Nambour

Nambour is {{convert|101|km}} north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub-tropical hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range It was the administrative centre and capital of the Maroochy Shire and is now the administrative centre of the Sunshine Coast Region. The greater Nambour region includes surrounding suburbs such as Burnside, Coes Creek, and Perwillowen.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Nambour–Mapleton Road exits to the west and Nambour–Bli Bli Road to the east.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Nambour+QLD+4560/@-26.6273415,152.9226601,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b9378fdc664a213:0x502a35af3deac60!8m2!3d-26.6313202!4d152.960382 |access-date=3 December 2022 |title=Nambour}}

File:C viminalis3.jpg Callistemon viminalis after which Nambour is named]]

The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering bottle brush Callistemon viminalis.{{cite web|url=http://www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=nambour|website=Sunshine Coast Regional Council Library |title=Local Histories – Nambour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327093353/http://www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=nambour |archive-date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=26 March 2011}}

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File:StateLibQld 1 85484 Group of South Sea Islanders, Nambour, 1906.jpg

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In 1862, Tom Petrie with 25 Turrbal and Kabi Kabi men including Ker-Walli, Wanangga and Billy Dinghy entered Petrie's Creek with the view to exploit the large cedar growing in the vicinity. They encountered some resident Aboriginal people with whom they had a traditional ceremony together. Petrie's group afterwards made a permanent logging camp further up the creek in the area now known as Nambour. At this camp, the Aboriginal workers requested that Petrie brand them with his logging symbol. With a piece of prepared glass, he cut his logging symbol of a P inside a circle into each of the men's arms. These Aboriginal workers, as well as local Maroochy men such as Puram, worked hard, returning frequently with Petrie to build the roadway, fell the timber and transport the logs downriver.{{cite book|last1=Petrie|first1=C.C.|title=Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924063745495|date=1904|publisher=Watson, Ferguson & Co|location=Brisbane|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924063745495/page/n19 191]–202|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111032210/https://archive.org/details/cu31924063745495|archive-date=11 January 2014|url-status=live}} The Nambour area had its first permanent European settlement in 1870. The town was then still just called Petrie's Creek.{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |author-link=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |pages=135 }}

Maroochy Provisional School opened on 13 October 1879. It was renamed Nambour Provisional School in 1891. It became Nambour State School in 1897. It had a secondary school department from circa 1940 until 2 February 1953, when Nambour State High School opened on 2 February 1953.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}

Petrie's Creek Post Office opened on 1 June 1888 (a receiving office had been open from 1885, originally known as Carrollo) and was renamed Nambour by 1890.{{Cite web|last=Phoenix History|title=Post Office List|url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Nambour*|access-date=25 January 2021|publisher=Phoenix Auctions|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095409/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2ANambour%2A|url-status=live}}

In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established.{{Cite web |title=Local Government Heritage Story |url=https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/stories/business-and-commerce/local-government#:~:text=In%201890,%20the%20Maroochy%20Divisional%20Board%20was%20mainly%20cut%20away,diverse%20interests%20and%20many%20grievances. |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818040753/https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/stories/business-and-commerce/local-government#:~:text=In%201890,%20the%20Maroochy%20Divisional%20Board%20was%20mainly%20cut%20away,diverse%20interests%20and%20many%20grievances. |url-status=live }}

In 1891, the North Coast railway to Brisbane was completed, and at its opening Petrie's Creek was renamed "Nambour", after the Nambour cattle station. However, it was not until 16 December 1963 when the new Nambour railway station was opened by the Government for Transport Gordon Chalk.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

On Monday 2 January 1893, St Joseph's Catholic Church was officially opened by Archbishop Robert Dunne. It was at 177 Currie Street ({{Coord|-26.6300|152.9604|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Joseph's Catholic Church}}) on a {{Convert|5|acre|adj=on}} site donated by Daniel Currie (after whom Currie Street was named).{{cite news |date=30 December 1892 |title=Picnic at Nambour |page=2 |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=6303 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173500768 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095417/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173500768 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=4 January 1893 |title=TO-DAY.—JANUARY 4 |volume=XLIX |page=4 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=10,912 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3553656 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095421/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3553656 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.nambourcatholics.net/history.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=St Joseph's Catholic Parish |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095414/https://www.nambourcatholics.net/history.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2017-10-11 |title=Backward Glance: Unlock the architecture and stories at Open House Part 2 |url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward-Glance-open-house-part-two-111017 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Sunshine Coast Council |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095433/https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward-Glance-open-house-part-two-111017 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2016-11-16 |title=Backward Glance: Nambour provides a window into the Sunshine Coast early retail history |url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward-Glance-and-Nambour-retail-history-part-1-161116 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Sunshine Coast Council |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095433/https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward-Glance-and-Nambour-retail-history-part-1-161116 |url-status=live }} It was {{Convert|30 by 20|ft}}.{{cite news |date=21 April 1950 |title=£18,000 ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH FOUNDATION STONE LAID |page=9 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=2391 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78377392 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095419/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78377392 |url-status=live }} Circa 1950, it was demolished to make way for a new church. The timber from the demolished church was used to construct Our Lady Star of the Sea (Stella Maris) in Maroochydore as a cost-saving measure.{{cite news |date=20 October 1950 |title=New R.C. Church Opened at M'Dore |page=1 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=2418 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78380793 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228081506/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78380793 |url-status=live }} On Sunday 16 April 1950, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for the new St Joseph's.{{cite news |date=31 March 1950 |title=Season's First Ball |page=7 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=2389 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78381976 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78381976 |url-status=live }} On Sunday 1 July 1951, Duhig returned to bless and dedicate the new St Joseph's Church.{{cite news |date=6 July 1951 |title=£3,000 RECEIVED AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH OPENING |page=2 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |issue=2455 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78727720 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78727720 |url-status=live }}

The Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway was constructed from 1897. It was used to transport passengers and sugar cane. The tramway closed at the end of 2001. Much of the track and signal lighting still remains. A section of the track can still be seen in central Nambour along the roadway of Mill, Currie and Howard Streets.Cane Tramways of Moreton Central Mill Co. Ltd Singleton, C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October 1957 pp153-157"Nambour Cane Rail System Closure Plans" Railway Digest February 2001 page 13

Nambour Baptist Church opened in July 1914 on the corner of Currie Street and Mill Street (approx {{Coord|-26.6268|152.9588|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nambour Baptist Church (1921)}}).{{cite news|date=16 July 1914|title=North Coast Baptist Churches.|page=10|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=17,629|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19971410|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095442/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19971410|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=8 June 1914|title=COUNTRY NEWS.|page=6 (SECOND EDITION)|newspaper=Daily Standard|issue=462|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178884894|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095428/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178884894|url-status=live}} On 25 August 1921 a new church was opened.{{cite news|date=3 September 1921|title=THE CHURCHES.|page=14|newspaper=The Daily Mail|issue=6000|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213160959|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213160959|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html}}{{Cite web|title=1921 Nambour|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1921-Nambour.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074704/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1921-Nambour.html}} Another new church opened on Sunday 2 November 1952 on the south-west corner of Currie and Bury Streets ({{Coord|-26.6281|152.9591|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nambour Baptist Church (1952)}}).{{cite news|date=7 November 1952|title="BUILT SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE"|page=7|newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser|issue=2527|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78736502|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095429/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78736502|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=29 May 1953|title=CORONATION CELEBRATIONS|page=9|newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser|issue=2556|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78894912|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095426/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78894912|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=1976|title=Town of Nambour Sheet 4|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh4-1976.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=30 November 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109035114/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh4-1976.jpg}} Circa 1970s the site was used to construct a new library.{{cite news|date=8 November 1973|title=NEW FITNESS OFFICE|volume=5|page=13|newspaper=Noosa News|issue=49|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article260504702|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/260504702|url-status=live}}

A fire in 1924 destroyed many of the timber buildings along the main street.{{cite news|date=6 January 1924|title=NAMBOUR FIRE-SWEPT|page=1|newspaper=The Daily Mail|issue=32|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217633222|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228095430/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217633222|url-status=live}}

