Elimbah

History

The traditional owners of Elimbah were the Kabi people, who called the area as the "place of the grey water snake". The town was originally a campsite known as The Six Mile when it became a resting place for horses and bullocks. In 1890, with the breakthrough of the North Coast railway line, it became known as "36miles 68chains". On 20 September 1902, at the urging of local residents, it was officially named Elimbah. The school was officially opened on Australia Day in 1916. Fundraising for Elimbah Hall began in 1915 and dedicated to returned servicemen on ANZAC Day, 25 April 1922. Twin View State School opened on 4 January 1921 and closed in October 1924. The building was then relocated to Wamuran to be the new school building for Wamuran State School. The Methodist Church purchased 3 blocks of land in Elimbah in 1913. In 1953, a church was being constructed, with Elimbah Methodist Church opening in 1954. With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Elimbah Uniting Church.

Geography

Elimbah is located north of the larger centre of Caboolture, and south of Beerburrum. Elimbah has the following mountains: * Round Mountain () * The Saddleback () * Tunbubudla (The Twins) () The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. Further west, Beerburrum Road also runs through from south to north. Steve Irwin Way passes through the north-east corner. The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality, roughly parallel to the highway. The town is served by Elimbah railway station ().

Most-observed species

• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  5,174
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  4,847
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,309
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  4,114
• Australian Ibis

  Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
  4,038
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  3,870
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,764
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,636