[4] The area was named after the iron steamboat, the SS Dicky (226 gross tons), which ran aground during heavy seas on 12 February 1893.

[3][5] It was refloated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remained.

[7] In April 1963, the propeller was removed by the Landsborough Shire Council to use on a memorial cairn, accompanied by a plaque provided by the Queensland Women's Historical Association.

The opening ceremony was performed by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 24 November 1963.

[10][11] In 2014, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council decided that the deterioration of the Dicky wreck had created a hazard for swimmers due to sharp edges becoming revealed by shifting sand.