The Nambour branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was founded on 1 November 1928. In 1931 they established their QCWA Rest Rooms in the Shire Hall. In September 1958 they officially opened their own building at 10 Short Street (still in use today).{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/191356261|title=Q.C.W.A. Hall and Rest Rooms, Short Street, Nambour, 1960|publication-date=1960|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914000240/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/191356261|url-status=live}}

Nambour Hospital opened as Maroochy District Hospital in 1930, renamed Nambour General Hospital in 1958.{{Cite web |last=Whittington |first=Dorothy |date=2021-09-17 |title=When Maroochy District Hospital at Nambour ruled |url=https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2021/09/17/when-maroochy-district-hospital-ruled/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Sunshine Coast News |language=en-AU |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819075153/https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2021/09/17/when-maroochy-district-hospital-ruled/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Backward Glance: Hospitals of the Sunshine Coast |url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/Backward-Glance-Hospitals-of-the-Sunshine-Coast |access-date=2023-12-10 |publisher=Sunshine Coast Regional Council}} Historical milestones for Nambour Hospital were as follows: Block 1 completed (1975), Block 2 completed (1986), dialysis unit opens (1989), Block 6 opened (1993–95), Block 7 built (1998), and Block 1 demolished (2023) for redevelopment. Much of Nambour Hospital's acute services relocated to Sunshine Coast University Hospital upon its opening in 2017.

St Joseph's Primary School was opened on 2 February 1925 by the Good Samaritan Sisters. From 1940 to 1977 it also provided secondary schooling, an arrangement that ended when St Joseph's High School was established in 1977.

Nambour State High School opened on 2 February 1953.

Nambour Infants State School opened on 23 January 1961 and closed on 12 December 1980.

In 1977 the Catholic Education Office established St Joseph's High School. In 1979 it moved to a new location in Burnside and in 1985 was renamed St John's College.

The Nambour Public Library opened in 1982 and had a major refurbishment in 1998 with a minor refurbishment in 2016.{{Cite web|date=November 2017|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|access-date=19 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect}}

Nambour Centre for Continuing Secondary Education opened on 4 February 1991. It was subsequently amalgamated into the Nambour State College.

The Nambour & District Historical Museum, more widely known as the Nambour Museum began with an opening ceremony held on 20 April 1996.[http://www.nambourmuseum.org.au Nambour Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204203855/http://www.nambourmuseum.org.au/|date=4 February 2017}} Retrieved 27 March 2011

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In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Nambour had a population of 10,221 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31200|name=Nambour (Maroochy Shire) (State Suburb)|quick=on|access-date=17 February 2013}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. 52.9% of the population were female and 47.1% were male. The median age was 40 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population. 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.0% and New Zealand 3.6%. 87.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.5%, Catholic 16.0% and Anglican 13.5%.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32117|name=Nambour (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32099|name=Nambour (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

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Nambour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mill Street, Currie Street, Howard Street: Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway{{cite QHR|19642|Nambour Section of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway|602522|access-date=14 July 2013}}
• 17 & 19 Mill Street, and 14 & 16 Bury Street: former Moreton Central Sugar Mill Worker's Housing{{cite QHR|29020|Moreton Central Sugar Mill Worker's Housing (former)|602648|access-date=14 July 2013}}

Another heritage listing associated with the Moreton Central Sugar Mill is the

• Store Road, Maroochy River: Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River{{cite QHR|19650|Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River|602527|access-date=14 July 2013}}

Nambour is represented by the following politicians:

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Nambour's primary industry has been sugar, with extensive cane fields surrounding the town, and the Moreton Central Sugar Mill in the town centre. The mill itself began operating in 1897 until it was closed in 2003.{{cite QHR|19642|Nambour Section of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway|602522|access-date=1 August 2014}}

