Nambour, Queensland
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Nambour is a town situated in south east Queensland, Australia, 101 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range. Nambour has a population of 12 000, as measured in the 2001 census. It is the administrative centre of the Maroochy Shire Council.
[edit] Etymology
The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering tea tree Callistemon viminalis.
[edit] History
The area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870, by Matthew Carroll. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established. In 1891 the rail link with Brisbane was completed, and at its opening Petrie's Creek was renamed "Nambour", after the Nambour cattle station.
Along the Middle of the roadway of Mill, Currie and Howard Street's Nambour, a piece of Queensland Rail history is still on display that is the Nambour to Coolum Tram Line. The Tramline was used to transport passengers in early 1920's as well Sugar Cane, This Tramway forms part of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway.
[edit] Industry
Nambour's primary industry has been sugar, with extensive cane fields surrounding the town, and the Moreton Sugar Mill in the town centre. The mill itself was closed in 2003, and the long term future of the sugar industry in the area is in doubt. Other industries in the area include tourism, and the growing of tropical fruits. The Big Pineapple tourist attraction on the southern outskirts of the town combines both of these pursuits. Other tourist attractions include The Big Cow and The Big Macadamia nut.
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