41-474: Download coordinates as: Mooloolah Valley is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Mooloolah Valley had a population of 3,629 people. Mooloolah is a town ( 26°45′55″S 152°57′41″E / 26.7652°S 152.9613°E / -26.7652; 152.9613 ( Mooloolah ) ) within the locality. Mooloolah Valley
82-511: A mobile library service visiting Beerburrum , Bli Bli , Buderim , Caloundra West (Bellvista), Conondale , Eudlo , Eumundi , Glass House Mountains , Little Mountain , Montville , Mooloolah Valley , Mooloolaba (Parkhaven), Mount Coolum , Mountain Creek , Pacific Paradise , Palmwoods , Parklands , Peachester , Pelican Waters , Peregian Springs , Sippy Downs (Chancellor Park) and Yandina . The Sunshine Coast University Hospital
123-763: A Noosa campus. The Sunshine Coast has many varied denomination, private and public primary and secondary schools (see List of schools in Sunshine Coast ). The Lexis English group, providing English classes to international students, has a campus in Maroochydore, while Lexis TESOL Training Centres provides teacher training programs such as the Cambridge CELTA and TESOL . The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates libraries at Beerwah , Buddina (Kawana), Caloundra , Coolum Beach , Kenilworth , Maleny , Maroochydore and Nambour . It also operates
164-525: A four-year term. A deputy mayor is selected by council, also for a four-year term. From the region's founding in 2008 to 31 December 2013, there were 12 divisions. Divisions 11 and 12 were abolished with the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Noosa . The current council, elected in 2020 , is: As of March 2016, the Sunshine Coast Region has the following sister cities : As of March 2016,
205-601: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
246-401: A major objection by residents of Noosa Shire to the amalgamation). The Shire of Noosa Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2016 census, did not include the Shire of Noosa 's census figures. The Sunshine Coast economy is dominated by two sectors – Healthcare (including age-care) and Retail, which provide 30% of
287-750: A population of 3,629 people. Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Mooloolah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Road ( 26°46′08″S 152°57′30″E / 26.7690°S 152.9582°E / -26.7690; 152.9582 ( Mooloolah State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 191 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mooloolah Valley. The nearest government secondary schools are Maleny State High School in Maleny to
328-619: A proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Region. On 9 March 2013, Noosa residents voted to de-amalgamate Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Council. On 18 March 2013, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council decided its new planning scheme should not apply to those areas that were part of the former Noosa Shire (different attitudes to planning and developments having been
369-469: A self-contained region in a geographic, social and economic sense and that the advantages of coordinated planning in a high-growth area and the avoidance of duplication of facilities were arguments in favour of amalgamation. The councils opposed the amalgamation, and the Commission itself noted that the bulk of statewide individual submissions came from this region reflecting a "depth of feeling" regarding
410-575: Is also produced from a newsroom in Maroochydore, but broadcasts from studios in Wollongong . The Sunshine Coast region is served by commercial, community and government radio stations. Commercial stations 91.9 Sea FM and 92.7 Mix FM are owned and operated by the EON Broadcasting, one of Australia's last independent broadcasters. Rival commercial operator Grant Broadcasters runs 91.1 Hot FM and Zinc96. The Government-owned ABC services
451-480: Is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, north of Landsborough on the main railway line from Brisbane with regular services southbound to Brisbane and northbound to Nambour and Gympie from Mooloolah railway station ( 26°45′58″S 152°57′48″E / 26.7661°S 152.9633°E / -26.7661; 152.9633 ( Mooloolah railway station ) ). The Mooloolah River forms part of
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#1732798001337492-606: Is located at Caloundra. There are several newspapers which cover the Sunshine Coast region. Sunshine Coast Daily is published Monday to Saturday by APN News & Media . Free distribution weekly community newspapers published by APN include: Buderim Chronicle , Caloundra Weekly , Coolum & North Shore News , Kawana Weekly , Nambour Weekly , and Range News . Independent weekly newspapers include Glasshouse Country News and Hinterland Times . While much of traditional media has an online presence there has also arisen media organisations that are exclusively online. View News
533-586: Is one such organisation operating a news site for the Sunshine Coast concentrating on local news from the various Sunshine Coast communities. Sunshine Coast is served by publicly owned television services ( ABC TV ), ( SBS ) Television and three commercial television stations ( Seven Queensland , WIN Television and 10 ), which are the regional affiliates of the Seven, Nine and Ten network stations in Brisbane. Both sets of commercial stations are available throughout
574-519: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Sunshine Coast Regional Council The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland , Australia, from which it takes its name. It
