45-651: Download coordinates as: Mudjimba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia, and forms part of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the 2021 census , Mudjimba had a population of 2,664 people. The suburb is bounded by Mudjimba Beach on the Coral Sea to the east, the David Low Way to the north and north-west, and Ocean Drive to the south. There are two main residential areas in
90-587: A children's playground. The Mudjimba RSL sub-branch is at 43 Cottonwood Street ( 26°37′09″S 153°05′45″E / 26.6193°S 153.0957°E / -26.6193; 153.0957 ( Mudjimba RSL ) ). It coordinates the annual dawn service on Anzac Day at the war memorial. Although a buffer of coastal bushland has been maintained along the foreshore, Mudjimba Beach ( 26°36′54″S 153°06′07″E / 26.6150°S 153.1019°E / -26.6150; 153.1019 ( Mudjimba Beach ) ) can be accessed from Mudjimba Esplanade via
135-485: A diverse range of programs and initiatives to serve its current membership and the next generation of veterans and their families. In 2022, it reported: The influence of the League derives from its founding days organising rituals for ANZAC Day dawn services and marches, and Remembrance Day commemorations. In addition to pressing for benefits for veterans , the organisation entered other areas of political debate. The RSL
180-615: A group of returned servicemen established RSL Ex-Servicemen's Cabs & Co-Operative Members Limited to provide taxi services to Sydney . By the 1950s, the co-operative had expanded to more than 60 drivers. As of 2021 it operated on a commercial basis in which drivers were not required to be members of the League. Commenced in Queensland in 1956, the RSL Art Union is a lottery that raises funds to provide welfare services to ex-service men and women, their dependents and to other members of
225-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
270-580: A retired major of the Australian Army Reserve , received a share in nearly $ 1 million of consulting fees paid by an arm of the League, RSL LifeCare, and failed to disclose conflicts of interest. Mr White denied any wrongdoing and was quoted as saying, when questioned by an ABC News reporter: "I believe I have personally fulfilled my obligations legally and ethically and I'm just absolutely surprised at your questioning of my integrity in that regard". In October 2016, legal advice commissioned by
315-558: A series of paths through the bushland. It is known as a good beach break for surfing. Mudjimba Island is also known as a surfing area but only for expert surfers; a boat is recommended to access the island. Ex-HMAS Brisbane is a 36.6-hectare (90-acre) dive site ( 26°37′00″S 153°10′08″E / 26.6167°S 153.1689°E / -26.6167; 153.1689 ( Ex-HMAS Brisbane ) ). The wreck site has been colonised by sponges , soft corals , and hard corals , while over 200 different species of fish have been sighted in
360-516: A soccer field at 53 Nojoor Road ( 26°37′17″S 153°05′29″E / 26.6214°S 153.0914°E / -26.6214; 153.0914 ( North Shore Soccer Club ) ). Mudjimba War Memorial is at Power Memorial Park on the foreshore opposite 11 Mudjimba Esplanade ( 26°36′56″S 153°06′03″E / 26.6155°S 153.1009°E / -26.6155; 153.1009 ( Mudjimba War Memorial ) ). The park also has beach access, car parking, barbeque facilities, toilets and
405-479: A symbol of readiness at all times to render service to the country and to former comrades. No wealth or influence can purchase the RSL badge which may be worn only by those who are members. The shield is symbolic of the protection which the RSL gives to its members, their dependents, and widows/widowers and orphans of those who paid the supreme sacrifice. At the top of the badge is a crown , signifying allegiance to
450-446: A variety of natural vegetation types and includes boardwalks and bridges to traverse the paperbark swamp. The Mudjimba Beach Holiday Park on Cottonwood Street ( 26°37′03″S 153°05′56″E / 26.6174°S 153.0990°E / -26.6174; 153.0990 ( Mudjimba Beach Holiday Park ) ) provides cabins and site for caravans and campers. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
495-530: Is The Returned & Services League of Australia Limited – a public company limited by guarantee registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsed to access GST and income tax concessions. The company is governed by a board comprising the national president and deputy national president, chairman, a director from each of the seven state/territory branches, and three independent non-member directors. The League conducts
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#1732852388493540-579: Is 41 Cottonwood Street ( 26°37′08″S 153°05′46″E / 26.6188°S 153.0960°E / -26.6188; 153.0960 ( Mudjimba Community Hall ) ). The hall is operated by the Mudjimba Residents' Association and is available for hire. Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club is at 20 Mudjimba Esplanade ( 26°36′53″S 153°06′03″E / 26.6148°S 153.1008°E / -26.6148; 153.1008 ( Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club ) ). Mudjimba Rural Fire Station
