Download coordinates as: Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
In 1934 it was relocated closer to the town centre at 129 Memorial Drive (26°28′23″S 152°56′51″E / 26.4730°S 152.9474°E / -26.4730; 152.9474 (St Ita's Catholic Church (former))).
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd attended this church as a child (he became an Anglican later in life).
[13][14] In 1906, at the Land Office in Brisbane, the Queensland Government auctioned 13 town lots in Eumundi, each of which was approximately 2 acres (0.81 ha).
[15][16] Eumundi Butter Factory was built in 1907, becoming the largest milk collecting building on the Sunshine Coast.
The dairy mainly produced butter and cream until it was closed in 1953 when milk was moved to Brisbane for processing.
The external walls were double-dressed crows ash chamferboard, the ceiling was of pine, and the roof was iron.
[20][21] The Eumundi branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was established on 9 November 1927.
On 26 December 1929 their building was officially opened by Harry Walker, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cooroora.
[24] Eumundi was bisected by the Bruce Highway until a 2.4-kilometre (1.5 mi) bypass was completed in August 1976. between Eerwah Vale and Main Creek.
[25][26][27] On 24 March 1979, the first Eumundi Market was held at the CWA hall with 3 stalls, 8 visitors and $30 of sales.
The brewery was closed in the late 1990s, but was rebuilt on its original site in the Imperial Hotel in 2017.
The closure was due to declining attendance which was attributed to decreasing religious beliefs (in the 2016 census 43% of Eumundi residents said they had "no religion") and a preference of those with religious beliefs to attend larger services in other towns, such as the Hillsong Church in Noosa Heads.
[31][32] In 2020, the town's rugby union club fielded a senior team for the first time in about 100 years.
The town has a heritage walk that includes guided tours through an original railway station, historic buildings and old timber cottages.
[citation needed] Eumundi is located off the exit 224 section of the Bruce Highway in split interchange through the Eumundi-Noosa Road.