Caboolture
About Caboolture
Located on the north side of the Caboolture River which separates the town from neighbouring suburb Morayfield, Caboolture is an urban centre, considered to be the northernmost urban area of the greater Brisbane region.
Neighbouring suburbs to Caboolture include Beachmere, Bellmere, Caboolture South, Elimbah, Moodlu, Morayfield, Ningi, Toorbul and Wamuran.
Caboolture has been experiencing rapid growth over recent years, with several thousand residents moving to the Caboolture region every year.
Facilities in Caboolture
In and around Caboolture you will find an abundance of sports grounds and clubs, schools, parks and playgrounds and retail precincts that all help to bring the community together.
Located in the heart of Caboolture you will find a thriving community meeting place, The Caboolture Hub. This modern, award winning facility is comprised of the Learning and Business Centre, Caboolture Library and Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, designed to offer the people of Caboolture a centre for local culture, art, history and education.
Major Events in Caboolture
Over thirty-thousand people travel to Caboolture annually for the Abbey Medieval Festival, held every July. A unique event that enables visitors to co-create their own medieval experience in a highly engaging and immersive event that is proudly the most authentic in the southern hemisphere.
Other major annual events include Farm Fantastic, Caboolture Festival held every August, Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC) Horse and Home show and the Caboolture Show.
Things to see and do in Caboolture
- Caboolture Hub
- Caboolture Historical Village
- Caboolture Country Markets (Every Sunday)
- Centenary Lakes
- Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC)
- Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Caboolture Warplane Museum
History of Caboolture
The Caboolture area is the traditional home of the Kabi Aboriginal people. The name “Caboolture” is derived from the Kabi words meaning “Place of the carpet snake”.
In 1842, the Caboolture area was colonised by Europeans when the land around Moreton Bay was opened up to the free settlers. By 1867, a tiny settlement was established in Caboolture as a supply centre for settlers in the area and to service the needs of the miners travelling to Gympie to the goldfields. In 1879, the shire was constituted and in 1888 the railway line to Brisbane was opened.
New specialists at Cancer Care clinic
Cancer Care Moreton Bay is expanding its Caboolture clinic with new breast cancer and lymphoedema specialists, giving local patients greater access to integrated cancer care closer to home.
Meet Moreton Bay's boomburbs
Moreton Bay’s population boom is transforming the corridor from Caboolture to Narangba, with major new communities, thousands of homes and strong property sales reshaping one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions.
Record smashed by loud shirts
Caboolture Sports Club’s 19th Annual Charity Golf Day raised a record $39,368 for Caboolture Rotary, supporting youth wellbeing, homelessness and domestic and family violence initiatives.
On song for project finale
Caboolture Community Choir will host a free concert in Morayfield on September 26, showcasing its 10-week Singing for Wellbeing Project with 20 singers, live music and audience participation.
Sarah’s taking herbs on tour
Basilea Living Herbs brings its “Taste, Grow & Elevate” workshops to Moreton Bay cafes, teaching locals how to grow and use sun-hardy culinary herbs and edible flowers sustainably.
Big guns ride into Caboolture
The PBR Australia Monster Energy Tour heads to Caboolture, bringing Australia’s top bull riders and rising junior talent to QSEC for a huge night of bull riding action.
The Latest
$8m plan to improve major river
Work is planned at nine sites in Kabi Kabi Country along the Caboolture River, to increase biodiversity and fish habitat while stabilising 2.4kms of eroding riverbank.
Medal battle in Dolphins-Broncos blockbuster
The man-of-the-match in tonight’s Dolphins-Broncos NRL blockbuster will have a memento to treasure forever when they are awarded the first Battle Medal.
Fleet locked in for big race
A fleet of 47 offshore racing yachts will be part of history next month when they line-up in the coastal waters off Redcliffe.
Medical centre plan for Kallangur
Proposals for a new two-storey health care centre in Kallangur have been submitted to Moreton Bay Regional Council.
National glory for Tyriani and Nate
Tyriani and Nate Wood turned the Sub Junior section of the Speedway Karting Association of Australasia (SKAA) national titles into a family affair.
New plan for historic building
Plans have been submitted to incorporate part of an historic Redcliffe building in a new water-front development.
Grace medal haul at Senior Mets
Grace swimmers returned to Rothwell with eight medals - and pictures with a superstar - from the weekend’s Brisbane Senior Metropolitan Championships at the Sleeman Centre.
Bushfire season's warming up
The bushfire season is changing and firefighters are responding – so must residents. See tips for your home and new fire danger ratings.
Harley handed new role at Dolphins
Harley Connolly, who led elite swimming programs at Lawnton and Burpengary, has been named one of two head coaches for the Australian Dolphins Paralympic team.
"Transport solutions" must come first
New plans for the first stages of Caboolture West have been welcomed by Mayor Peter Flannery but he says “transport solutions” and funding must come first.
