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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 |
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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: ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES: 
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