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39-451: Madagali or Madagli is a town and local government area in Adamawa State , Nigeria , adjacent to the border with Cameroon . The name comes from a spear ('gali') of a Marghi named Madu. The Local Government Area was created in 1991 when Taraba State was created out of Gongola State . It borders Michika to the south, Askira uba to the west, Gwoza local government area to

78-586: A Boko Haram commander was killed in Madgali by Nigerian government forces, and 156 arrests were made as a part of "Operation Restore sanity." The town was seized by Boko Haram in August 2014. In September 2014, residents of Madagali, Gulak, and Michika fled to mountainous areas and Mubi town, in the wake of a failed attempt by government troops to re-take the town from the insurgents. The rainy season in Madagali

117-507: A mobile library service visiting Beerburrum , Bli Bli , Buderim , Caloundra West (Bellvista), Conondale , Eudlo , Eumundi , Glass House Mountains , Little Mountain , Montville , Mooloolah Valley , Mooloolaba (Parkhaven), Mount Coolum , Mountain Creek , Pacific Paradise , Palmwoods , Parklands , Peachester , Pelican Waters , Peregian Springs , Sippy Downs (Chancellor Park) and Yandina . The Sunshine Coast University Hospital

156-743: A Noosa campus. The Sunshine Coast has many varied denomination, private and public primary and secondary schools (see List of schools in Sunshine Coast ). The Lexis English group, providing English classes to international students, has a campus in Maroochydore, while Lexis TESOL Training Centres provides teacher training programs such as the Cambridge CELTA and TESOL . The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates libraries at Beerwah , Buddina (Kawana), Caloundra , Coolum Beach , Kenilworth , Maleny , Maroochydore and Nambour . It also operates

195-512: A four-year term. A deputy mayor is selected by council, also for a four-year term. From the region's founding in 2008 to 31 December 2013, there were 12 divisions. Divisions 11 and 12 were abolished with the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Noosa . The current council, elected in 2020 , is: As of March 2016, the Sunshine Coast Region has the following sister cities : As of March 2016,

234-621: A generalised description in the United Kingdom to refer to a variety of political divisions such as boroughs , counties , unitary authorities , and cities , all of which have a council or similar body exercising a degree of self-government. Each of the United Kingdom's four constituent countries has its own structure of local government, for example Northern Ireland has local districts; many parts of England have non-metropolitan counties consisting of rural districts; London and many other urban areas have boroughs; there are three islands councils off

273-609: Is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland , Australia, from which it takes its name. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa . It contains 4,194 kilometres (2,606 mi) of roads, 211 kilometres (131 mi) of coastline and a population of 351,424 in January 2021. The budget for

312-561: Is also produced from a newsroom in Maroochydore, but broadcasts from studios in Wollongong . The Sunshine Coast region is served by commercial, community and government radio stations. Commercial stations 91.9 Sea FM and 92.7 Mix FM are owned and operated by the EON Broadcasting, one of Australia's last independent broadcasters. Rival commercial operator Grant Broadcasters runs 91.1 Hot FM and Zinc96. The Government-owned ABC services

351-518: Is largely for this reason that the term "local government area", or simply "LGA", is favoured over the term "municipality", the use of which could easily lead to confusion. In recent years changes to the structures of local government have given rise to new official designations, while other terms have fallen out of favour. In the mid-1990s the state government of Victoria amalgamated almost all municipalities, abolishing many cities and shires, all towns and all but one borough. Queenscliff, south of Melbourne,

390-606: Is located at Caloundra. There are several newspapers which cover the Sunshine Coast region. Sunshine Coast Daily is published Monday to Saturday by APN News & Media . Free distribution weekly community newspapers published by APN include: Buderim Chronicle , Caloundra Weekly , Coolum & North Shore News , Kawana Weekly , Nambour Weekly , and Range News . Independent weekly newspapers include Glasshouse Country News and Hinterland Times . While much of traditional media has an online presence there has also arisen media organisations that are exclusively online. View News

429-520: Is now the only place in Australia that is officially a borough. Meanwhile, many "rural cities" were formed in largely rural areas where the core town is large enough, in terms of population, to be considered a city. In many such cases that town had previously been governed by a now defunct city council. Restructuring of local government in New South Wales and Queensland in the following decade gave rise to

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468-577: Is one such organisation operating a news site for the Sunshine Coast concentrating on local news from the various Sunshine Coast communities. Sunshine Coast is served by publicly owned television services ( ABC TV ), ( SBS ) Television and three commercial television stations ( Seven Queensland , WIN Television and 10 ), which are the regional affiliates of the Seven, Nine and Ten network stations in Brisbane. Both sets of commercial stations are available throughout

507-409: Is oppressively humid and cloudy , whereas the dry season is stiflingly hot and partially cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 58 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit, with lows and highs of 53 and 108 degrees Fahrenheit being extremely rare. This Adamawa state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Area The phrase is used as

