0 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁land ▁sale ▁in ▁Mar o och yd ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁allowed ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁be ▁opened ▁up , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Alex andra ▁Head land ▁and ▁M ool ool aba . ▁The ▁council ▁comm enced ▁supp lying ▁electric ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁hospital ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁With ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁major ▁development ▁in ▁South ▁East ▁Queensland ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Mar o och y ▁Airport ▁( now ▁Sun sh ine ▁Coast ▁Airport , ▁the ▁major ▁regional ▁facility ) ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁from ▁this ▁point ▁on wards . ▁ ▁F ires ▁were ▁a ▁persistent ▁problem ▁in ▁the ▁hinter land ▁region , ▁and ▁on ▁An z ac ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁fire ▁significantly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁Ch amb ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁moved ▁its ▁offices ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁in ▁B ury ▁Street , ▁N amb our , ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁facility ▁in ▁C iv ic ▁Square ▁remaining ▁as ▁a ▁civ ic ▁hall . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁a ▁fire ▁dam aged ▁this ▁beyond ▁repair — it ▁was ▁bul ld oz ed ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Cent en ary ▁Square ▁development . ▁ ▁On