The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of

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in the

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region of

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with its neighbours to the north and south to form the

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History

In 1842,

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explored the coast north of Brisbane and discovered the Mary River with a small party including two

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region who spoke the Yuggera language. Their name for the local black swan was "Muru-kutchi" or "red-bill". Petrie hence named the area Maroochy. The area was originally incorporated as part of the

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on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 5 July 1890, Maroochy split away and was proclaimed as a

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in its own right, with an area of and headquarters at

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. It did not initially contain

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. The first elections were held on 13 September for three councillors, each of whom represented one subdivision. By 1895, council chambers had been erected firstly on Blackall Terrace and then at Station Square adjacent to the

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, where they were to continue meeting until 1978. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Maroochy became a shire council on 31 March 1903. The first land sale in

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in 1908 allowed along the coast to be opened up, allowing for the development of the towns of Alexandra Headland and

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. The council commenced supplying electricity in 1927, and a hospital was opened in 1930. With the start of major development in

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in the late 1950s, Maroochy Airport (now

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, the major regional facility) was opened in 1961. 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. In 2000, Queensland police arrested a man for using a computer and a radio transmitter to take control of the Maroochy Shire wastewater system and release sewage into parks, rivers and property. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Maroochy merged with the

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and the

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to form the

Structure

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

Towns and localities

The Shire of Maroochy included the following settlements: * Alexandra Headland * Belli Park *

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* Burnside *

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* Coes Creek * Coolabine * Cooloolabin *

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* Cotton Tree *

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* Doonan¹ *

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* Eerwah Vale¹ *

Eudlo Eudlo is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,117 people. Geography Eudlo Creek rises in the south west of Eudlo. Also in the areas is Mossy Bank ...

Eumundi Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,221 people. Eumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmers' markets. The marketplac ...

* Flaxton * Forest Glen *

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* Hunchy *

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* Image Flat *

* Kiamba * Kidaman Creek² * Kiels Mountain * Kulangoor *

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* Kunda Park * Kureelpa * Landers Shoot *

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* Montville *

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* North Arm * Obi Obi *

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* Parklands *

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¹ *

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* Perwillowen * Point Arkwright *

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* Tanawha * Towen Mountain * Twin Waters * Valdora * Verrierdale * West Woombye * Weyba Downs *

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* Yandina Creek * Yandina * Yaroomba ¹ - split with the

² - split with the

Population

Chairmen and mayors

* 1927: J. T. Lowe * 1952-1967: David Low * 1967-1982: Eddie De Vere * 1982-1985: Don Culley * 1985-1994: Fred Murray * 1994-1997:

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* 1997-2000: Don Culley * 2000-2004: Alison Grosse * 2004-2008:

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Sister cities

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, Japan *

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References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Maroochy and Maroochy Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maroochy Shire Sunshine Coast, Queensland Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008