546-925: Is the region's major hospital located in Birtinya , which opened in April 2017. The region's previous major hospital located in Nambour will be downsized and renovated, however it still operates as the coast's secondary hospital. Services remaining in Nambour General Hospital include emergency, cancer care, same-day and elective surgery, general medicine inpatient services, renal dialysis, outpatient services, medical imaging, pharmacy, diabetes services, oral health, allied health, mental health and breastcreen. There are smaller hospitals located in Caloundra and Maleny but, due to limited facilities at those hospitals, most cases are referred to

585-618: The Bruce Highway . The Nicklin Way and Sunshine Motorway are the major arterial roads, which pass through most major areas of the Sunshine Coast. Many intercity and interstate coach operators also operate daily bus services to Brisbane using the major corridors. The Sunshine Coast is a growing region, and has a variety of transport modes including train , local bus services , ferry and the Sunshine Coast Airport . However, in recent years

624-707: The Divisional Boards Act 1879 , most of the area was part of the Caboolture Division , while the northernmost part around Noosa was part of the Widgee Division centred on Gympie . The Maroochy Division split away from Caboolture on 5 July 1890. All three divisions became Shires on 31 July 1903 under the Local Authorities Act 1902 . In 1910, the Shire of Noosa split from Widgee, and on 22 February 1912

663-712: The Queensland Cup rugby league competition while the Sunshine Coast Fire FC compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland Football competition. The Sunshine Coast has numerous golf links , including Headland Golf Club (Buderim), Pelican Waters, Pacific Harbour, Twin Waters, Palmer Coolum Resort (previously Hyatt Regency Coolum), Mount Coolum, Beerwah, Maleny, Cooroy, Caloundra and Maroochy River. The Sunshine Coast Regional Tennis Centre

702-530: The Translink public transport system. These buses connect the suburbs and localities within the Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa areas. Sunshine Coast Council operates zero-fare bus services throughout the coast to surrounding suburbs and major park and ride stations during the peak summer holiday period. Sunshine Coast Stadium is located at Kawana Waters and is home to the region's sporting teams in statewide competitions. The Sunshine Coast Falcons compete in

741-534: The 2020–2021 financial year totals A$ 782 million including $ 243 million for Capital Works. On 1 January 2014, the Shire of Noosa was re-established independent of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. In the 2021 census , the Sunshine Coast Region had a population of 342,541 people. Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes

780-550: The 4th largest population of any local government area in Australia (following the City of Brisbane , City of Gold Coast and City of Moreton Bay ). In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Region. On 9 March 2013, Noosa residents voted to de-amalgamate Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Council. On 18 March 2013, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council decided its new planning scheme should not apply to those areas that were part of

819-453: The SCUH. A number of private hospitals exist throughout the region, most notably the 'Sunshine Coast Private Hospital' at Buderim, Caloundra Private Hospital (formerly known as Andrea Ahern) at Caloundra, Selangor Hospital at Nambour, the recently established Kawana Private Hospital. The car is the predominant mode of transport for Sunshine Coast residents, with the region connected to Brisbane via

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858-545: The Shire of Landsborough split from Caboolture. The two new entities together with Maroochy were to remain fairly stable for almost 100 years. On 19 December 1987, the Shire of Landsborough was granted City status, and was renamed the City of Caloundra, reflecting the population boom in the coastal section of the City. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that

897-515: The Sunshine Coast Hinterland, with buses connecting to the coastal strip. Further north of the Nambour station, commuter trains operate to Gympie twice per day. Landsborough and Nambour railway stations also serve as a gateway to Queensland's network of long-distance trains, providing access to destinations including Rockhampton , Townsville and Cairns . Bus Bus services are operated by Kinetic Group , which operates under

936-592: The Sunshine Coast to receive the commercial Brisbane stations. Subscription television services Foxtel and Austar are also available. All three main commercial networks produce local news coverage – Seven Queensland and WIN Television both air 30-minute local news bulletins at 6pm each weeknight. Southern Cross 10 airs short news updates of 10 News First. Seven's bulletin is produced and broadcast from studios in Maroochydore , from where six sister local news programs for regional Queensland also originate. WIN News

975-424: The Sunshine Coast. Other channels include 10 Bold , 10 Peach , 10 Shake , Sky News Regional (regional only), ABC TV Plus / ABC Kids , ABC Me , ABC News , SBS World Movies , SBS Viceland , SBS Food , NITV , SBS WorldWatch , 7two , 7mate , 7Bravo , 7flix , 9Gem , 9Go! , 9Rush & 9Life . The Sunshine Coast is also in the television broadcast licence areas of Brisbane (metro), enabling most areas of

