57-543: Maroochydore ( / m ə ˈ r uː tʃ i d ɔːr / mə- ROO -chee-dor ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people. The city was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber depot at what
114-511: 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
171-763: 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
228-525: 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,
285-401: 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
342-566: A new railway line that would extend from the current Gympie North line . The proposed line would connect Caloundra , Kawana Waters and Maroochydore with Brisbane and would terminate at the Sunshine Coast Airport. A light rail system has also been proposed, which would leave from the Maroochydore CBD and connect the local regional hubs before terminating at Caloundra. Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates
399-596: A population of 3,173 people, of which 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population. In the 2021 census , the locality of Marcoola had a population of 3,355 people with a gender distribution of 50.6% male and 49.4% female, and a median age of 45 years. Additionally, 2.9% of the population identified as Indigenous. There are no schools in Marcoola. The nearest government primary schools are Pacific Paradise State School in neighbouring Pacific Paradise to
456-619: 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
513-729: A public library at 44 Sixth Avenue, Cotton Tree. The Maroochydore branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 104 Memorial Avenue. The main state secondary school in the town is Maroochydore State High School (1964). Other schools in the area include: Along with a number of other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp , the Kawana/Maroochy Weekly newspaper ceased publication in June 2020. All four football codes are popular in Maroochydore. The Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex
570-404: A role in flood relief and the land is higher than Maroochydore CBD which has recorded floods in the last 30 years. The canal's main reach, which extends for more than one km, was the training ground for 1992 Olympic K–1 1000 m gold medalist Clint Robinson . Maroochydore Post Office opened on 4 October 1922 (a receiving office had been open from 1891 until 1898, and from 1916). Our Lady Star of
627-403: A route through the locality, but not access to it. The David Low Way enters the locality from the south-east ( Mudjimba ) and forms part of the south-east boundary of the locality before proceeding north (through the east of the locality), exiting to the north (Mount Coolum). It provides the main access to the locality. Land use in Marcoola is mixed. Along the eastern coastal area, the land use
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#1732773084396684-442: A safe swimming experience. The club's dining facililites provide financial support for life saving services. Many species persist in this region, including flora such as paperbark open forest and woodland, Banksia aemula (Wallum Banksia) woodland, and open heathland . There is also a population of the endangered Mount Emu she-oak . The region provides essential habitat for ground parrots which are regularly recorded and it
741-469: 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
798-477: A strip of pristine beach and features a range of local apartment accommodation facilities. There is also a wide variety of beachside shops, boutiques, bars, cafes and restaurants. Marcoola Surf Life Saving Club is at 64 Marcoola Esplanade ( 26°34′57″S 153°05′50″E / 26.5826°S 153.0971°E / -26.5826; 153.0971 ( Marcoola Surf Life Saving Club ) ). The club trains volunteers to patrol local beaches to ensure people have
855-566: Is accessible via train and connecting bus via Nambour , Woombye and Landsborough stations on the Nambour & Gympie North Line has regular services to Brisbane , operated by Queensland Rail . There are also coach services from Sunshine Plaza to Brisbane Airport . Sunshine Coast Airport is located just north of the urban centre in Marcoola . It offers domestic flights to state capital cities around Australia. There are plans to create
912-434: Is also a venue of major surf sport carnivals, and is a popular holiday point from which to travel the rest of Queensland. The boundaries of the Maroochydore as a locality are well-defined. As a town, Maroochydore does not have strict boundaries. The central business district (CBD) for the area is located on Horton Parade, Maroochydore . Maroochy Waters is a waterfront, residential estate located in Maroochydore adjacent to
969-575: 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
1026-547: Is believed a subpopulation between 15 and 19 birds exists in Marcoola, making this the largest subpopulation within the Sunshine Coast and consequently important for the species persistence. Many other popular bird species have also been recorded in the area in recent years. Ecosystem services in the region contribute to improved water quality of the Maroochy River by removing nutrient loads , retaining floodwaters and maintaining local flows before flowing directly into
1083-546: Is home to both the AFL and soccer and has hosted AFL Women's premiership matches and AFL pre-season matches. The Maroochydore Australian Football Club (Roos) (founded 1969) competes in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) competition, the state's premier semi-professional level and also fields women's and junior sides. The Maroochydore Football Club (Swans) (founded 1968) play in
1140-427: Is in the south-west of the locality adjacent to the river ( 26°36′17″S 153°03′19″E / 26.6046°S 153.0553°E / -26.6046; 153.0553 ( Maroochy Wetlands Conservation Park ) ). The Sunshine Motorway enters the locality from the south ( Pacific Paradise ) and proceeds north (through the west of the locality), exiting the locality to the north ( Mount Coolum ). It provides
1197-606: 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
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#17327730843961254-516: Is located within the south of the locality on Friendship Avenue, off Airport Drive ( 26°35′35″S 153°04′58″E / 26.5930°S 153.0829°E / -26.5930; 153.0829 ( Sunshine Coast Airport ) ). There are two sections of Mount Coolum National Park within the locality, one in the north of the locality and one in the south. A section of the Maroochy Wetlands Conservation Park
1311-588: Is now Wharf Street. Its name comes from the Yuggera language word Muru-kutchi , meaning red-bill and referring to the black swan , which is commonly seen in the area. Maroochydore is a major commercial area of the Sunshine Coast with most shopping precincts located in the central business district. It is home to the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre and the Sunshine Coast's major bus interchange for Translink services operated by Kinetic Group . Maroochydore
1368-586: 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