The future of the sugar industry in the area is in doubt, with a number of former cane farms being converted to grazing cattle, turf farms or sold to property developers. Other industries in the area include tourism, and the growing of tropical fruits.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Situated near Nambour is the Queensland Government's Maroochy Research Station which is a major subtropical fruit and nut research and extension centre. The 61 ha research facility was established in 1945, and has an office and laboratory complex, glasshouses, netted orchards, postharvest coolrooms and a biotechnology facility. With access to national and international funding sources, specialist staff often work in conjunction with investigators from other research agencies.[http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4791_17453.htm Maroochy Research Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317060827/http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4791_17453.htm|date=17 March 2011}} Retrieved 16 March 2011

Nambour State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 1 Carroll Street ({{coord|-26.6232|152.9623|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Nambour State College}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web |title=Nambour State College |url=https://namboursc.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303053617/https://namboursc.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=3 March 2021 |access-date=4 March 2021}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,538 students with 147 teachers (134 full-time equivalent) and 83 non-teaching staff (60 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}} Its primary (Prep–6) campus is at Coronation Avenue ({{coord|-26.6212|152.9646|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Nambour State College – Junior School}}).{{cite web |title=Nambour State College – Junior School |url=https://www.namboursc.eq.edu.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107134543/https://namboursc.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=7 November 2019 |access-date=21 November 2018}} The school has a primary and secondary special education program. It also has a primary and secondary Intensive English program.

St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 177 Currie Street ({{coord|-26.6300|152.9601|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Joseph's Primary School}}).{{cite web |title=St Joseph's Primary School |url=http://www.stjosephsnambour.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303045414/http://www.stjosephsnambour.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2021 |access-date=4 March 2021}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 23 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).

The Nambour campus of OneSchool Global (formerly known as the Agnew School) is a private primary and secondary school (3–12) for boys and girls at 281 Windsor Road ({{coord|-26.6209|152.9345|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=OneSchool Global}}).{{Cite web |title=Nambour |url=https://www.oneschoolglobal.com/campus/australia/nambour/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=OneSchool Global |language=en-US}} It is operated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. As at 26 October 2024, it had an enrolment of 35 students.

In addition, other suburbs of Nambour include the following schools:

• Burnside:
• Burnside State School (primary)
• Burnside State High School (secondary)
• Nambour Special School on Windsor Drive for children aged 5 to 18 years.[https://nambourspecs.eq.edu.au/ Nambour Special School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303024931/https://nambourspecs.eq.edu.au/|date=3 March 2021}}. Retrieved 4 March 2021
• St John's College (Catholic secondary)
• Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE has its largest campus in Nambour.[https://tafeqld.edu.au/courses/study-locations/index.html? Where you can study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304220249/https://tafeqld.edu.au/courses/study-locations/index.html|date=4 March 2021}} Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE Retrieved 4 March 2021
• Kureelpa
• Blackall Range Independent School (primary and secondary)
• Woombye
• Woombye State School (primary)
• Nambour Christian College (primary and secondary)
• Suncoast Christian College (primary and secondary)

Nambour General Hospital is located on Hospital Road and provides a range of acute and subacute services within the Sunshine Coast-Wide Bay Health Service District.[http://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/facilities/sunshine_nambour_hosp.asp Nambour Hospital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311070936/http://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/facilities/sunshine_nambour_hosp.asp |date=11 March 2011 }}

The regions first major private hospital, Nambour Selangor Private Hospital, opened in 1960. It is located on Netherton Street.

The distribution network company that provides electricity to Nambour residents is Energex. On 1 July 2010, Sunshine Coast Regional Council's Water Services (along with Moreton Bay Regional Council), moved over to the recently created water body, Unity Water. Unity Water was created by the Queensland Government as part of the State's takeover of South East Queensland's water facilities, dams and water supply networks. Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast Regional Councils own 50% of Unity Water. {{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}

The daily local newspaper is the Sunshine Coast Daily which is published by APN News & Media. There is also a weekly news service provided by the Nambour Weekly which is published on Wednesdays.[http://apnarm.com.au/newspapers/all/?publicationId=4631 Nambour Weekly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811144819/http://apnarm.com.au/newspapers/all/?publicationId=4631|date=11 August 2011}} Retrieved 27 March 2011 The Nambour Chronicle was published from 1903 until it ceased publication in the 1980s.[http://www.nambour-chronicle.com Nambour Chronicle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406104102/http://www.nambour-chronicle.com/|date=6 April 2011}} Retrieved 27 March 2011

Nambour is also in the television broadcast licence areas of Brisbane (metro), enabling most areas of the Sunshine Coast to receive the commercial Brisbane stations.

