Eerwah Vale, Queensland

Part of the northern boundary is marked by the North Maroochy River.

The Bruce Highway passes through the east of Eerwah Vale. East of the Bruce Highway within the locality is Main Camp Road. Mount Eerwah is centrally located and protected within the Mount Eerwah Conservation Park.

File:Edward Henry Arundell - the father of Eumundi Queensland.1905.jpg

The township was originally known as Eerwah, after its nearby summit, Mount Eerwah. In 1890, the name of the Eerwah Post Office was changed to Mount Eerwah Post Office. This post office serviced Main Camp during the construction of the Caboolture to Gympie section of the North Coast railway line. It was run by Mr Edward H Arundell.{{cite news |date=23 October 1890 |title=Monthly Postal Guide |page=6 |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=5624 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172332132 |accessdate=11 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=7 January 1911 |title=[?] |volume=VIII |page=5 |newspaper=Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=387 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81939324 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=9 August 1890 |title=SERVICES REQUIRED. |volume=XXX |page=17 |newspaper=The Week |issue=763 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192526276 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The first Mount Eerwah Provisional School operated from 1890 to 1891 and was for the children of railway construction workers.{{Cite web |title=ArchivesSearch {{!}} Queensland State Archives {{!}} Queensland Government |url=https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM10893 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=archivessearch.qld.gov.au}}{{cite news |date=4 May 1891 |title=ARBOR DAY. |volume=XLVII |page=7 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=10,390 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3525586 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

After the railway line was completed, settlement moved closer to the new Eumundi railway station.{{cite news |date=18 July 1891 |title=The North Coast Railway. |page=133 |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20294627 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The second Mount Eerwah State School opened on 22 July 1913 and closed on 31 May 1917. It was situated on the Eumundi Kenilworth Road (opposite Ceylon Road). This area was known as "Koojarewon" but a State School of a similar name already existed at Highfields, near Toowoomba, so it changed to Mount Eerwah.{{cite news |date=8 August 1913 |title=Mt. Eerwah School. |volume=XI |page=5 |newspaper=Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=466 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81847538 |accessdate=13 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}} This school building was later moved to become the Brown's Creek Provisional School.{{cite news |date=19 October 1917 |title=GOLD CREEK |volume=XIV |page=2 |newspaper=Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=729 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81864935 |accessdate=13 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=26 October 1917 |title=EUMUNDI. |volume=XIV |page=5 |newspaper=Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=730 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81865009 |accessdate=13 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Brown's Creek State School opened on 29 January 1918 and closed on 23 August 1936.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite web |title=ArchivesSearch {{!}} Queensland State Archives {{!}} Queensland Government |url=https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM639540 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=archivessearch.qld.gov.au}} This school was located on the south side of King Creek near its junction with Browns Creek, in the locality currently called Eerwah Vale.

In 1924, the first mention of Eerwah Vale locality iswas in relation to the local residents unanimously deciding to build a public hall at "Eerwah Vale".{{cite news |date=8 August 1924 |title=Eumnndi. |volume=XXI |page=5 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=1083 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76534638 |accessdate=14 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Eerwah Vale Provisional School opened on 15 June 1925. In 1932, it became Eerwah Vale State School. It closed in 1963.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 438 Eumundi Kenilworth Road ({{Coord|-26.4723|152.8948|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Eerwah Vale State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1943|title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505073838/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943.jpg |archive-date=5 May 2021 }}

Between 2008 and 2013, the whole of Eerwah Vale (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region.{{Cite web |title=Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast |url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/Backward-Glance-history-of-local-government-160316 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Sunshine Coast Regional Council}}{{Cite web |date=2 January 2014 |title=The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation |url=https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/6/2014-01-13-deamalgamation-report-attachment-pdf |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Noosa Shire Council |pages=8–9}}

At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Eerwah Vale had a population of 527 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30552 |name=Eerwah Vale (State Suburb) |access-date=5 October 2014 |quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30953|name=Eerwah Vale (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Eerwah Vale had a population of 671 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30944|name=Eerwah Vale (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Eerwah Vale. The nearest primary schools are Eumundi State School in neighbouring Eumundi to the east, Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the north, North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the south-east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Cooroy to the north and Nambour State College in Nambour to the south.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 October 2021}}

Planchonella eerwah or Pouteria eerwah – Shiny-leaved Condoo, Black Plum, Wild Apple. This species is listed as endangered by the Australian and Queensland Governments.{{Cite web |last=Department of the Environment |date=2023 |title=Planchonella eerwah in Species Profile and Threats Database |url=https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=17340 |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=Department of the Environment Canberra}}

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Category:Localities in Queensland

Category:Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland