Woombye

Woombye is a town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Woombye is a town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Woombye had a population of 3,246 people.

The town has its roots in a settlement first known as Middle Camp, and later Cobb's Camp. It was established in 1868 as a staging depot and hotel for Cobb & Co stagecoaches at the halfway point on the road between Brisbane and Gympie, after the discovery of gold at Gympie.Cobbs Camp Provisional School opened on 17 August 1885.The town was renamed as Woombye in the 1880s. The name Woombye comes from the Kabi word wambai meaning black myrtle tree, which was used for handles for axes. The school was renamed Woombye State School in 1892.In 1891 the North Coast railway from Landsborough to Yandina was opened, and it became a rail centre until 1914.

The Woombye War Memorial was unveiled on 18 June 1925 by the Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan.The Woombye branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association had formed before 1930.In 1977, a preschool was added to Woombye State School.On 5 February 1979 the Christian Outreach College (Sunshine Coast) was established by the Nambour Christian Outreach Centre on a 26-acre (11 ha) pineapple farm. The church and school were later renamed Suncoast Church and Suncoast Christian College respectively. In 2004, an adjoining 16-acre (6.5 ha) pineapple farm was purchased to expand the school.On 29 January 1980, Nambour Christian College was established with 36 students by the families of the New Life Assembly of God Nambour church. The name was changed to Nambour Christian College in 1992.In the 2006 census, Woombye had a population of 2,094.