Many community access stations, as well as some Brisbane stations can also be received.

File:Nambour Sculpture.JPGThe Nambour Civic Centre is an arts and entertainment venue that includes cinema, music, theatre, dance and other events. The Nambour Lind Lane Theatre is another live theatre venue.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a public library in Nambour at the corner of Bury and Currie Streets.{{Cite web|date=21 August 2015|title=Nambour Library|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/sunshine_coast/nambour_library|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120601/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/sunshine_coast/nambour_library|archive-date=19 January 2018|access-date=19 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect}}

The Nambour branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 10 Short Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead}}

Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 165 Perwillowen Road, Perwillowen. It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.{{Cite web|title=South Queensland|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}

The main shopping areas in Nambour are Nambour Plaza which has approximately 40 stores, Nambour Mill Village Shopping Centre and Centenary Square Shopping Centre.

Nambour boasts a high proportion of parkland, covering approximately 9% of its total land size. This makes it one of the areas with the highest percentage of parkland in the Sunshine Coast region.{{Cite web |title=Environment Nambour Qld 4560 |url=https://www.microburbs.com.au/Environment/Nambour |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.microburbs.com.au |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712231054/https://www.microburbs.com.au/Environment/Nambour |url-status=live }}

File:StateLibQld 1 253679 Nambour Football Club, premiers and winners of the Charity Cup (N. C. R. Union), 1912.jpg

Nambour has a number of amateur sporting clubs including:

• Nambour–Yandina United Football Club
• Nambour and District Tennis Association
• Nambas Tennis Club.
• Nambour Golf Club

The Nambour Wildcats Soccer Club is part of the Sunshine Coast Churches Soccer Association and was established in 1976, it is one of the largest sporting clubs in the region with over 350 players from U6 to senior Mens, Ladies and Over 35's.[http://www.nambourwildcats.org.au Nambour Wildcats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221131530/http://www.nambourwildcats.org.au/ |date=21 February 2011 }} Retrieved 31 March 2011

The Nambour Crushers Rugby League Club was established in 1985. The grounds are situated at 22 Crusher Park Drive. The Crushers have teams in all grades from Under 7s to A Grade and number approximately 300 players.[http://www.nambourcrushers.com.au Nambour Crushers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228051955/http://www.nambourcrushers.com.au/ |date=28 February 2011 }} Retrieved 25 March 2011

The Nambour Rugby Union Club entered the Sunshine Coast District Rugby Union Competition in 1981. The club is known as the "Toads". The club's ground is situated on Laidlaw Road in nearby Woombye. Nambour fields four "Senior" sides in the Sunshine Coast Competition: A Grade, Reserve Grade and U19's as well as a women's team. A junior club with teams from under 7s through to under 17s also runs. Nambour were local premiers in 1912 and 1913.[http://www.nambour.rugbynet.com.au Nambour Rugby Union Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218203631/http://nambour.rugbynet.com.au/ |date=18 February 2011 }} Retrieved 27 March 2011

The Nambour and Districts Netball Association is made up of clubs from Yandina, Burnside, Nambour, Woombye, Palmwoods and the school based Saints club.[http://www.nambour.netball.asn.au/extra.asp?id=4083&OrgID=202 Nambour and Districts Netball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321201430/http://www.nambour.netball.asn.au/extra.asp?id=4083&OrgID=202 |date=21 March 2012 }} Retrieved 27 March 2011

