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'''Maroubra''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|r|uː|b|r|ə}} {{respell|mə|ROO|brə}}) is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east | title=Sydney East }}</ref> of Sydney, in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia. It is 10 kilometres south-east of the [[Sydney central business district]] in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Randwick]].

Maroubra is the largest suburb within [[City of Randwick|Randwick City Council]] by both area and population;.<ref name="randwick"/> [[Maroubra Junction, New South Wales|Maroubra Junction]] is a locality in the centre of the suburb.

Maroubra is a local [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] word meaning ''place of thunder''. In 1861, the first British house was built in the area by Humphrey McKeon.,<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13515815 Deaths: McKeon, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', (Saturday, 29 July 1882), p.1.]</ref> after whom McKeon Street was named.<ref>[https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-us/history/historic-places/historic-street-and-place-names/street-names-m-r Historic Street Names: M-R, ''Randwick City Council''.]</ref><ref>Keep, Georgina (2023/2024),"[https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/387464/23260__SCENE-Summer-2023_Web.pdf Shipwrecks to Marauders]", ''Randwick Scene'', (Summer 2023/2024), pp.16-17.</ref> A number of other settlers arrived on the land in the 1870s to work on the wool scouring works located at the northern end of the bay.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 164.</ref>

In recent times, on various occasions, due to large swells and sweeping currents, large amounts of sand had moved off the sea floor and had exposed extensive portions of the ''Hereward'' which were once thought to be destroyed and lost forever. In March 2013 after large seas, extensive portions of the ship's metal hull, along with mast and engine pieces were exposed to a greater extent than they ever had been before.<ref>[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/maritimeheritageapp/ViewSiteDetail.aspx?siteid=1284 Maritime Heritage Sites: Hereward, ''Office of Environment & Heritage, New South Wales''.]</ref><ref>[http://www.asha.org.au/pdf/newsletters/ASHANewsletter43-2_2013.pdf ''Hereward'' Cannon, ''Newsletter of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology'', Vol.43, No.2, (June 2013), pp.16-18.]</ref><ref>[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/maroubra-shipwreck-cannon-recovered Maroubra Shipwreck Cannon Recovered, ''Office of Environment & Heritage, New South Wales'', 27 March 2013.]</ref><ref>[http://www.maroubraseals.com.au/files/Seals_Sayings_Web_26_2_15.pdf Hereward Cannon, ''Seals Sayings'', ''Maroubra Seals Sports & Community Club'', No.2330, Thursday, 26 February 2015.]</ref><ref>[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:PGJz5er3VbAJ:https://www.facebook.com/maroubrasealsclub/posts/1370621739715103+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&client=firefox-b Hereward Cannon: Handover Ceremony, ''Maroubra Seals Sports & Community Club'', 7 December 2017.]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/hereward-shipwreck-cannon-brings-amazing-history-back-home-to-maroubra/news-story/b887cd6a9e59c4b5bf7e268b08bc5658 Hereward shipwreck cannon brings amazing history back home to Maroubra, ''The Southern Courier'', Tuesday, 19 December 2017.]</ref>

[[Maroubra Junction, New South Wales|Maroubra Junction]] is one of the main shopping areas in the district and is home to [[Pacific Square]] shopping centre (built on the area once known as Stockland Mall, Maroubra). [[Pacific Square]] shopping centre has an outdoor eating area on Anzac Parade, [[Coles (supermarkets)|Coles]] and [[Aldi]] supermarkets, Glamabags, many specialty shops as well as being home to the area's [[Australia Post]] outlet.<ref>[http://www.pacificsquare.com.au/ Pacific Square Webpage]</ref> Commercial developments are also found along Anzac Parade, Maroubra Road and surrounding streets, including Dudley's Emporium which was the first shopping centre in Maroubra Junction built in 1912 and has been recently redeveloped.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

There are also a handful of shopping districts besides Maroubra Junction including the areas surrounding Maroubra Beach. McKeon Street and Marine Parade are home to multiple cafes and restaurants, and other retail facilities such as surf shops, yoga schools, a chemist and newsagent, the [http://www.maroubraseals.com.au Maroubra Seals Club] and The Bay Hotel.

* ''Trade Winds'' (1984–2002) – Maroubra Junction on Maroubra Road. 2002 saw the former [[Flag Inns]] hotel converted into apartments. It was one of the many hotels that catered to the visiting Maroubra crowd on a global scale during the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000 Olympic Games]], being one of the major accommodation hotels in the Sydney region at the turn of the century. The Trade Winds Brasserie is all that is left of the old hotel.

The former Maroubra tram line opened from [[Anzac Parade, Sydney|Anzac Parade]] to Maroubra Bay in 1921. The line branched off the main line to La Perouse at the intersection of [[Anzac Parade, Sydney|Anzac Parade]] and Maroubra Road, travelling east along Maroubra Road, Cooper Street, French Street and Mons Avenue before terminating in a balloon loop in Marine Parade at Maroubra Bay Beach. The line was double track throughout, and passed through several tram reservations on its descent down to the beach. Direct services operated from [[Circular Quay]] and [[Railway Square]]. The line closed in 1961. The current route of bus [[300 series bus routes, Sydney|397]] now covers this route.

Due to the age of the suburb there are 34 sites formally recognizedrecognised by the [[Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales)|NSW Office of Environment and Heritage]] as providing a "sense of continuity and belonging to the place where we live".<ref name="NSW Office of Environment and Heritage: Heritage Branch - About Us">{{cite web|title=Heritage Branch – About Us|url=http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/01_index.htm|publisher=NSW Office of Environment and Heritage|access-date=4 February 2012|archive-date=4 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904174110/http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/01_index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> None of these sites, however, have been protected under Section 136 of the NSW Heritage Act.<ref name="NSW Office of Environment and Heritage: Heritage Listings - Heritage Databases">{{cite web|title=Heritage Listings – Heritage Databases|url=http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04.cfm|publisher=NSW Office of Environment and Heritage|access-date=4 February 2012|archive-date=5 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505063358/http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Maroubra is also within the reporting and circulation boundaries of [http://thebeast.com.au/ ''The Beast''], a monthly magazine for the beaches and bays of Sydney's east. It covers local news, sport and the arts and each month. It features a different local celebrity on the cover.

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area. One of them is the well known [[NRL]] club named the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], [[Sydney Roosters]], and [[Maroubra Lions]] some other teams are [[Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club]], [[South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club]], [[Maroubra Bodyboard Club]] and [[Maroubra Surf Riders Club]].

==Notable residentspeople==

* [[JaiDakota Abberton]], surfer with ''[[Bra Boys]]''

* [[KobyJai Abberton]], surfer with ''[[Bra Boys]]''

* [[Reni Maitua]], NRLrugby formerleague player<ref>{{cite news |author=Josh Massoud |agency= |title=Reni Maitua has revealed how he hit rock bottom and attempted to take his own life |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/reni-maitua-has-revealed-how-he-hit-rock-bottom-and-attempted-to-take-his-own-life/news-story/1c4068cf09570e0f574e8fb81a8e6fcf |quote= |newspaper=[[Fox Sports Australia]] |date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-02-09 }}</ref>

* [[John Sutton (rugby league)|John Sutton]], NRLrugby league player for the ''[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]''