Montville

History

The first non-indigenous settlers arrived in the area in 1887. The town was originally called Razorback but was renamed following a community meeting. It is a coined word from mont meaning mountain and ville meaning village. The name was officially changed to Montville on 30 November 1897. From about 1900, the town became a popular mountain resort. Montville Post Office opened by February 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1897). Montville Methodist Church was built in 1912. It could seat 110 people. It was built from timber at a cost of £230. In 1977 as part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, it became Montville Uniting Church. St Mary's Anglican Church was built in 1914. The timber church could seat 80 people. The Montville branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was formed in 1924. Montville was predominantly a logging then farming community (dairy, citrus, avocados, pineapples and macadamia nuts) until a tourism boom which commenced during the 1970s, taking advantage of the scenic views of the Sunshine Coast and the nearby rainforest walks.

Geography

Montville is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, on the Blackall Range, around above sea level in the town area. Maleny–Montville Road enters from the south, Montville–Mapleton Road exits to the north, and Woombye–Montville Road enters from the east. The north-west of the locality is within the Kondallia National Park which extends into neighbouring localities. Apart from the national park, the land use is mostly rural residential with some grazing on native vegetation and crop-growing.

Most-observed species

• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  9,229
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  7,796
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  7,334
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  7,146
• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  6,421
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  6,204
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  6,170
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  5,881

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2025-08-15
  12 km ESE of Cherbourg, Australia