615-954: Is the region's major hospital located in Birtinya , which opened in April 2017. The region's previous major hospital located in Nambour will be downsized and renovated, however it still operates as the coast's secondary hospital. Services remaining in Nambour General Hospital include emergency, cancer care, same-day and elective surgery, general medicine inpatient services, renal dialysis, outpatient services, medical imaging, pharmacy, diabetes services, oral health, allied health, mental health and breastcreen. There are smaller hospitals located in Caloundra and Maleny but, due to limited facilities at those hospitals, most cases are referred to
656-638: The Bruce Highway . The Nicklin Way and Sunshine Motorway are the major arterial roads, which pass through most major areas of the Sunshine Coast. Many intercity and interstate coach operators also operate daily bus services to Brisbane using the major corridors. The Sunshine Coast is a growing region, and has a variety of transport modes including train , local bus services , ferry and the Sunshine Coast Airport . However, in recent years
697-1006: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
738-750: The Queensland Cup rugby league competition while the Sunshine Coast Fire FC compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland Football competition. The Sunshine Coast has numerous golf links , including Headland Golf Club (Buderim), Pelican Waters, Pacific Harbour, Twin Waters, Palmer Coolum Resort (previously Hyatt Regency Coolum), Mount Coolum, Beerwah, Maleny, Cooroy, Caloundra and Maroochy River. The Sunshine Coast Regional Tennis Centre
779-535: The Translink public transport system. These buses connect the suburbs and localities within the Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa areas. Sunshine Coast Council operates zero-fare bus services throughout the coast to surrounding suburbs and major park and ride stations during the peak summer holiday period. Sunshine Coast Stadium is located at Kawana Waters and is home to the region's sporting teams in statewide competitions. The Sunshine Coast Falcons compete in
820-457: The SCUH. A number of private hospitals exist throughout the region, most notably the 'Sunshine Coast Private Hospital' at Buderim, Caloundra Private Hospital (formerly known as Andrea Ahern) at Caloundra, Selangor Hospital at Nambour, the recently established Kawana Private Hospital. The car is the predominant mode of transport for Sunshine Coast residents, with the region connected to Brisbane via
861-563: The Shire of Landsborough was granted City status, and was renamed the City of Caloundra, reflecting the population boom in the coastal section of the City. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three local governments amalgamate. While it noted all three were "functioning councils with moderate to strong financial performance", it argued that they covered
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#1732798001337902-526: The Sunshine Coast Hinterland, with buses connecting to the coastal strip. Further north of the Nambour station, commuter trains operate to Gympie twice per day. Landsborough and Nambour railway stations also serve as a gateway to Queensland's network of long-distance trains, providing access to destinations including Rockhampton , Townsville and Cairns . Bus Bus services are operated by Kinetic Group , which operates under
943-598: The Sunshine Coast to receive the commercial Brisbane stations. Subscription television services Foxtel and Austar are also available. All three main commercial networks produce local news coverage – Seven Queensland and WIN Television both air 30-minute local news bulletins at 6pm each weeknight. Southern Cross 10 airs short news updates of 10 News First. Seven's bulletin is produced and broadcast from studios in Maroochydore , from where six sister local news programs for regional Queensland also originate. WIN News
984-424: The Sunshine Coast. Other channels include 10 Bold , 10 Peach , 10 Shake , Sky News Regional (regional only), ABC TV Plus / ABC Kids , ABC Me , ABC News , SBS World Movies , SBS Viceland , SBS Food , NITV , SBS WorldWatch , 7two , 7mate , 7Bravo , 7flix , 9Gem , 9Go! , 9Rush & 9Life . The Sunshine Coast is also in the television broadcast licence areas of Brisbane (metro), enabling most areas of
1025-648: The area. The University of the Sunshine Coast 's Innovation Centre acts as an incubator startup companies, as does the Spark Bureau. The University site at Sippy Downs is designated as a 'Knowledge Hub' as part of the Queensland Government's South East Queensland Regional Infrastructure Plan and is master planned as Australia's first university town based on the UK models with the potential for over 6,000 workers in knowledge-based businesses. Sippy Downs
1066-602: The eastern boundary. The name Mooloolah comes from the Kabi language meaning either place of black snakes or place of snapper . In early 1861 the tender of Edmund Lander was accepted, by the Commissioner for Crown Lands , for the pastoral run of Mooloolah Plains in the Wide Bay and Burnett District. A year later the lease was transferred to John Westaway. Lander went on to select 80 acres (32 hectares) in 1869 on
1107-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1148-527: The issue. On 15 March 2008, the City and two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect twelve councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. In the 2011 census , the Sunshine Coast Region had the 4th largest population of any local government area in Australia (following the City of Brisbane , City of Gold Coast and City of Moreton Bay ). In 2012,