1425-466: Is predominantly sububan residential blocks and larger holiday accommodation facilities. The west of the locality is farmland, predominantly used for crop growing (mostly sugarcane ). There is a commercial and industrial area in the south of the locality near the airport, as well as protected areas of national parks and conservation parks. The name Marcoola was a coined name and reflects its location between Maroochydore and Coolum . Maroochy Airport
1482-954: 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
1539-405: The 2016 census , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 56,308 people. In the 2021 census , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people. The 2016 and 2021 statistics include the following suburbs from north to south: coastal strip of Coolum Beach , Point Arkwright , Yaroomba , coastal part of Mount Coolum , Marcoola , Mudjimba (including Mudjima Island ),
1596-638: 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
1653-669: The Football Queensland Premier League 2 and also fields women's and junior sides. The Maroochydore Rugby League Club (Swans) (founded 1972) competes in the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League and also fields women's and junior sides. The Maroochydore Rugby Union (Swans) (founded 1974) competes in the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition and also fields junior sides. Cricket is also popular and
1710-641: The Maroochy River in Queensland , Australia. It is one of the last canal projects to be built in Queensland with direct access to the river system and the Coral Sea . Sunshine Coast Region Council has an annual dredging program to replenish the sand beaches. The canals plus all infrastructure were built in three stages in the late 1970s, mid 1980s, and the early 1990s. The deep water canal plays
1767-547: The Maroochydore Cricket Club is based at Elizabeth Daniels Park. Maroochydore is the sixth town mentioned in the original ( Australian ) version of the song " I've Been Everywhere ". Sunshine Coast Region 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 was created by
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1824-750: 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
1881-535: 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
1938-457: 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
1995-452: The Sea (Stella Maris) Catholic Church was officially opened by Archbishop James Duhig on Sunday 15 October 1950. It replaced an earlier church which had become inadequate for the growing congregation. The 1950 church could seat 170 people in the nave and a further 150 people on the verandahs on either side of the church. Timber from the recently demolished St Joseph's Catholic Church in Nambour
2052-563: 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
2109-526: 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
2166-403: The Sunshine Coast Region has the following friendship cities : Marcoola, Queensland Download coordinates as: Marcoola is a coastal town and mixed-use locality in the Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. The Sunshine Coast Airport is within the locality. In the 2021 census , the locality of Marcoola had a population of 3,355 people. The locality is bounded to
2223-406: 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
2280-598: 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
2337-424: 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
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2394-579: 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 was re-established independent of
2451-648: 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
2508-414: The club was reprimanded; however, in 1980, surf life saving became open to women at all levels. In 1984, the current 2-storey clubhouse was opened. In March 2009, a ship called, MV Pacific Adventurer , spilled 270 tonnes of oil off the coast of Brisbane causing damage to the Marcoola coastline among other areas and costing the state millions of dollars. In the 2016 census , the locality of Marcoola had
2565-500: The east by the Coral Sea and to the west by the Maroochy River , forming part of the Maroochy River Catchment Area. The town is in the north-east corner of the locality. The eastern coastline is a long sandy strip known as Marcoola Beach ( 26°35′45″S 153°05′52″E / 26.5958°S 153.0977°E / -26.5958; 153.0977 ( Marcoola Beach ) ). Sunshine Coast Airport
2622-501: The eastern part of Bli Bli , Pacific Paradise , Twin Waters , Maroochydore (suburb) , Kuluin , Alexandra Headland , and Mooloolaba . Cotton Tree has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Maroochydore's suburbs are served by Kinetic Group , who operate from outside the Sunshine Plaza in the CBD. Various bus routes connect Maroochydore to Buderim , Coolum , Kawana Waters , Caloundra , Nambour and Noosa . Maroochydore
2679-527: 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,
2736-720: 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
2793-623: 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,
2850-495: The old golf course into a new city centre for the region known as Sunshine Central. The redevelopment is next to Sunshine Cove, a new sustainable residential and commercial development that has revitalized the general town centre and the development won the award from the Urban Development Institute of Australia for the best residential property Development at its annual Australian awards night in 2016. In
2907-404: 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
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#17327730843962964-411: 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
3021-525: The south and Coolum State School in Coolum Beach to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Maroochydore State High School in Maroochydore to the south and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach to the north. Marcoola is the main arrival point to the Sunshine Coast, served by its own international airport in close proximity. The convenient coastal resort town is set along
3078-571: 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
3135-705: 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
3192-403: Was opened in Marcoola on 12 August 1961. It was changed in 1997 to its official name the Sunshine Coast Airport . The Marcoola Beach Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1969 commencing with a "nipper" group (younger boys). The first clubhouse was built in 1970. In 1979, the club introduced a "nipperette" group (younger girls). At that time, women were not accepted into surf life saving clubs and
3249-527: Was used to construct the Maroochydore church to reduce the costs. The architect was Frank Cullen and the contractor was K. D. Morris. The Maroochydore Library opened in 1975. Horton Park Golf Club is in Maroochydore. The club relocated to Bli Bli in May 2015 and changed names to Maroochy River Golf Club. The relocation of the golf course allowed the Sunshine Regional Council to develop
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