585-556: Is Pacific Paradise State School in neighbouring Pacific Paradise to the west. The nearest secondary school is Maroochydore State High School in Maroochydore to the south. Sunshine Coast Airport is located adjacent to the suburb; the Kinetic Group depot is near the airport. Only a small fraction of residents, approximately 0.2%, rely on public transport for their daily commute to work or school, while households typically have an average of 2 vehicles each. Mudjimba Community Hall
630-569: Is at Cottonwood Street ( 26°37′06″S 153°05′48″E / 26.6184°S 153.0967°E / -26.6184; 153.0967 ( Mudjimba Rural Fire Station ) ). The brigade is operated by volunteers. North Shore Multi Sports Complex and North Shore Community Centre at 701 David Low Way ( 26°36′47″S 153°05′06″E / 26.6131°S 153.0849°E / -26.6131; 153.0849 ( North Shore Multi Sports Complex ) ). A range of sporting and recreational activities are available. North Shore Football Club has
675-445: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Returned and Services League of Australia The Returned and Services League of Australia , also known as RSL , RSL Australia and
720-484: Is that two women were stranded on Mudjimba island and gathered the berries as food. The Mudjimba Residents Association was established on 13 October 1960. The initial development of the area as a beachside suburb was under the name Surfrider Estate. Mudjimba Rural Fire Brigade was established in February 1985 with Harry Stuart the first fire warden. Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1996. In January 2003,
765-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
810-445: The Ode of Remembrance is read, followed by one minute's silence to honour those who died serving their country. RSL NSW and its sub-Branches do not own or operate any registered clubs, nor do they own or operate poker machines. The first RSL home for ex-servicemen was established in 1938. The affiliated organisation, which became RSL Care, had 26 facilities in 2011. Following a merger with
855-584: The Queensland Government decided to sink the decommissioned HMAS Brisbane off the Sunshine Coast to become an artificial reef and dive site . On 31 July 2005 the ship was scuttled in approximately 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) off the coast of Mudjimba in 27 metres (89 ft) of water. The ship was filled with 200 to 250 tonnes (200 to 250 long tons; 220 to 280 short tons) of concrete, and 38 small charges were detonated to breach
900-646: The RSLA , is an independent support organisation for people who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force . The League was formed in 1916 in response to the lack of a unified approach with Australian repatriation facilities and medical services for those returning from World War I . On 6 June 1916, a meeting of representatives from New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia and Victoria resolved to form The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA). Their intention
945-686: The inter-war period 1919 to 1939, the RSSILA was recognised as the appropriate body to represent the interests of returned Australian service personnel in exchange for extending political cooperation to the Nationalist Party of Prime Minister Stanley Bruce . The RSSILA was noted for its right-wing politics, in 1919 drawing on its membership to form a 2,000-strong paramilitary force called the "Army to fight Bolshevism", and permitting various right-wing Australian militia groups access to its membership lists to convince returned servicemen to join them. In 1923,
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#1732852388493990-487: The Crown . Below the crown are the national flowers of Australia, Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland: the wattle , leek , rose , thistle , and shamrock . In the centre of the badge are a sailor, soldier, airman and service woman marching with their arms linked, symbolising friendship and the unity of all services and all ranks in comradeship. The red of the badge symbolises the blood ties of war. The white background stands for
1035-582: The League adopted the motto, "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance". After the Second World War , amidst widespread antisemitism in Australia , the League published antisemitic political cartoons encouraging the Australian government and Minister for Immigration Arthur Calwell to stem the flow of Jewish immigrants fleeing postwar violence. In 1948, World War I veteran and politician Fred Paterson