1189-598: The local community including: Mooloolah Public Hall was officially opened in 1905 and provides a space for community events (e.g. concerts, markets, exercise classes, clubs). The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Bray Road. St Thomas' Anglican Church is at 31 Bray Road ( 26°45′56″S 152°57′35″E / 26.7655°S 152.9596°E / -26.7655; 152.9596 ( St Thomas' Anglican Church ) ). Weekly services are held on Wednesday. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
1230-775: The local council has been looking at more reliant, high quality public transport options to create a 'transport spin' on the Sunshine Coast with the Maroochydore railway line and Sunshine Coast Light Rail proposed. Plane Flights from the Sunshine Coast depart from Sunshine Coast Airport , which is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Maroochydore in Marcoola , and fly direct to Sydney, Melbourne. Adelaide and Auckland with Jetstar , Virgin Australia , Qantas and Air New Zealand . Rail Queensland Rail 's Sunshine Coast railway line operate interurban services daily, with most trains running express between Caboolture and Bowen Hills stations. The train lines run through
1271-666: The main coach road between Brisbane and Gympie at the Mooloolah Bridge. On this property the Mooloolah Post Office was established in 1872. The town of Mooloolah was surveyed in 1884 by J.E. Palisser. The locality was originally called Mooloolah but this was changed to Mooloolah Valley on 2 June 1995. Mooloolah Provisional School opened on 6 February 1894 with an initial enrolment of 28 students under head teacher Agnes May Black. On 1 January 1909, it became Mooloolah State School. St Thomas' Anglican Church
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1312-514: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
1353-623: The northernmost part around Noosa was part of the Widgee Division centred on Gympie . The Maroochy Division split away from Caboolture on 5 July 1890. All three divisions became Shires on 31 July 1903 under the Local Authorities Act 1902 . In 1910, the Shire of Noosa split from Widgee, and on 22 February 1912 the Shire of Landsborough split from Caboolture. The two new entities together with Maroochy were to remain fairly stable for almost 100 years. On 19 December 1987,
1394-404: The region with 90.3 ABC Coast FM and ABC NewsRadio on 94.5 FM, Triple J on 89.5 FM and ABC Classic FM on 88.7 FM. Many community access stations, as well as some Brisbane stations, can also be received. Sunshine Coast Regional Council is divided into 10 wards (divisions), each represented by one councillor, plus an elected mayor who represents the entire region. The council is elected for
1435-411: The regional employment. Other significant areas are accommodation and food services, education, construction, manufacturing and professional services. Efforts are being made to diversify the regional economy by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Local educational institutions, government and community groups have funded a number of initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial and innovative businesses to
1476-630: The towns of Caloundra , Noosa Heads , Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture . Prior to 2008, the new Sunshine Coast Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: At the establishment of regional local government in Queensland on 11 November 1879 with the Divisional Boards Act 1879 , most of the area was part of the Caboolture Division , while
1517-734: The west, Beerwah State High School in Beerwah to the south, Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs to the north-east, and Nambour State College in Nambour to the north. Palmview State Secondary College in Palmview to the north-east is another option, but, having opened in 2023, will not offer all years of secondary schooling until 2027. Mooloolah Valley Community Association is a not-for-profit organisation based at Mooloolah Community Centre, raising money, providing services and events to
1558-509: Was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa . It contains 4,194 kilometres (2,606 mi) of roads, 211 kilometres (131 mi) of coastline and a population of 351,424 in January 2021. The budget for the 2020–2021 financial year totals A$ 782 million including $ 243 million for Capital Works. On 1 January 2014, the Shire of Noosa
1599-485: Was dedicated on 22 April 1927 by Archdeacon Glover. Glasshouse Country Uniting Church opened its church at Beerwah on 16 December 2000. It was a result of the merger of the Glasshouse Uniting Church, Beerwah Uniting Church, Landsborough Uniting Church and Mooloolah Uniting Church. In the 2016 census , Mooloolah Valley had a population of 3,321 people. In the 2021 census , Mooloolah Valley had
1640-705: Was highlighted as an 'Innovation Hotspot' in July 2010, by top European Business magazine CNBC Business, with the potential to be 'Australia's no-worries-answer to Silicon Valley '. The Sunshine Coast's major university is the University of the Sunshine Coast with its main campus at Sippy Downs . Central Queensland University also has a campus in Noosa . TAFE Queensland services the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay regions through TAFE East Coast, with three Sunshine Coast campuses at Mooloolaba, Maroochydore and Nambour as well as
1681-440: Was re-established independent of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. In the 2021 census , the Sunshine Coast Region had a population of 342,541 people. Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region , particularly