Horton Park
The original owner of the land was Robert Earnest Horton. Robert moved to Maroochydore in the early 1920's. He was a very generous man always helping out where he could in charity related things for the community. One of those gestures was donating his land, today known as Horton Park, for the use of the Maroochydore community. Always a community-minded man, Robert donated the land in 1929 for the use of golf and other recreation. After his death in 1934, his donation went on to fulfil the lives of many keen golfers in the Maroochydore region. The Horton Golf Club was established in 1950. A shed and an outhouse was erected in 1952. Today, the Horton Golf Club members have moved to the Maroochy River Golf Club in Bli Bli. Robert's generosity and community involvement is remembered with Horton Park and the street running parallel to the Sunshine Plaza, Horton Parade, named in his honour.