1014-514: The amalgamation, and the Commission itself noted that the bulk of statewide individual submissions came from this region reflecting a "depth of feeling" regarding the issue. On 15 March 2008, the City and two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect twelve councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. In the 2011 census , the Sunshine Coast Region had

1053-630: The area. The University of the Sunshine Coast 's Innovation Centre acts as an incubator startup companies, as does the Spark Bureau. The University site at Sippy Downs is designated as a 'Knowledge Hub' as part of the Queensland Government's South East Queensland Regional Infrastructure Plan and is master planned as Australia's first university town based on the UK models with the potential for over 6,000 workers in knowledge-based businesses. Sippy Downs

1092-486: The coast of Scotland; while the rest of Scotland and all of Wales are divided into unitary authority counties, some of which are officially designated as cities. As such the term local government area is a convenient generic label referring to all of these authorities and the areas within their control. The term is particularly common in Australia where it is synonymous with "municipality". Local government authorities across

1131-770: The country have similar functions and powers, but have different official designations in different states, and according to whether they are urban or rural. Most urban municipalities in all states are "cities". Many in Western Australia are officially "towns", even within the Perth metropolitan area. Many rural areas in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia are "shires", while rural areas in South Australia have "district councils", and those in Tasmania officially use

1170-486: The former Noosa Shire (different attitudes to planning and developments having been a major objection by residents of Noosa Shire to the amalgamation). The Shire of Noosa Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2016 census, did not include the Shire of Noosa 's census figures. The Sunshine Coast economy is dominated by two sectors – Healthcare (including age-care) and Retail, which provide 30% of

1209-449: The landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region , particularly the towns of Caloundra , Noosa Heads , Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture . Prior to 2008, the new Sunshine Coast Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: At the establishment of regional local government in Queensland on 11 November 1879 with

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1248-770: The local council has been looking at more reliant, high quality public transport options to create a 'transport spin' on the Sunshine Coast with the Maroochydore railway line and Sunshine Coast Light Rail proposed. Plane Flights from the Sunshine Coast depart from Sunshine Coast Airport , which is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Maroochydore in Marcoola , and fly direct to Sydney, Melbourne. Adelaide and Auckland with Jetstar , Virgin Australia , Qantas and Air New Zealand . Rail Queensland Rail 's Sunshine Coast railway line operate interurban services daily, with most trains running express between Caboolture and Bowen Hills stations. The train lines run through

1287-497: The municipal designations of "region" and "area", for example, the Sunshine Coast of Queensland was formerly divided into several shires, but is now governed by a single Sunshine Coast Regional Council . "Local government area" is also an official designation in The Gambia and Nigeria . List of countries where "local government area" is an official designation: Sunshine Coast Regional Council The Sunshine Coast Region

1326-526: The north and the Republic of Cameroon to the east. The ethnic groups in Madagali include Marghi , Mafa , Sukur , Hdi (Tur), Vemgo , Ngoshe , Wagga and Fulbe , with Marghi being the most populous among them. The major villages in Madagali are Gulak,Shuwa and madagali. Madagali is richly blessed with fertile land which makes the people to heavily engage in Agricultural activities. In September 2012,

1365-404: The region with 90.3 ABC Coast FM and ABC NewsRadio on 94.5 FM, Triple J on 89.5 FM and ABC Classic FM on 88.7 FM. Many community access stations, as well as some Brisbane stations, can also be received. Sunshine Coast Regional Council is divided into 10 wards (divisions), each represented by one councillor, plus an elected mayor who represents the entire region. The council is elected for

1404-411: The regional employment. Other significant areas are accommodation and food services, education, construction, manufacturing and professional services. Efforts are being made to diversify the regional economy by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Local educational institutions, government and community groups have funded a number of initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial and innovative businesses to

1443-414: The three local governments amalgamate. While it noted all three were "functioning councils with moderate to strong financial performance", it argued that they covered a self-contained region in a geographic, social and economic sense and that the advantages of coordinated planning in a high-growth area and the avoidance of duplication of facilities were arguments in favour of amalgamation. The councils opposed

1482-577: The title "municipality". Due to the Australian Capital Territory's small size it has no local government and is instead overseen by the ACT Legislative Assembly . Areas Towns Municipalities Shires Shires Towns Regional councils Rural cities Municipalities/municipal councils District councils Regional councils Towns Aboriginal councils Municipalities Rural cities Boroughs Shires Towns Shires It

1521-691: Was highlighted as an 'Innovation Hotspot' in July 2010, by top European Business magazine CNBC Business, with the potential to be 'Australia's no-worries-answer to Silicon Valley '. The Sunshine Coast's major university is the University of the Sunshine Coast with its main campus at Sippy Downs . Central Queensland University also has a campus in Noosa . TAFE Queensland services the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay regions through TAFE East Coast, with three Sunshine Coast campuses at Mooloolaba, Maroochydore and Nambour as well as

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