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
Abbey Museum takes camping to the next level
How do you choose to camp? Do you enjoy a 21st century experience or would you prefer to take yourself back 600 years?
New club to open on historic site
A new community club, Sports Central Caboolture, will open next month, replacing the historic Caboolture RSL which is to close on September 13.
Caboolture needs Meals on Wheels volunteers
Caboolture Meals on Wheels is looking for more volunteers to help prepare and deliver meals for clients.
Tower-ing changes to our region’s skyline
The historic King Street Water Tower in Caboolture has joined the region’s growing gallery of public artwork through Unitywater’s Community Artwork Program.
Reality check for welding students
School students have been given hands-on welding experience using the latest 3D reality welding simulators at TAFE Queensland’s Caboolture campus.
Students dig deep to help residents
Students at St Columban’s College have helped replace a treasured part of the Bolton Clarke Fernhill aged care community in Caboolture – a mango tree.
Turning screws on rego plate theft
Police in the Moreton District will be offering motorists free anti-theft number plate screws tomorrow, August 7, at the end of a week which has seen a rise in rego crime.
The eyes have it
Looking at one of Jennifere Thompson’s photographs, you can’t help be drawn to the eyes staring back at you.
Step back in time at village of yesteryear
If you’re keen for a day out or want to learn more about local history, head to Caboolture Historical Village which has now reopened to visitors.
Free Sizzler cheese toast for a cause
If you’re a fan of Sizzler’s cheese toast, you can’t miss this event at Caboolture! It’s your chance to indulge and raise money for a good cause at the same time.