Nambour Cricket Club is part of the Sunshine Coast Cricket Association and has played on the Nambour showgrounds since the early 1890s when a Nambour team competed against teams from nearby towns.[http://nambourcricket.hitssports.com Nambour Cricket Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508121227/http://nambourcricket.hitssports.com/ |date=8 May 2011 }} Retrieved 27 March 2011

The Nambour Aquatic Centre is located in Petrie Park and has heated pools all year round. The complex offers a variety of activities including a 50m heated pool, a 25m heated enclosed pool, toddler pools and fountains/play area, a learn to swim program, aqua aerobics classes, and a poolside cafe.[http://www.swimfit.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=14 Nambour Aquatic Centre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404164015/http://www.swimfit.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=14 |date=4 April 2011 }} Retrieved 25 March 2011

The Big Pineapple tourist attraction on the southern outskirts of the town reflects both of these pursuits.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Other tourist attractions include Thrill Hill Waterslide Park,[http://www.thrillhillwaterslides.com/index.php Thrill Hill Waterslide Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210143825/http://thrillhillwaterslides.com/index.php|date=10 February 2011}} Retrieved 25 March 2011 and the Big Macadamia nut.{{cite web |title=Big Macadamia |url=http://www.travelmate.com.au/BigThings/BigThings.asp?Type=Show&ToDoId=167878 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722013709/http://www.travelmate.com.au/BigThings/BigThings.asp?Type=Show&ToDoId=167878 |archive-date=22 July 2008 |access-date=15 October 2008 |publisher=Travelmate |format=Travel guide}}

The Big Pineapple Music Festival attracts thousands of visitors to Nambour.

Nambour Originals (sibling of Peregian Originals held at Peregian Beach) is an open air community event that involves live music in a picnic style format. It is held at 1pm every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at Quota Park Amphitheatre on Matthews Street. The facilities at Quota Park include barbecues, a sheltered area, shady trees, a kids play area, toilets and parking.[http://www.nambour.com/nambour-originals Nambour Originals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417003938/http://www.nambour.com/nambour-originals/|date=17 April 2011}} Retrieved 24 March 2011

The Nambour Festival, which began as the Nambour Sugar Festival in the 1980s, has been held at Quota Park since 2008. The festival showcases local musicians, entertainers, cooking demonstrations, local produce, a diverse range of activities for children, and market stalls.[http://www.nambour.com/nambour-festival Nambour Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228092843/http://www.nambour.com/nambour-festival/|date=28 February 2011}} Retrieved 24 March 2011

The Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show was first held in 1905 in Woombye. The first show in Nambour was held in 1909. Today, the Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show is a modern three-day show full of agricultural, community and entertainment events.[http://www.nambour.com/nambour-show Nambour Show] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417004043/http://www.nambour.com/nambour-show/|date=17 April 2011}} Retrieved 24 March 2011

The Queensland Home Garden Expo is a three-day gardening event held at the Nambour Showgrounds.[http://www.nambour.com/home-garden-expo Queensland Home Garden Expo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417003907/http://www.nambour.com/home-garden-expo/|date=17 April 2011}} Retrieved 24 March 2011

File:Nambour Rail Lines.JPG

The Translink Transit Authority (known as Translink) is the authority that coordinates and integrates the public rail and bus services in South East Queensland, of which Nambour is in Zone 6.

Nambour is serviced by several Queensland Rail passenger trains, including the Tilt Train and is approximately one and a half hours north of Brisbane by rail. Regular services depart from Nambour railway station and use the Sunshine Coast line.

The region connected to Brisbane via the Bruce Highway which forms part of the M1 motorway.

Greyhound Australia interstate coach operators also operate daily bus services to Brisbane using the major corridors. The local bus service is operated by Kinetic Group which has various routes between Nambour and Noosa and the Sunshine Coast, including one via Eumundi.

Nambour is also served by Sunshine Coast Airport. The airport is approximately 25 minutes east of Nambour by car. Brisbane Airport is approximately one hour and ten minutes south of Nambour by car.

