Buderim, Queensland

An attractive, leafy and tree-lined township on the ridge above the holiday resort towns of Maroochydore and Caloundra.
Location: 92 km north of Brisbane.
Origin of name: from the early times of European settlement the mountain was known as Buderim, though it was sometimes spelt 'Badderam' and 'Budderum'. It it is now widely accepted as being the local Aboriginal word for the hairpin honeysuckle which flourished on the mountain.
Brief history: Richard Jones was the first of many timber getters who moved through the area in 1854, eager to extract the cedar, beech and pine trees from the mountain forests. The town was first surveyed in 1869 and the following year houses were built and crops of sugar cane, citrus fruits, bananas and coffee planted. The first sugar mill was built in 1876. At that time the local farmers had begun using Kanaka labour on their sugar plantations. The crop which did the most to boost the economy - ginger - was first grown in the area as early as 1916 although it wasn't until 1941 that the Buderim Ginger Growers Co-operative Association was formed. By the 1970s, Buderim had become one of the country's major producers.
Natural features: Forest Glen Sanctuary; Buderim Mountain; Buderim Falls
Built features: Buderim Ginger; The Bellingham Maze; Super Bee Honey Factory
Heritage features: Pioneer Cottage