1080-480: The League. On 7 November 2016, ABC News reported Mr White as being likely to stand down pending an investigation into the consultancy fee payments, and that new documents obtained by ABC revealed that the quantum of consultancy fees paid was "far greater than originally thought – totalling more than $ 2 million since 2007". On Remembrance Day 2016, ABC News reported that the New South Wales Branch of
1125-401: The League. The focus of the RSL has been on the welfare of Australian men and women who have served in the armed forces . It has advocated for veterans ' entitlements and the protection of former battlefields. Usually RSL members ensure that those who have served their country are commemorated by notifying funeral information and handing out poppies at the funeral. The League's badge is
1170-547: The RSL brand. RSL Australia is organised as a federation of its independent state branches, which in turn consist of 1107 sub-branches (as of 2022 ) delivering diverse services tailored to the priorities and needs of local veterans. The national office, in Canberra , shapes the national agenda on veterans' affairs on behalf of the state branches, provides national advocacy, and supports and coordinates national programs and activities. The corporate entity underpinning RSL Australia
1215-477: The RSL was at risk of losing its charity status as a result of the payment scandal and that the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission had written to the RSL "outlining its concerns that the league may not be meeting its obligations as a charity" and warning, as a worst case, that "the commission may use its powers to revoke the league's charity status if it finds evidence that the rules have been broken". The RSL acting national president, Robert Dick,
1260-470: The RSL's New South Wales Branch indicated RSL New South Wales councillors, including Mr White, may have broken the law by receiving a share in $ 1 million of consulting fees while holding a voluntary position in the veteran's group: "It is possible, but not certain, that in doing so they did not meet one or more of their duties and obligations, or contravened the law." Subsequently, calls were made for Mr White to step aside in order to rebuild public trust in
1305-557: The Royal District Nursing Service in Victoria, in 2016 it became RSL Care RDNS Limited, an Australian public company registered as a charity, trading as Bolton Clarke. With more than 28 retirement communities throughout Queensland and New South Wales and several others in development, it was one of Australia's largest providers of retirement living and aged care services. Operating under a co-operative structure, in 1946
1350-575: The area. It is a restricted access area requiring a dive permit. Commercial dive tours are available and can provide transport, equipment, guides and permits. A 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) walking track through the Maroochy River Conservation Park commences at Cottonwood Street (corner Coolibah Street, 26°37′05″S 153°05′50″E / 26.6180°S 153.0973°E / -26.6180; 153.0973 ( Walking track, Maroochy River Conservation Park ) . It passes through
1395-476: The commercial entities generally called RSL Clubs . Ownership and operation of RSL and Services clubs differ from state to state. For example, RSL NSW and its sub-branches do not own or operate any registered clubs, nor do they own or operate poker machines; however, RSL Victoria sub-branches do. On 4 October 2016, the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC News reported that RSL national president Rod White,
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1440-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1485-430: The hull. The ship sank in two minutes and ten seconds, coming to rest with the keel embedded a metre into the seabed and facing the ocean currents, and the uppermost part of the ship 3 metres (9.8 ft) below sea level. A 2009 study of the value of protected areas estimated that the wreck had contributed A$ 18 million to the Sunshine Coast economy. In July 2010, the Queensland Government was forced to step up patrols of
1530-515: The league's inception are as follows: The objects of the League remain relatively unchanged from its first incorporation. The League expresses its vision as: Together, our vision is to help Australia’s veterans and Defence families enjoy better opportunities in all aspects of their lives. The League's mission is: To provide on behalf of Australia’s Veterans and Defence families national advocacy, supportive and coordinated national programs and activities, more funding and optimised management of
