Yandina, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Yandina
state = qld
city = Sunshine Coast


caption =
propval = $328,750 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?searchTerm=Yandina&mode=research domain.com.au] , accessed 25 August 2007]
pop = 3859 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?searchTerm=Yandina&mode=research domain.com.au] , accessed 25 August 2007]
poprank =
density =
postcode = 4561
est = 1871 [ [http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page71.html South East Queensland - Place Names] 25 August 2007]
area =
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst =
utc-dst =
lga = Sunshine Coast
stategov = Nicklin
fedgov = Fairfax
dist1 = 112
location1 = Brisbane
near-nw = Bridges
near-n = Bridges
near-ne = Ninderry
near-e = Maroochy River
near-w = Cooloolabin
near-se = Maroochy River
near-s = Kulangoor
near-sw = Kiamba

Yandina is a Sunshine Coast hinterland town on the Bruce Highway. Its name comes from 'yan', meaning "to go", and 'dinna', meaning "feet". [ [http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page71.html South East Queensland - Place Names] 16 December 2006] [ [http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=Fact_File Maroochy Council - Place Name Origins] 16 December 2006] Its current claim to fame is in being a ginger town. It is the home to the Buderim Ginger Factory.

Yandina has a population of around 8000 people and boasts the record of being the first town in what is now one of Australia's most prominent travel destinations, the Sunshine Coast. It was originally planned to be the centre of the shire but as the local sugar mill was built in Nambour, more and more people who worked there moved closer.

Yandina Station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line has passenger train services to Brisbane.

Peter Carey describes the Yandina of 1972 in his novel His Illegal Self.

The Buderim Ginger Factory

The Buderim Ginger Factory is a tourist attraction and working ginger factory. [ [http://www.buderimginger.com/GingerFactory Buderim Ginger Factory Official Website] ] There are rides, tours of the factory, and shops, restaurants and other exhibits for visitors to enjoy. The Buderim Ginger Factory is operated by Buderim Ginger Limited that was listed as a public company in December 1988. The company manufacturers confectionery ginger products (sugar based) that are marketed in Australia and exported to a number of international markets including UK, USA, Canada and various European countries. The company also operates a similar factory in Suva, Fiji.

The ginger factory was originally located at Buderim, before moving operations to Yandina in 1978.

ee also

*Coolum Beach
*Eumundi
*Buderim

References

External links

* [http://www.yandinass.eq.edu.au/ Yandina State School]
* [http://yandina.com.au/ Info-Portal website about Yandina, Nambour & Woombye]
* [http://www.buderim.com/ Buderim Web Site]