Woombye WCBA & Friends

Woombye WCBA & Friends Woombye is located on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, approximately 100 km north of the Brisbane. Interested in learning more about our history?

The Woombye Community & Business Association invites you to join them in building and maintaining the community and preserving the heritage of the area that you have chosen to live in. Woombye played a pivotal part in the earlier development of what would eventually be known as the Sunshine Coast. It was here in November 1868 following discovery of gold in Gympie that Cobb & Co established an ove

rnight stop for their passengers. Visit https://www.woombye.com.au/ and look for our heritage project 'Woombye - our place our story'

Woombye has a population of 3,246, as measured in the 2016 census. The name is derived from words from the local Aboriginal wumbai. A small tree the early settlers referred to as black myrtle, it's pliable wood was used for axe handles The black myrtle (a type or lillypilly grew profusely along Paynters Creek.

23/08/2026
23/08/2026

 🎄 BIG WEEK AHEAD FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE FIELD! 🎄

We’ve got a busy couple of days coming up and would love to see you there! ❤️

🎟️ FRIDAY NIGHT – RAFFLES AT WOOMBYE PUB
Come along and try your luck at winning one of our fantastic meat trays from Nambour Heights Butchery! 🥩🥓
A great night out while supporting Christmas on the Field.

🌭 SATURDAY MORNING – BBQ IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH
Come down for some brekkie or a bite to eat!

🌭 Snag on bread
🥓 Bacon & egg burgers

We’ll also have some delicious homemade goodies available, including:
🍪 Home-baked biscuits
🍰 Slices
🥒 Pickles
🍅 Relishes
…and more!

Every raffle ticket, sausage, burger and homemade treat you buy helps us make Christmas on the Field a special day for our community. 🎅🎄❤️

Come along, say hello, grab something yummy and support a wonderful local cause.

We’d love to see you there! ❤️

Amongst a field of amazing finalists, in Marty Hunt MP member for Nicklin's Above & Beyond Awards, they couldn't have ch...
16/08/2026

Amongst a field of amazing finalists, in Marty Hunt MP member for Nicklin's Above & Beyond Awards, they couldn't have chosen a more deserving business than Wren Souvenirs & Promotional. We are honoured to have you as a member of WCBA.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

🏆 We’re incredibly honoured and excited to share that Wren Souvenirs and Promotional was named the winner of the Above and Beyond Award for Community-Minded Business of the Year! 🏆

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate us. To know that people and businesses in our community thought of us and put our name forward truly means so much. ❤️

We were also incredibly proud to be amongst such a wonderful group of local businesses as finalists. Congratulations to Allcast Plunge Pools, FIT KAT, Lawn espresso, Megan Manly - The Real Estate Mum, and Power Curve. We feel very fortunate to have shared the experience with you all – what an amazing group of businesses doing great things in our community! 👏

Giving back to the community has always been something we genuinely enjoy doing. We feel incredibly lucky to live and work in such a wonderful community, and whenever we can, we love being able to contribute, support local initiatives and give a little back. To be recognised for this as Community-Minded Business of the Year makes this award especially meaningful to us. ❤️

A special thank you to Marty Hunt MP, Member for Nicklin, for creating the Above and Beyond Awards and recognising the people and businesses in our local community who go the extra mile.

And a special mention to the wonderful Kim McCosker from 4 Ingredients, who co-hosted the evening. Her lovely, calm nature and wonderful sense of humour kept the crowd entertained, involved and smiling throughout the night!

And thank you to Nambour Chamber of Commerce, the wonderful sponsor of the Community-Minded Business of the Year category. We truly appreciate your support and recognition.

We don't often stop to celebrate the things we do, so receiving this award has been a lovely reminder that the little things, the extra effort and simply caring about the people we work with and the community around us can make a difference.

Thank you again to everyone who nominated us and supported us. We are absolutely thrilled and so very grateful! 🥰🏆

Dave & Ange, Grant & Julie
Wren Souvenirs and Promotional

16/08/2026

🏆 We’re incredibly honoured and excited to share that Wren Souvenirs and Promotional was named the winner of the Above and Beyond Award for Community-Minded Business of the Year! 🏆

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate us. To know that people and businesses in our community thought of us and put our name forward truly means so much. ❤️

We were also incredibly proud to be amongst such a wonderful group of local businesses as finalists. Congratulations to Allcast Plunge Pools, FIT KAT, Lawn espresso, Megan Manly - The Real Estate Mum, and Power Curve. We feel very fortunate to have shared the experience with you all – what an amazing group of businesses doing great things in our community! 👏

Giving back to the community has always been something we genuinely enjoy doing. We feel incredibly lucky to live and work in such a wonderful community, and whenever we can, we love being able to contribute, support local initiatives and give a little back. To be recognised for this as Community-Minded Business of the Year makes this award especially meaningful to us. ❤️

A special thank you to Marty Hunt MP, Member for Nicklin, for creating the Above and Beyond Awards and recognising the people and businesses in our local community who go the extra mile.

And a special mention to the wonderful Kim McCosker from 4 Ingredients, who co-hosted the evening. Her lovely, calm nature and wonderful sense of humour kept the crowd entertained, involved and smiling throughout the night!

And thank you to Nambour Chamber of Commerce, the wonderful sponsor of the Community-Minded Business of the Year category. We truly appreciate your support and recognition.

We don't often stop to celebrate the things we do, so receiving this award has been a lovely reminder that the little things, the extra effort and simply caring about the people we work with and the community around us can make a difference.

Thank you again to everyone who nominated us and supported us. We are absolutely thrilled and so very grateful! 🥰🏆

Dave & Ange, Grant & Julie
Wren Souvenirs and Promotional

14/08/2026
10/08/2026
10/08/2026
10/08/2026

🎓 BIG PLANS FOR 2027? THIS ONE’S FOR YOU.

Applications are officially OPEN for the 2027 Community Bank Woombye Secondary School & TAFE Scholarship Program!

We know education can open some pretty incredible doors - and sometimes a little extra support can make a very big difference.

Our scholarships are designed to support local students heading into Years 11 or 12, or eligible TAFE study, helping with expenses like textbooks, course costs, equipment, tutoring, accommodation and education-related travel.

Successful recipients can receive up to $1,000 per year for two years. 🙌

We’re looking for great local students who are keen to keep learning, work towards their goals and could use a little extra support along the way.

And parents or guardians - you can complete an application on behalf of a student too!

Applications close 11pm Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Know a young person with big plans for 2027? Tag them, send this their way or encourage them to apply.

For more information and to apply visit this link: https://communitybankwoombye.smartygrants.com.au/2027scholarships

Because backing local young people is a pretty great investment in our community’s future.

Address

1 Hill Street School Of Arts Hall
Woombye, QLD
4559

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