1575-620: The licensed clubs, totalling more than a million, differs significantly from membership of the Returned and Services League (RSL). Membership of the League does not automatically confer rights of entry or membership to a licensed club but in some jurisdictions clubs extend honorary membership to serving members of the ADF . Licensed clubs operating under the RSL name usually have bar and dining facilities for their members and guests, and sometimes have extensive gambling areas. Each evening at 6.00 pm
1620-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
1665-520: The protection and promotion of the ideals of the ANZAC spirit and heritage. The venues were established to provide hospitality for war veterans and a place for comradeship. Often they were located on land granted by the state government. Over time these commercial entities, known generally as RSL Clubs (but also called Ex-Services, Memorial, Legion or other similar names) generated profits and often donated to local community services. The membership base of
1710-460: The purity of motive and the rendering of service without personal gain. The blue is a symbol of willingness to render service to a comrade anywhere under the sky. Each state and territory has a branch of the League, with similar hierarchical structures. Within each branch is a series of districts and sub-branches that serve the interests of members in a particular geographic area. The naming of these branches and sub-branches can be confused with
1755-546: The suburb and is protected as part of the Maroochy River Conservation Park. The island is known as Old Woman Island, and is associated with an Aboriginal legend of two women who stranded on the island who gathered the Midyam berries as food. The name Mudjimba is derived from the Kabi language word midyim/mudjim for a local plant, the Midyam ( Austromyrtus tenuifolia ) bush, which has sweet white berries with green spots. The Kabi legend
1800-589: The suburb, one in the north-east beside the beach and the one along Najoor Road in the west of the suburb. The southern part of the suburb is a protected area within the Maroochy River Conservation Park . There are various small areas of marshland throughout the suburb. Mudjimba Island sits about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off the coast. ( 26°36′53″S 153°06′53″E / 26.6147°S 153.1147°E / -26.6147; 153.1147 ( Mudjimba Island ) ). The island forms part of
1845-522: The wreck site because people were illegally using the dive exclusion zone as a fishing site. As part of celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the ship's scuttling, 92.7 MIX FM conducted the world's first live underwater radio broadcast from the wreck on 31 July 2015. In the 2016 census , Mudjimba had a population of 2,540 people. In the 2021 census , Mudjimba had a population of 2,664 people. There are no schools in Mudjimba. The nearest primary school
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1890-710: Was expelled from the organisation for being a communist. In 1940, the name of the League changed to the Returned Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA). It changed in 1965 to the Returned Services League of Australia (RSL) and in 1990 to the Returned & Services League of Australia. Before that time, those who defended Darwin from Japanese bombing in World War II were not eligible to join, as they had never left Australia and thus could not be "returned." National presidents since
1935-615: Was politically conservative , Anglophilic , and monarchist . In the 1970s and 1980s, many defence force personnel, including veterans of the Vietnam War , found the RSL – whose members had predominantly served in the Second World War – generally unwelcoming and disdaining of their service. Since the turn of the century, with the number of Second World War veterans in the RSL dwindling, Vietnam veterans and their contemporaries, along with ex-servicemen's wives, have become mainstays of
1980-563: Was subsequently reported as saying the league would be working with "regulatory bodies to deliver an appropriate corporate governance structure to ensure there is no maladministration in the NSW Branch. We are determined to expose any wrongdoing". In March 2017, Mr White resigned as President of the RSL; he had held the position for eight months. Licensed clubs were formed as commercial activities to initially provide services by sub-branches to their members, including providing an environment for
2025-545: Was to lobby for better benefits, treatment and welfare of veterans and serving members of the Defence Force and to preserve the health, wellbeing and security of Australia and the Australian way of life. Before then, state Returned Service Associations had lobbied for better conditions for returned service people in their respective states. The League soon became, and remains, the nation’s largest ex-service organisation. During
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