Hay Point is a coastal
locality
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in
Mackay Region
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, Australia.
It contains two towns, Hector on its north coast () and Half Tide on its south coast ().
In the , Hay Point had a population of 1,348 people.
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Geography
Hay Point is located approximately south of the city of Mackay Mackay may refer to:
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With a tidal range of 7.4m (the highest on the east coast of Australia), Hay Point has potential for electricity generation via tidal power
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History
The town of Hector was first surveyed in 1902.
Coal export terminals
Hay Point has two bulk coal
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terminals. Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) is owned by
the Queensland State Government
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and leased for 50 years to Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (formerly Babcock & Brown Infrastructure), who in turn engage Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd to operate, maintain and develop it. Hay Point Services Coal Terminal is owned and operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
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The BMA ...
a joint venture between BHP
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The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was founded ...
and Mitsubishi
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Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...
, and operated by Hay Point Services.
Education
There are no schools in Hay Point. The nearest government primary school is Alligator Creek State School in neighbouring Alligator Creek to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Sarina State High School
Sarina State High School is located in the small rural town of Sarina, Queensland, Australia. The school had 600 students in 2013 with a reported 20 percent continuing studies at University.
Sarina State High previously boasted a marine aquar ...
in Sarina
Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sarina had a population of 5,522 people.
Geography
Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, south of the city of Mackay, and a ...
to the south-west.
Amenities
The Mackay Regional Council
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
It has an esti ...
operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Valroy and Carey Streets.
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Hay Point
Town map of Hector, 1979
Town map of Half Tide, 1980
Ports Corporation of Queensland
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management
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Coal terminals
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Mackay Region
Localities in Queensland