Adams (1958–1964)
• Victor Gee (1955–1958)
• Robert McAnally (1946–1955)
• William Ferguson (1939–1946)
• Charles Crank (1930–1939)
• Frederick Bryan (1927–1930)
• William Ferguson (1921–1927)

Elected by fellow councillors:

• Alexander Parker (1920–1921)
• Charles Crank (1919–1920)
• Alexander Chapman (1918–1919)
• Alexander Parker (1917–1918)
• Charles Livingstone (1916–1917)
• Alexander Chapman (1915–1916)
• Eugene von Blankensee (1914–1915)
• Frank Conroy (1911–1914)
• James Duke (1910–1911)

See also

• Noosa National Park
• Noosa Festival of Surfing

External links

• Noosa News - Latest news, local stories and sport from Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

References

Further reading

• Wells, Robin A. (2003). In the Tracks of a Rainbow: Indigenous Culture and Legends of the Sunshine Coast. Gullirae Books. ISBN 0-9580854-0-4.  
• Cato, Nancy (1979). Nancy Fotheringham Cato AM ( 11 March 1917 &ndash 3 July 2000) is an Australian writer who published more than twenty The Noosa Story: a study in unplanned development. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-7016-2635-6.  
• Petrie, Tom (1904). Tom Petrie's reminiscences of Early Queensland. Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14629-2.  
• (2005). Noosa Shire Council Home. Retrieved May 4, 2005.

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