18-530: Download coordinates as: Pelican Waters is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people. Pelican Waters is located within the Caloundra urban centre 7.7 kilometres (5 mi) by road southwest of Caloundra CBD . Pelican Waters is bounded to the north and north-west loosely by unnamed creeks, to
36-580: 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
54-652: A standing committee of ANZLIC in 2002. ICSM was established by the Prime Minister, State Premiers, and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory in 1988. Since that time the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand have joined ICSM. The Australian Defence forces are also represented on ICSM. Members are senior representatives of surveying and mapping agencies. Prior to 1988 a similar body,
72-443: Is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Pelican Waters Boulevard ( 26°49′26″S 153°06′14″E / 26.8240°S 153.1039°E / -26.8240; 153.1039 ( Caloundra City Private School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 281 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in
90-481: 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. Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping ANZLIC , or The Spatial Information Council , is the peak intergovernmental organisation providing leadership in
108-987: 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
126-549: The National Mapping Council (NMC), had coordinated cooperative Commonwealth, State and Northern Territory mapping programs since 1945. Although the NMC had been an effective forum, the changing operational environment of the late 1980s led to the cessation of the NMC and the formation of ICSM to cover both surveying and mapping issues, as they related to Government activities, to ensure continued cooperation in these activities on
144-799: The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and sacked from government. ANZLIC, under Watkins, was the driver of the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda. Elizabeth O'Keeffe , Victoria ANZLIC delegate (Land Victoria), represented ANZLIC on the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda Steering Group. Warren Entsch , then Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, officially welcomed
162-552: The Opposition claimed O’Keeffe had been sacked. Her Minister, Sherryl Garbutt denied that O'Keeffe had been sacked. The same day, O’Keeffe issued an internal memo, copied to all DNRE staff, dismissing the Opposition claims and advising she had instructed her lawyers to seek an unconditional retraction and apology from the Opposition and media. Also, she advised she would take legal action on any further claims. The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping ( ICSM ), became
180-545: The Spatial Information Council. Warwick Watkins was the longest serving Chairman of ANZLIC, 2000–2011, until he was dismissed from the NSW Public Service. ANZLIC chair appointments are typically only for two years, but Watkins held the chair for more than eleven. Drew Clarke immediately replaced Watkins as Chair of ANZLIC and remained as Chair until mid 2015. Watkins was found guilty of corruption by
198-605: The collection, management and use of spatial information in Australia and New Zealand. It supports the establishment of a Spatial Data Infrastructure in the region and has published geospatial metadata standards. ANZLIC started in 1986 as the Australian Land Information Council ( ALIC ) and it became the Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council ( ANZLIC ) in 1991. ANZLIC, now refers to itself as
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#1733085549167216-499: The construction of a canal estate from the wetlands of the Bell Creek estuary to create Pelican Waters. The suburb named and bounded on 8 December 1995. The name Pelican Waters was proposed by the land developer. Caloundra City School opened on 27 January 2005. In the 2016 census , Pelican Waters had a population of 6,277 people. In the 2021 census , Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people. Caloundra City Private School
234-600: The establishment of a steering group to drive the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda in November 2000. The Action Agenda was released in September 2001. O’Keeffe, herself, was reportedly removed from her Land Victoria role, and consequentially as Victorian representative to ANZLIC, arising from an investigation into attempt fraud of a government trust fund. On 12 July 2002, the prominent Melbourne newspaper, The Age , reported that O’Keeffe had resigned and further reported that
252-438: 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
270-458: 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,
288-410: The slogan "Pelican Waters a magic place to live". In 1881 explorer William Landsborough acquired land in the area now Pelican Waters and Golden Beach , calling his property Loch Lamerough . He died at this property in 1886. In 1946, 2,372 acres (960 ha) of Landsborough's property was sold to cover unpaid rates. It was purchased by real estate agent Roy Henzell. In 1989 Henzell's agency commences
306-490: The south-west by Bells Creek (North Branch), and to the south by Bells Creek ( 26°51′12″S 153°05′36″E / 26.8533°S 153.0934°E / -26.8533; 153.0934 ( Bells Creek ) ). The northern and eastern parts of the suburb are predominantly canal estates ( 26°49′18″S 153°06′29″E / 26.8216°S 153.1080°E / -26.8216; 153.1080 ( Canal estate ) ). The Pelican Waters land selling agency has
324-642: The suburb. The nearest government primary school is Golden Beach State School at Golden Beach . The nearest government secondary school is Caloundra State High School in Caloundra. The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Shopping Village ( 26°50′01″S 153°06′31″E / 26.8336°S 153.1086°E / -26.8336; 153.1086 ( Pelican Waters Shopping Village ) ). Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
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