The City of Caloundra was a Local Government Area located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,093.1 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north to become the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
The City covered the urban localities of Caloundra and Kawana and surrounding suburbs, the northern half of Bribie Island and the western hinterland towns of Maleny and Witta.
Castaways Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
- Bob Abbot (1997–2008)
- Noel Playford OAM (1988–1997)
- Bert Wansley AM (1980–1988)
- Ian MacDonald (1964–1980)
- S.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)
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. This early settlement was primarily driven firstly by timber logging and then secondly a gold rush in the Gympie area, north of Noosa. 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. With the advent of the railway, Tewantin declined in importance.
In the last 50 years Noosa has been transformed from an isolated fishing village to a popular tourist destination. 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.
The Noosa area was originally home to several Aboriginal groups. 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.
* 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.
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 shire covered an area of 868.7 square kilometres (335.4 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.