Nambour experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with hot, wet summers and mild winters.{{Cite web |title=Nambour climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Nambour weather averages - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/australia/queensland/nambour-27886/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=en.climate-data.org |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517094858/https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/australia/queensland/nambour-27886/ |url-status=live }}

{{Weather box

|location = Nambour (26º38'24"S, 152º56'24"E, 33 m AMSL) (1952–2007 normals and extremes)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 40.8

|Feb record high C = 40.5

|Mar record high C = 37.5

|Apr record high C = 34.5

|May record high C = 30.6

|Jun record high C = 28.6

|Jul record high C = 28.7

|Aug record high C = 32.0

|Sep record high C = 35.4

|Oct record high C = 39.9

|Nov record high C = 40.5

|Dec record high C = 40.5

|Jan high C = 29.3

|Feb high C = 28.8

|Mar high C = 27.9

|Apr high C = 26.2

|May high C = 23.7

|Jun high C = 21.6

|Jul high C = 21.1

|Aug high C = 22.5

|Sep high C = 24.8

|Oct high C = 26.7

|Nov high C = 27.9

|Dec high C = 29.1

|Jan low C = 19.3

|Feb low C = 19.6

|Mar low C = 18.2

|Apr low C = 15.4

|May low C = 12.0

|Jun low C = 9.2

|Jul low C = 7.6

|Aug low C = 7.9

|Sep low C = 10.5

|Oct low C = 13.8

|Nov low C = 16.2

|Dec low C = 18.0

|Jan record low C = 12.0

|Feb record low C = 11.9

|Mar record low C = 10.0

|Apr record low C = 5.8

|May record low C = 1.3

|Jun record low C = -2.3

|Jul record low C = -2.9

|Aug record low C = -0.9

|Sep record low C = 0.3

|Oct record low C = 2.2

|Nov record low C = 5.4

|Dec record low C = 5.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 229.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 259.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 227.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 143.7

|May precipitation mm = 135.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 87.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 82.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 59.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 49.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 104.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 137.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 174.4

|year precipitation mm = 1693.9

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 11.1

|Feb precipitation days = 12.8

|Mar precipitation days = 13.3

|Apr precipitation days = 9.8

|May precipitation days = 9.0

|Jun precipitation days = 6.3

|Jul precipitation days = 5.5

|Aug precipitation days = 5.0

|Sep precipitation days = 5.3

|Oct precipitation days = 8.0

|Nov precipitation days = 8.9

|Dec precipitation days = 9.9

|Jan afthumidity = 65

|Feb afthumidity = 67

|Mar afthumidity = 67

|Apr afthumidity = 64

|May afthumidity = 61

|Jun afthumidity = 57

|Jul afthumidity = 52

|Aug afthumidity = 50

|Sep afthumidity = 50

|Oct afthumidity = 57

|Nov afthumidity = 59

|Dec afthumidity = 63

|Jan dew point C = 20.1

|Feb dew point C = 20.1

|Mar dew point C = 19.1

|Apr dew point C = 16.5

|May dew point C = 13.8

|Jun dew point C = 10.8

|Jul dew point C = 9.0

|Aug dew point C = 9.2

|Sep dew point C = 11.1

|Oct dew point C = 14.6

|Nov dew point C = 16.6

|Dec dew point C = 18.8

|Jan sun = 204.6

|Feb sun = 158.2

|Mar sun = 198.4

|Apr sun = 219.0

|May sun = 204.6

|Jun sun = 201.0

|Jul sun = 223.2

|Aug sun = 241.8

|Sep sun = 246.0

|Oct sun = 232.5

|Nov sun = 237.0

|Dec sun = 226.3

|Jan percentsun = 48

|Feb percentsun = 43

|Mar percentsun = 52

|Apr percentsun = 64

|May percentsun = 61

|Jun percentsun = 64

|Jul percentsun = 68

|Aug percentsun = 70

|Sep percentsun = 69

|Oct percentsun = 59

|Nov percentsun = 59

|Dec percentsun = 53

|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (1953–2007 normals and extremes){{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_040282_All.shtml

|title = Nambour DPI Climate Statistics (1953–2007)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = July 7, 2024}}

