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Mareeba
Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ''meeting of the waters''. Geography The town is above sea level on the confluence of the Barron River, Granite Creek and Emerald Creek. The town's main street is the Mulligan Highway which branches off from the Kennedy Highway when coming in from Cairns (63.3 km; 40 miles) away passing localities such as Speewah, Kuranda and Barron Gorge. The Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north ( Biboohra), passes through the town, and exits to the west ( Chewko). The locality is served by the following railway stations (from north to south): * Floreat railway station, now abandoned () * Mareeba railway station () * Turkinje railway station, now abandoned () The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre is located in Arriga, 14 km; 9 miles outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Mareeba
The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, inland from Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mareeba, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several councils in the Atherton Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. On 20 March 2013, Mareeba residents voted in favour of a proposal to reverse the amalgamation and to re-establish Mareeba Shire. The new Mareeba Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. History The Woothakata Division, based in the mining town of Thornborough on the Hodgkinson goldfield, was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1836. Woothakata is a Wakaman and Kuku Djungan Aboriginal word which describes the way (the journey) they travelled to Ngarrabullgan/Mount Mulligan, an important meeting place. The name Wootha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tablelands Region
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region. It has an estimated operating budget of A$62.2 million. History '' Yidinji'' (also known as ''Yidinj'', ''Yidiny'', and ''Idindji'') is an Australian Aboriginal language. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Tablelands Region consisted the entire area of four previous local government areas: * the Shire of Atherton; * the Shire of Eacham; * the Shire of Herberton; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Carbine, Queensland
Mount Carbine is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Carbine had a population of 101 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east by the ridge of the Great Dividing Range. The Mitchell River enters the locality from the west (Hurricane) where it forms part of the western boundary of the locality, before flowing east and forming part of the southern boundary. It then exits to the south ( Southedge). The Mcleod River forms part of the western boundary on its confluence with the Mitchell River. The north and east of the locality are within a number of protected areas (from north to south): * Mount Windsor National Park * Mount Lewis National Park * Mount Spurgeon National Park A further comprising most of the south and west of the locality is part of the Brooklyn Sanctuary, a nature reserve owned and operated by the not-for-profit Australian Wildlife Conservancy. The sanctuary includes some former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Highway
The Kennedy Highway is a highway in northern Queensland, Australia. It runs as National Route 1 for approximately 243 km from Smithfield, on the northern outskirts of Cairns, to the Gulf Developmental Road in the vicinity of Forty Mile Scrub and Undara Volcanic national parks (at Minnamoolka, about 40 kilometres south of Mount Garnet). South of this junction, the road continues as the Kennedy Developmental Road (State Highway 62) to Boulia about 936 kilometres away, via Hughenden. West of the junction, National Route 1 continues as the Gulf Developmental Road to Normanton. Route description From Smithfield, the highway climbs up into the Atherton Tableland before heading in a general south-westerly direction to the aforementioned junction. The highway is mostly two-lanes. Major towns on, or just off, the Kennedy Highway include Smithfield, Kuranda, Mareeba, Atherton, Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet. Past Mount Garnet, the Kennedy Highway has several long sections of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuranda, Queensland
Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kuranda had a population of 3,008 people. It is from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park. The town of Myola is also located within the locality of Kuranda (). Geography Kuranda is positioned on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland where the Barron River begins a steep descent to its coastal floodplain. The area is an important wildlife corridor between the Daintree/Carbine Tableland area in the north and Lamb Range/Atherton Tableland in the south, two centres of biodiversity. Parts of Kuranda, particularly along its eastern edge, are protected within the Kuranda National Park and Barron Gorge National Park. Both national parks belong to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Barron Gorge Forest Reserve and Formatine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chewko
Chewko is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the Chewko had a population of 194 people. Geography Chewko has the following mountains: * Mount Abbot () * Mount Aunt () * Mount Uncle () Chewko railway station is on the Tablelands railway line The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the A ... (). History In the Chewko had a population of 194 people. References Shire of Mareeba Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chewko, Queensland
Chewko is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the Chewko had a population of 194 people. Geography Chewko has the following mountains: * Mount Abbot () * Mount Aunt () * Mount Uncle () Chewko railway station is on the Tablelands railway line The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the ... (). History In the Chewko had a population of 194 people. References Shire of Mareeba Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tablelands Railway Line, Queensland
The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the Atherton Tableland. The rail system served by this line was unusual for Queensland in that the majority of lines that connected to it were built by private companies and later purchased by the Queensland Government. History Following the discovery of tin at Herberton in 1879, the ports of Cairns and Port Douglas were established, competing for the role of dominant settlement in the area. The summer tropical rainfall in the region made roads virtually impassable in the wet season, leading to calls for improved land transportation in the region. The region to the west of this section of the Queensland coast was relatively rugged, being mountainous rainforest. Three potential routes were investigated to reach Herberton, via Port Douglas, Cai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkamin, Queensland
Walkamin is a town and a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Walkamin recorded a population of 474 people. Geography Walkamin is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland between Mareeba and Tolga. The Kennedy Highway traverses the locality from the south-east to the north-east passing through the town. Climate The town has a tropical savannah climate (''Aw''). History The name ''Walkamin'' was taken from its railway station, which in turn was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 8 November 1943, based on a suggestion by organist Sydney Lionel May who proposed it because it was the name of an Aboriginal language associated with the area, probably the Wakaman language documented by Norman Tindale. Walkamin State School opened on 19 May 1958. In 1982 the school celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Walkamin Research Station was established by the Queensland Government in late 1959 to investigate the economic use of irrigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriga, Queensland
Arriga is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It has Queensland's largest wind farm. Geography The Great Dividing Range passes through the south and east of the locality, with the following mountains within the locality: * Mount White () * Walsh Bluff () The Mareeba Dimbula Road enters the locality from the north-west ( Paddys Green) and exits to the west ( Mutchilba). History The Tableland Sugar Mill started operation on 28 June 1998. It was the first new sugar mill in Queensland for 75 years and the most technologically advanced making extensive use of automation and being environmentally-friendly. The Mount Emerald Wind Farm commenced generating wind energy from its 53 wind turbines in August 2019. In the , Arriga had a population of 702 people. In the , Arriga had a population of 1,079 people. Economy The Tableland Sugar Mill is located in Arriga (). The Mount Emerald Wind Farm () on the Great Dividing Range is in the south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulligan Highway
The Mulligan Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for approximately 266 km between Mareeba and Cooktown, on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ... where it terminates. Named after bushman James Venture Mulligan the sealed highway follows the old Cooktown Developmental Road and was completed in 2006. Since it was sealed, travelling time from Cairns, Queensland, Cairns to Cooktown has reduced from 6 to 3½ hours. List of towns along the highway * Mount Molloy, Queensland, Mount Molloy * Lakeland, Queensland, Lakeland Major intersections See also * Highways in Australia * Kalkajaka National Park * List of highways in Queensland References Highways in Queensland {{Australia-road-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julatten, Queensland
Julatten is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Julatten had a population of 1,091 people. Geography Julatten is on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland (about above sea level). The steep north-eastern part of locality consists of protected areas being the Mount Lewis National Park and the Mowbray National Park. The Mossman - Mount Molloy Road traverses the locality from the north-east on the coastal plain up to the south-west passing through the area of Julatten on the tableland. Julatten produces sugar cane and beef cattle and has barramundi farms. History The area, which was settled in the early 1920s and originally known as Bushy Creek, takes its name from the railway station, which in turn was named by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''small creek''. The railway was opened to Rumula on 5 December 1926. Bushy Creek State School opened on 27 August 1923. It was ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
