North Coast pioneers standing near Cobb & Co coach outside Landsborough Shire Chambers, which was then located on Landsborough Maleny Road
Landsborough was named for the British-born explorer William Landsborough,[12] who was the first European to cross Australia north to south. The earliest European settlers arrived in the area in 1871. Originally called Mellum Creek ("mellum" is an Aboriginal word for "volcano"), it dates from 1871 when Isaac Burgess erected a slab hut with bark roof as "port of call" for Cobb and Co coaches stopping for refreshments and a change of horses.[12][13]
Mellum Creek Provisional School opened on 29 September 1879 and closed in 1882. It reopened in 1884 and, in 1891, was renamed Landsborough Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Landsborough State School.[14][15]
Mellum Creek Post Office opened on 23 January 1881. It was renamed Landsborough in 1890.[16]
In the past Landsborough was one of the larger towns of the Sunshine Coast having a large logging industry.[17]
In 1912, the town became the administrative centre for the Landsborough Shire after separating from the Caboolture Shire. Advertisements for the September 1927 auction of land in the Landsborough Township Estate emphasized the prosperity and fast-growing nature of the town.[18][19] Landsborough Shire merged into the City of Caloundra in 1968.[12]
St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 13 October 1956 by ArchbishopReginald Halse. It closed circa 1987.[21] The building was sold for removal.[22]
Glasshouse Country Uniting Church opened its church at Beerwah on 16 December 2000. It was a result of the merger of the Glasshouse Uniting Church, Beerwah Uniting Church, Landsborough Uniting Church and Mooloolah Uniting Church.[23]
There are no secondary schools in Landsborough. The nearest government secondary school is Beerwah State High School in neighbouring Beerwah to the south.[4]
Landsborough today is a popular tourism stop off due to the fact it is the first stop and is often regarded as the Gateway to the hinterland Tourist Trail.[32] Landsborough today features parks and playgrounds, such as Pioneer park. There is a museum located in the former Landsborough Shire Council Chambers which contains a large number of historical artefacts from the local area.[33] Landsborough's economy mostly derives from small businesses, with many cafés and small eateries.
The Landsborough Shire Museum houses artefacts from the pre-colonial and the early pioneer years from the area of the former Landsborough shire and the modern-day Caloundra City region. Of note are the artefacts belonging to explorer William Landsborough.
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^"Historical Landsborough". Landsborough Area Community Association Incorporated. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^"Advertising". The Telegraph. No. 17, 071. Queensland, Australia. 20 August 1927. p. 20 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Landsborough Township Estate Isles, Love & Co., Auctioneers; S. B. Ward, Surveyor". 1927. hdl:10462/deriv/253871. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^"Parish profile"(PDF). The Anglican Parish of Caloundra-Glasshouse Country. pp. 3–4. Archived(PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.