Pelican Waters
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[[Category: Place in Queensland ]]
Pelican Waters is a coastal town on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland .
geography
Pelican Waters, along with Golden Beach, is the southernmost suburb of the Caloundra community and is six kilometers from downtown Caloundra. It is on the Coral Sea . The capital of Queensland, Brisbane is 75 kilometers away.
A special feature is that many houses were built on waterways and thus have direct access to the sea.
history
In 1946 Roy Henzell bought the 800 hectare piece of land that is now Pelican Waters. In its time the area was a large swamp area on which tea trees grew. After his death, the acquired area came into the possession of his son Bevan, who had the idea of developing the swamp area into a settlement with water canals. It was his son Roy Henzell Junior who finally put this idea into practice. Starting in 1989, the first land in the newly built place could be acquired.
Since then the population has increased continuously. In 2001 the Australian census counted 1721 inhabitants. At the last census in 2016, the population was 6,277.
The water canal system also continued to develop. In 2006, dams were introduced to ensure the smooth functioning of the system. In addition, a major project is being planned, which provides for the construction of a city center, in which above all services are to be offered and additional accommodation for tourists is to be created.
Others
The first of the golf clubs of former Australian golfer Greg Norman opened in Pelican Waters in 2000 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Pelican Waters ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.pelicanwaters.com/TownCentre.php
