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Special Notice about Buderim's Web Site
The Buderim Web Site is Changing
Late last year, the owners of this site donated the entire content of the community side of things, to . . . the community!
This decision was made so the new community geographic domain www.buderim.qld.au could belong to an important, not-for-profit community organisation.
We handed it to the Buderim War Memorial Community Association as the chief organisation, for the interests of the Buderim Community Spirit.
Our site will now become more news and business focussed, but still 100% Buderim. We thank you for making this the number one Buderim Web Site and are proud to be associated with the real Buderim Spirit of Community, now celebrating 150 years.
Complementing the Community site, we will continue to serve the people of Buderim and all those interested in this great little corner of the universe, as your all-time greatest web source, of all things Buderim.
So standby for a whole new site, with great new opportunity to businesses and residents alike!
What's Cool
What's Cool on Buderim's Community Site
Buderim Maps - Discover the places to see, places to get married, places to eat and more!
New to Buderim? Discover the businesses and inside info on our town.
Like to play games? We have some rippers here! There are crosswords to play online, the famous line rider game and some other stuff just for fun. Find them all when you roll over the "games" menu button.
Take a virtual drive to Buderim using this fun map!
Get some hints and tips on the internet and computers, check the Buderim Web Wiz section
How to use this site
How to use Buderim's Website
This is The Buderim website, and just like the region, it is jam-packed with great things to see and do! At first it may seem a little over whelming, here are a few clues.
Use the menu at the left to locate different sections, hover over the buttons with a white triangle to make a submenu pop out.
We use a lot of the Google map technology on the site to show you locations and give you directions. You will need to use at least a broadband connection to use them.
Finally, there is an excellent Search Facilty at the top right corner of your screen!
If you have any suggestions on the site or want to comment about our town . . . please drop us a line on email
Buderim Mountain is a fast growing centre, with some of the most desirable real estate on the magnificent, Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia.
Right here on the Official Buderim Web Site, you will discover everything from the Buderim Village "on top", to the expansive community which grows around the forested slopes of Buderim Mountain, where over 35,000 people now call home.
Buderim is placed on and around a volcanic plateau, barely 600ft above the Pacific Ocean. There is a green ambience characterised by leafy streets, lined with poinciana trees and flowering shrubs. Major features are the Buderim Forest Waterfall Walk and Foote Sanctuary.
Those fortunate enough to live here, enjoy sweeping views of one of Queensland's major tourism centres and a mild climate all year round. The centre of Buderim is central to whole of the Sunshine Coast, little more than 10 minutes from famous beaches such as Mooloolaba, Maroochydore and Alexandra Headlands.
The elevation catches the cool sea-breeze making the top cooler than the shore by as much as 5 degrees! The beautiful tree-lined escarpment and close proximity to the ocean, gives Buderim the best of both beach and hinterland environments.
According to a report on the ABC on February 1st 2006, Queensland has four towns in the top ten destinations for the "Sea Change" phenomenon and Buderim is one of those! If you visit, you will know why this is no surprise to the locals.
Buderim: What's in a name?
How did this town end up with a name like "Buderim"?
There are a couple of versions of the story, here is one sent to us by a long term resident . . .
Budderum (or Badderam) was the native Kabi Kabi word for the coastal bottlebrush, banksia collina, sometimes called honeysuckle, which grows on the open sandycountry near the sea. It is likely that a white person enquiring the name of the high country to be seen from the beach was given the name of the coastal 
bottlebrush instead.
The Indigenous people did not have a written language and so the spelling of their word may vary between sources, the plateau's name was written down as Buderim Mountain. The coastal bottlebrush did not grow in the rainforested slopes, but it was known as Buderim from the time of the first white settlement of the area by timbergetters.
Where's the Ginger?
The last 100 years has seen Buderim transformed from a timber-getter's resource, to farmland and for a time the centre of the largest Ginger Factory in the 
southern hemisphere. This is the main source of Buderim's fame.
People often contact us to ask where is the Ginger Factory?
Well . . . it relocated about 20 minutes down the road to Yandina, over 20 years ago! The factory now is home to a major theme park and tourist attraction. If you come to the Coast you will find lots of signs and info to get you there. But don't forget to visit Buderim, the place where it all began.
Discover the real Buderim
The Ginger Factory has moved on, the orchards made way for neighbourhoods, yet the spirit of community remains in this thriving, 
modern centre. From the small hub or "village" as it is affectionately known, the town has grown across the plateau and indeed down the escarpment. There are many places not even "on" Buderim which carry the name.
We can be accurately described as the Buderim Mountain Community.
On the subject of community if you are moving here or are a resident, you should discover the BWMCA. This remarkable organisation is a large part of what makes Buderim a great place to live.
Find your way around Buderim
Where are the schools?
Is there a Uniting Church in Buderim?
Where should the relo's stay when they visit?
Where can you take a friend for a romantic getaway?
Find it all and more right here on Buderim's own web site.
Our resources will show what's going on and where it's at in Buderim, see all of the sights before visiting them in person!
Enjoy Buderim: a great place to visit and a beautiful place to call home.
A big thank you
. . . to everyone that has contacted us over the years with suggestions or comments, we really appreciate you and your input!
Buderim's site was recently featured in a segment on Channel Seven's The great South East program about Buderim.
Want to know something about Buderim?
Feel free to contact us and we will do our best to help!
info@buderim.com
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