Eudlo, Queensland


Eudlo is a small hinterland town and locality on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the, Eudlo had a population of 1117 people.

Geography

Eudlo Creek rises in the south west of Eudlo. Also in the areas is Mossy Bank Mountain, a summit along an easterly protruding spur of the Blackall Range.

History

The name of Eudlo originated from the local Aboriginal term for the fresh water eel.
Cattlemen and timbergetters came to the area from the 1860s, but land was not made available for agricultural selection until the 1880s. The first selector was James Steele in 1887.
In 1891, the section of the North Coast railway line from Landsborough to Yandina was opened. It brought closer settlement to the whole district, and facilitated the transport of passengers, timber, fruit and produce.
Eudlo Post Office opened on 1 March 1891.
A sawmill was built at Eudlo and large quantities of timber from the Blackall Range, and surrounding forests, were either treated at the mill or railed to other centres. The timber industry was the means of livelihood for the early settlers.
Eudlo State School was opened on 6 September 1897.
At the Eudlo recorded a population of 1,128.

Education

Eudlo State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at Cnr Highlands Road & Rosebed Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 10 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Community Hall at Rosebed Street.