NA ="Caboolture, Glass House Mountains, Wamuran, Beachmere, Deception Bay,";
FE1[0]=" Caboolture Shire is located some 44kms north of Brisbane, and encompasses the areas of Bribie Island, Caboolture and Woodford - truly offering a coast to country experience. Bribie Island is Queensland's only island linked by brid";
FE2[0]="ge, which spans the placid waters of Pumicestone Passage while the eastern side of the island opens to magnificent Moreton Bay. Located only 45 km north of Brisbane and 15 m above sea-level, Caboolture is now a commuter township o";
FE3[0]="f around 40,000 people on the edges of Greater Brisbane. The regular fast trains, which take less than an hour, transport residents to and from work in the city. The staples of the local economy are the service industries, dairyin";
FE4[0]="g, mixed farming, timber, cattle and tropical fruit. There are no wineries as yet but there are several in the neighbouring D'Aguilar Ranges. It is thought that the town's name probably derives from the local Aboriginal word 'cabu";
FE5[0]="l', 'kabultur', 'kabul-tur' or 'rabultja' meaning 'carpet snake' or 'place of the carpet snake'. The spelling 'Caboolture' was first used in 1848.  Markets are held each Sunday from 6.00 a.m. to midday at the showgrounds in Beerbu";
FE6[0]="rrum Rd. Winter is a fantastic time to head for the hills of Caboolture, Kilcoy and Pine Rivers. The signature features of the region are its food, wine, antiques and pubs - all of which are highly enjoyable on a crisp winter's da";
FE7[0]="y, with warming local hospitality. One of the greatest treats of winter in this region is that the temperature still peaks in the low 20s in the middle of the day. Take advantage of this by discovering picnic ingredients and the p";
FE8[0]="erfect location on a drive towards the warmest part of a gorgeous sunny day.";
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LA1[0]=" The South East Queensland landscape is a diverse mosaic of mountain ranges, hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, floodplains, coastal embayments and islands. The Region possesses hilly, steep hilly and mountainous terrain with some elev";
LA2[0]="ated plateaus associated with the upper reaches of the Brisbane River and its tributaries. The Coastal lowlands to the east are dominated by alluvial plains which are associated with the valley floors of the Mary, Stanley, Brisban";
LA3[0]="e, Bremer, Albert and Logan Rivers and their major tributaries.Coastal lowlands are dominated by the low lying coastal sand plains fronting onto Moreton Bay and the Pacific Ocean. They comprise the lower reaches of the Maroochy, M";
LA4[0]="ooloolah, Caboolture, Pine, Logan, Albert, Coomera and Nerang and the minor coastal streams such as Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creeks. Major offshore islands are dominated by Quaternary sands with low hilly to hilly terrain. They ";
LA5[0]="include significant areas of coastal swamp and undulating dune formations. The southern highlands form the headwaters of the Lockyer, Bremer Rivers and the southern coastal streams. There are more than a dozen major catchments in ";
LA6[0]="South East Queensland, as well as a myriad of sub-catchments. The largest of these is the Brisbane River Catchment, which covers some 13,000 km2 . more than half the total area of the South East region. Its six main sub-catchments";
LA7[0]=" are the Upper Brisbane, Stanley, Mid-Brisbane, Lockyer, Bremer and Lower Brisbane catchments. The remainder of the Region includes the smaller catchments of Noosa, Maroochy and Mooloolah; the numerous waterways of the Pumicestone";
LA8[0]=" region (including Caboolture River and Burpengary Creek). The general soil profile within the study area is likely to consist of residual soils overlying sedimentary rock, with minor areas of alluvial soils, colluvium and isolate";
LA9[0]="d igneous rock intrusions.   ";
CL1[0]=" Just 700 kilometres south of the Tropic of Capricorn, Caboolture has a hot, humid climate which dictates the lifestyles of its residents. While the summer maximum average temperate is only 30 degrees C, the summer months have some";
CL2[0]=" extremely hot days. The winter is mild and very pleasant. Most winter days are sunny with average temperatures of around 15 degrees C.     ";
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HI1[0]=" The Caboolture area was settled in 1842 when the land around the Moreton Bay penal colony was opened up to free settlers. By the mid-1860s the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugarcane and cotton. In 1867 a tiny settlem";
HI2[0]="ent was established to service the needs of miners making the trek from Brisbane to the goldfields near Gympie. The local shire was constituted in 1879 and in 1888 the railway line from Brisbane was opened. Timber was the principa";
HI3[0]="l industry of the area until the 1860's. The valuable red cedar, now very rare in the Shire, provided a good income for the timber getters. The massive logs were rafted down the Caboolture River to Deception Bay, from where they w";
HI4[0]="ere taken by steamer to Brisbane. Settlers also made good use of the valuable timber, using it wherever possible for houses, barns and even fence posts. Settlement in Caboolture was accelerated with the discovery of gold at Gympie";
HI5[0]=". In 1868, the town was used as a stop-over point by the Cobb & Co coach service connecting Brisbane, Gympie and Maryborough. This function continued with the rail link established in 1888. Today, as many of Queensland's smaller t";
HI6[0]="owns decline, Caboolture is experiencing rapid growth. While agriculture retains its importance, the Shire is becoming increasingly urbanised. Several thousand new residents move to the Shire every year, taking advantage of an abu";
HI7[0]="ndance of affordable real estate and a superb, relaxed lifestyle.         ";
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