County of March


The County of March is a county in Queensland, Australia. The county consists of the Noosa area, plus the eastern parts of the Gympie and Fraser Coast regions.

History

March was first created by an Order in Council by the Governor of New South Wales on 30 December 1848. It was named by the Surveyor-General in honour of a medical practitioner based in the area. The county was described in the following terms:
On 7 March 1901, the Governor of Queensland proclaimed new boundaries under the Land Act 1897, which were described as follows:

Parishes

March is divided into parishes, as listed below:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
BidwillFraser Coast
BinghamFraser Coast
ComoNoosa
ConondaleSunshine Coast
CooloolaGympieRainbow Beach
CowraFraser CoastTinnanbar
CurraGympieCurra
DaymanFraser Coast
ElliottFraser Coast
GoomboorianGympie
GundiahFraser CoastBauple
GutchyGympieTheebine
GympieGympieGympie
KenilworthSunshine CoastKenilworth
LagunaNoosa
MalenySunshine CoastMaleny
MaryboroughFraser CoastMaryborough
NeerdieGympie
NoosaNoosaTewantin, Boreen Point
PoonaFraser CoastBoonooroo
South HeadFraser Coast
TagiganGympie
TahitiFraser Coast
TewantinNoosaCooroy
TiaroFraser CoastTiaro
TinanaFraser CoastTinana
ToolaraGympieTin Can Bay
TravestonGympieTraveston
TuchekoiGympiePomona
UlirrahGympie
UranganFraser CoastHervey Bay South
VernonFraser CoastHervey Bay North
WalliebumFraser CoastAldershot
WeybaNoosaNoosaville, Peregian Beach
WomalahGympie
WoondumGympieCooran, Kin Kin
YoungFraser Coast