Sunshine Coast Region
| Sunshine Coast Region Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to the de-amalgamation of Shire of Noosa | |||||||||||||
| Population | 287,539 (2015)[1] (9th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 92.0272/km2 (238.349/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 16 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,124.5 km2 (1,206.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Mark Jamieson | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nambour, Caloundra | ||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buderim, Caloundra, Glass House, Kawana, Maroochydore, Nicklin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fairfax, Fisher, Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||
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The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.
It was created by 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 an estimated resident population of 323,423 (2009). The first budget of the new Council for the 2008–2009 financial year totals A$673 million including $498 million operating expenditure, $168 million capital expenditure and $25.2 million for repayment of loans.
On 1 January 2014, the Shire of Noosa was re-established independent of the Sunshine Coast Regional council.
History
Prior to 2008, the new Sunshine Coast Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas:
- the City of Caloundra;
- the Shire of Maroochy;
- and the Shire of Noosa.
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 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.[2] The two new entities together with Maroochy were to remain fairly stable for almost 100 years.
On 19 December 1987, the Shire of Landsborough was granted City status, and was renamed the City of Caloundra,[3] 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 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 the issue.[4] 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 City of Brisbane, City of Gold Coast and Moreton Bay Region).[5]
In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Region.[6] On 9 March 2013, Noosa residents voted to de-amalgamate Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Council.[7] 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 a major objection by residents of Noosa Shire to the amalgamation).[8] The Shire of Noosa Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014.[9][10]
Divisions
The Region is divided into 10 divisions,[11] each represented by one councillor, plus an elected mayor who represents the entire Region. The council is elected for a four-year term.
Suburbs
Population
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The next census, due in 2016 and will not include the Shire of Noosa's census figures.
| Year | Population (Region total) |
Population (Caloundra) |
Population (Maroochy) |
Population (Noosa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 23,438 | 4,752 | 12,918 | 5,768 |
| 1947 | 27,399 | 6,460 | 15,014 | 5,925 |
| 1954 | 31,930 | 7,765 | 17,869 | 6,296 |
| 1961 | 33,507 | 8,319 | 19,071 | 6,117 |
| 1966 | 36,926 | 8,798 | 21,455 | 6,673 |
| 1971 | 44,582 | 11,314 | 25,522 | 7,746 |
| 1976 | 63,073 | 16,982 | 35,266 | 10,825 |
| 1981 | 100,204 | 29,705 | 53,428 | 17,071 |
| 1986 | 118,443 | 36,486 | 61,629 | 20,328 |
| 1991 | 167,254 | 53,434 | 84,442 | 29,378 |
| 1996 | 219,305 | 66,336 | 111,798 | 41,171 |
| 2001 | 252,011 | 75,261 | 129,429 | 47,321 |
| 2006 | 293,902 | 90,341 | 151,599 | 51,962 |
| 2011 | 306,909 | |||
Sunshine Coast Council
Mayors
| Name | Of | Year's as mayor |
Previous Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Abbot | Boreen Point | 2008–2012 | Mayor of the Noosa Shire Council |
| Mark Jamieson | Buderim | 2012–Present | Businessman |
Australia Day Awards
| Year | Citizen of the Year | Senior Citizen of the Year | Young Citizen of the Year | Community | Creative | Business | Environment | Sport and Recreation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Not Awarded | Kevin Franzi (Kenilworth) | Manuel Barth (Currimundi) Nathanael Ford (Pomona) | Glenda Lloyd (Aroona) | Cynthia Morgan (Caloundra) | Amber Werchon (Alex Headlands) | Leigh Warneminde (Yaroomba) | Guy Tanner (Mudjimba) |
| 2012 | Not Awarded | Ruth Bode (Coolum Beach) | Ashley Ogilvie (Glasshouse Mountains) Ailish Bolt (Glasshouse Mountains) | Jessie Wen Jie Li (Maroochydore) | Jacqui O'Connor (Caloundra) | Ross Hopper (Maleny) | Kerry Jones (Nambour) | Gordon Howitt (Peachester) |
| 2013 | Garry Church (Cooroy) | Colin White (Aroona) Esma Armstrong (Ninderry) | Adem Crosby (Buderim) | Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring (Group) (Nambour) | Jean Sandell (Kenilworth) | Not Awarded | Noosa and District Landcare Group (Pomona) | Leanne Hipwood (Sippy Downs) |
| 2014 | David Dangerfield (Palmwoods) | Greg McKean (Pelican Waters) | Bindi Irwin (Beerwah) Samara Welbourne (Buddina) | Queensland Air Museum (Organisation) (Caloundra) | Steven McLeish (Landsborough) | Not Awarded | Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Inc. (Eumundi) | Tim Sheridan (Bli Bli) |
| 2015 | Chris Turner (?) | Prudence Cawley (Buderim) | Sarah Morcom (?) | Police Citizens Youth Club (Organisation) | Ferre De Deyne (?) | Not Awarded | Derek Foster (?) Reef Check Australia | Julie Templeton (North Arm) |
| 2016 | David Larkin (?) | Anne Wensley (?) | Brooke Pratt (?) Nathan Tessmann (?) | Suncoast Community Legal Service (Organisation) | Maria Salmon (?) | Not Awarded | The Millington Family (?) | Marayke Jonkers (?) |
Sister cities and Friendship cities
As of March 2016, the Sunshine Coast Region has the following sister cities:[13]
- Tatebayashi, Japan
- March, Fenland District, England
As of March 2016, the Sunshine Coast Region has the following friendship cities:[13]
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Queensland Government Gazette, 22 February 1912, p.435.
- ↑ Queensland Government Gazette, 19 December 1987, p.1465.
- ↑ Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). 2. pp. 302–309. ISBN 1-921057-11-4. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Table 1: Population growth and turnover in Local Government Areas (LGAs), 2006 to 2011". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Proposal regarding the de-amalgamation of Noosa" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Noosa Area De-amalgamation Poll – Noosa – Poll Area Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Council votes to separate Noosa and Sunshine Coast planning". Sunshine Coast Daily. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "De-amalgamation". Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Local Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013" (PDF). Local Government Act 2009. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "ECQ 2015 Local Government Boundary Review". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ SCRC – Australia Day Award Winners – 26 January 2011
- 1 2 "Sister Cities and International Partnerships". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.