Valdora, Queensland

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Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Valdora is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[1] The name Valdora comes from Val d'Ora, which means Golden Valley.[3]

Geography

The Yandina-Coolum Road runs along the eastern boundary.[4]

History

Valdora was part of the Yandina Cattle Run in the mid-19th century. Early selections were made after 1868 as cattlergrazing was the main early industry. Farming and timber followed, along with fruit, dairying and sugarcane, which remains a rural economy. Its name was replaced Valdora in order to avoid confusion with another Golden Valley abroad in Queensland.[5]

Golden Valley State School opened on 27 August 1918. On 1 July 1940, it was renamed Valdora State School. It was at Valdora Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[6][7] In 1949, the school building was moved to a new location in neighbouring Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School, which closed on 7 August 1964.[8]

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm commenced operating in July 2017. It is the first solar farm in Australia built by a local government.[9]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, Valdora had a population of 532 people.[10]

In the Template:CensusAU, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Valdora. The nearest government primary schools are North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north-west, Coolum State School in Coolum Beach to the east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the south and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach.[7]

Facilities

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm is at 909 Yandina Coolum Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[11][12] It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. The 15 megawatt (MW) fixed tilt solar farm is able to fully offset the council's electricity use.[9]

Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station is at 269 Valdora Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[13][14][15]

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