Tewantin
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north by Lake Cooroibah and to the east by the Noosa River which flows into the lake.[4]
Most of the locality is within protected areas with the Great Sandy National Park in the north of the locality, Tewantin National Park in the north-west, west, south-west, and south of the locality, with the Harry Springs Conservation Park in the centre of the locality. The town is in the east of the locality with Doonella Lake in the south-east.[4]
The Cooroy-Noosa Road enters from the west (Tinbeerwah) and terminates in the town.[5]
History
The name Tewantin is an anglicised version of the Aboriginal name for the area, dauwadhum, meaning place of dead logs,[6] because of the sawmill there.[2]
Tewantin was originally a timber town. In 1869, Tewantin was the river port for the Noosa area.[7] In 1871, Clarendon Stuart surveyed a town site for the Tewantin settlement. Tewantin was a thriving small town with a reliance on the gold, fishing and timber industries.[7]
Tewantin Provisional School opened on 2 August 1875. On 25 April 1887, it became Tewantin State School.[8]
On 1 April 1910, Dr Henry Youngman officiated at the opening of the Tewantin Methodist Church.[9]
The Tewantin War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served in World War I. It was dedicated in January–February 1922 by Colonel David Elder Reid.[10][11]
Tewantin replaced Pomona on 1 December 1985 as the location of the Noosa Shire Council until 15 March 2008 when the council was amalgamated with Maroochy Shire and the City of Caloundra to create the Sunshine Coast Region. In 2014, the Shire of Noosa was re-established having deamalgamated from the Sunshine Coast Region.[12][13]
Noosa Flexible Learning Centre opened on 23 January 2006.[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Tewantin had a population of 10,920 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Tewantin had a population of 11,164 people.[1]
Climate
Tewantin experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cfal), with hot, muggy summers and mild winters. Precipitation is abundant, averaging 1597.2 mm annually, with a late summer maximum.[15]
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Education
Tewantin State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Werin Street (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[18][19] It includes a special education program.[18][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 603 students with 43 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).[21]
There are no secondary schools in Tewantin. The nearest government secondary schools are Sunshine Beach State High School in Sunshine Beach to the east and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in Cooroy to the west.[4]
Community groups
The Tewantin Noosa branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall in Pacific Avenue.[22]
Facilities
Its main street, Poinciana Avenue, leads to the Tewantin RSL, which holds a strong legacy towards the Australia's history in war. Poinciana Avenue has a historic pub, the Royal Mail, War Memorial, and a range of shops, restaurants and a town square.[citation needed]
Events
There is an annual Anzac Day march through Tewantin. It is led by the staff and students of Tewantin State School.[23]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin – town in Shire of Noosa (entry 33772)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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- ^ Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D Script error: No such module "webarchive". 19 December 2006
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 143. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TOOWOOMBA AND DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, [?]4. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1910. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL". The Brisbane Courier. 4 February 1922. p. 16. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin War Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Tewantin weather averages – Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin RSL Park Climate Statistics (1996–2024)". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin Post Office Climate Statistics (1895–1996)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin State School". Tewantin State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin SS – Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ANZAC Day 2023". Tewantin State School. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tewantin". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Town map of Tewantin, 1985 (northern part)
- Town map of Tewantin, 1985 (southern part)
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