| Yandina Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
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Yandina
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| Population: | 1,075 (2006 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4561 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone: | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 112 km (70 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Nicklin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fairfax | ||||||||||||
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Yandina ( /jænˈdiːnə/) is a Sunshine Coast hinterland town just off the Bruce Highway. Its name comes from 'yan', meaning "to go", and 'dinna', meaning "feet".[3][4] At the 2006 census, Yandina had a population of 1,075.[1]
Aboriginal people have lived in the Yandina district for over 40,000 years. They belonged to the Gubbi Gubbi language group which consisted of a number of tribes occupying traditional resource areas. Around Yandina the Undandi tribal area was east of the present day railway line while the Nalbo area was west of the line. Legends, bora rings, pathways, grinding grooves, scarred trees and middens provide evidence of occupancy.
The Yandina district has a population of around 8000 people. Yandina Station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line has passenger train services to Brisbane. The town was bypassed by the Bruce Highway in July 1997. Peter Carey describes the Yandina of 1972 in his novel His Illegal Self.
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European settlement began in the 1850s and the town of Yandina was surveyed in 1871. It was the first town in the Maroochy district. Many of the original buildings and the heritage streetscape of Stevens Street have been preserved. The Anglican church, built initially as a community church and opened in 1880, is the oldest on the Sunshine Coast. The Yandina hotel dates back to 1889 and was relocated using rollers and a bullock team in 1891 when the railway came through town. Privately owned Koongalba homestead is on the National Heritage List and is one of several historic homes in town. Yandina was originally planned to be the centre of the shire but as the local sugar mill was built in Nambour, more and more people who worked there moved closer.
The early timber getters logged beech, cedar, bunya pine and flooded gum. The timber industry remained important until the 1970s when a shortage of timber forced the closure on the Yandina mill. The fertile land around Yandina has been used for beef and dairy cattle, fruit growing, sugar cane and ginger. Its current claim to fame is in being a ginger town. It is the home to the Buderim Ginger Factory.
The Buderim Ginger Factory is a tourist attraction and working ginger factory.[5] There are rides, tours of the factory, and shops, restaurants and other exhibits for visitors to enjoy. The Buderim Ginger Factory is operated by Buderim Ginger Limited that was listed as a public company in December 1988. The company manufacturers confectionery ginger products (sugar based) that are marketed in Australia and exported to a number of international markets including UK, USA, Canada and various European countries. The company also operates a similar factory in Suva, Fiji. The ginger factory was originally located at Buderim, before moving operations to Yandina in 1978.