}}

• Sam Atwell, actor
• Mike Chapman, record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s
• Jon Coghill, Powderfinger drummer
• Judith Durham, lead vocalist for The Seekers
• Benjamin Law, writer, author and comedian
• Ivan Sen, filmmaker

• Carolyn Male, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2012
• Kevin Rudd, former prime minister and former foreign minister, attended Nambour State High School
• Fiona Simpson, Queensland Speaker, attended Nambour State High School{{cite web|url=http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/dec/01/high-and-mighty-nambour/|title=High and mighty Nambour|author=Carolyn Tucker|date=1 December 2007|publisher=The Daily|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102013141/http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/dec/01/high-and-mighty-nambour/|archive-date=2 January 2008|access-date=8 January 2008}}
• Wayne Swan, former deputy prime minister and former treasurer, attended Nambour State High School

• Scott Anderson, rugby league
• Ian Baker-Finch, 1991 British Open winner
• Lee Carseldine, cricketer
• Larissa Crummer, soccer player for Australia{{Cite web |title=Australia - L. Crummer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/larissa-crummer/275082/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=int.soccerway.com |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621054200/https://int.soccerway.com/players/larissa-crummer/275082/ |url-status=live }}
• Jake Friend, rugby league
• Angela Kennedy, Olympic swimmer
• Rhys Magin, Australian rules footballer[https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/suncoast-lion-has-draft-hopes/news-story/dd816119f5f9a7ef5d239cd93690678f Suncoast Lion has draft hopes] from Sunshine Coast Daily 21 November 2007
• Reed Mahoney, rugby league
• Casey McGuire, rugby league
• Ashley Noffke, cricketer
• Joel Parkinson, surfer
• Pat Rafter, tennis player made his debut in Nambour.[http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1358528.htm Enough Rope with] Andrew Denton transcript {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111212137/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1358528.htm|date=11 January 2007}} Retrieved 24 December 2006 His name has been on the wall of the local tennis club since he won the junior championship as a sixteen-year-old. {{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}
• Clint Robinson, canoeist
• Billy Slater, rugby league
• Tia-Clair Toomey, 6 time CrossFit Games champion
• Sharni Webb, Australian rules footballer[https://www.lions.com.au/news/310527/introducing-the-newest-brisbane-lions-players Introducing the Newest Brisbane Lions Players] from Brisbane Lions 12 October 2016

• Max Gaylard, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General currently working as deputy special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations coordinator for humanitarian and development activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.{{Cite web|title=Secretary-General appoints Maxwell Gaylard of Australia deputy special coordinator for Middle East Peace Process|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2008/sga1122.doc.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816055835/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sga1122.doc.htm|archive-date=16 August 2014|access-date=4 June 2020|website=United Nations}}
• Daniel Keighran, awarded Australia's military highest honour, the Victoria Cross for Australia for bravery during the Battle of Derapet in Afghanistan in 2010.
• Michael Wesley, deputy vice-chancellor international, Melbourne University and former executive director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
• David Billings, Amelia Earhart Researcher and author of the "Earhart Lockheed Electra Search Project"[https://earhartsearchpng.com/] website.

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• List of largest roadside attractions
• List of tramways in Queensland
• Blackall Range road network

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• {{Cite journal|author1=Brady|first=Tony|title=Nambour: The model rural school|url=https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56847/19/56847.pdf|journal=Australian and International Journal of Rural Education|volume=22|issue=3|pages=87–99|doi=10.47381/aijre.v22i3.623 |s2cid=263665217 |publication-date=2012|issn=1839-7387|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603204836/https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56847/19/56847.pdf|archive-date=3 June 2020|url-status=live|ref=none}}

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• {{Wikivoyage inline|Nambour}}
• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/nambour|title=Nambour|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• Town map:
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh1-1976.jpg North-west quadrant]
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh2-1976.jpg North-east quadrant]
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh3-1976.jpg South-west quadrant]
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nambour-sh4-1976.jpg South-east quadarant]
• [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/bumb4u/alma99269063402061 Nambour and district photographs 1890-1934], State Library of Queensland

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