NAMBOUR - QUEENSLAND - 4560
Population: 12,000,  
Height above sea level: 370m
Latitude: 26.3800,   Longitude: 152.4900
Location:   100km north of Brisbane
Highway: Bruce Hwy (1) 
Nearest Major Town: Nambour
Nearest Airport: Mooloolaba
Touring Area: Sunshine Coast



Nambour was settled in the 1860's by miners disappointed after the poor returns from the goldfields at Gympie, just north. Today it has a population of over 10,000 and is a thriving rural community a short distance west of the Sunshine Coast. Its name comes from the aboriginal word for a local red-flowered tea tree.
Nambour is a major sugar production area as is much of Queensland, and here and there you will see small trains pulling their loads of precious sugar cane and you will be able to buy fresh pineapples and other farm produce for which the area is renowned. A visit to the "Big Pineapple" is a must, and just north of the town a 'Giant Cow' overlooks the highway.
Nearby is a macadamia nut factory, a winery, a deer sanctuary, a honey farm, a ginger farm and many other things to see.

PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • The Big Pineapple
  • Mapleton Falls National Park
  • The Big Cow
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    INFORMATION CENTRE:
    Nambour Tourist Information Centre
    5 Coronation Ave. Nambour. QLD 4560
    Ph: 07 5476 1933

    HOW TO GET THERE:
    By car along the Western Hwy. | Light Plane | Coach or Rail


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