Gold Coast North
Eagleby
Community Renewal in Eagleby
Community Renewal began in Eagleby in December 1998. Eagleby joined the renewal area of Beenleigh to form the Gold Coast North renewal zone. Renewal activities will occur across the Gold Coast North zone until 30 June 2009.
Achievements
Some of the many Community Renewal projects delivered in Eagleby include:
- Construction of the Eagleby Youth Space, which provides recreation opportunities and information about a range of youth-related services. The area’s young people contributed to the design of the centre and help with its ongoing operation.
- Establishing two computer homework centres at local primary schools and an internet centre in the Eagleby Shopping Centre, which give students and their families opportunities that were previously unavailable to many.
- Providing training programs – both accredited and non-accredited – for people with a disability, their carers and the wider community, helping to enhance education and employment opportunities for residents.
What’s happening now
The Queensland Government extended Community Renewal in Eagleby for a further five years from 1 July 2004. Residents, government, community and business are working together to develop a Renewal Zone Plan, which will be a blueprint for Community Renewal activities in the Gold Coast North zone.
Get involved
Participation is the key to Community Renewal’s success. Residents can participate in Community Renewal by contacting their local Community Renewal office. Alternatively, email us at 
communityrenewal@housing.qld.gov.au.
About Eagleby
According to local Indigenous folklore, Eagleby was named when an early European settler noticed an eagle’s nest at the intersection of the Albert and Logan Rivers. The settler asked an elderly Aboriginal man what his people called the bird and he replied ‘Eagle be Motchya’. The name was later shortened to Eagleby. Eagleby is located approximately 13km inland from Moreton Bay at the northern most point of the Gold Coast shire.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census figures show the Eagleby renewal area has a population of 7,692 with 2,176 families. Over one quarter (26.7 percent) are aged under 15 and 25.5 percent were born overseas. About 6.4 percent speak languages other than English and the Indigenous population is 4.5 percent.
For more information
Contact us at the Gold Coast office for more information.
Last updated 14 September 2005
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