Mackenzie River is a
locality
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in the
Isaac Region
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
History
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In the , Mackenzie River had a population of 71 people.
Geography
The
Mackenzie River forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality.
In the far north of the locality are two protected areas, the
Junee National Park
Junee National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 30 km east of Middlemount, Queensland, Middlemount.
See also
* Protected areas of Queensland
References
National parks of Central Queensland
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and the Junee State Forest.
The locality is within the
Bowen Basin coalfields
The Bowen Basin Coalfields contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal-producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal. The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queen ...
and there are a number of active coal mines in the locality, including
Foxleigh,
Oak Park and
Lake Lindsay coal mines with other areas being considered for future mines.
Railway lines for the
Blackwater rail system pass through the south of the locality. However, the mines within the locality are not serviced by these lines but via the lines in neighbouring
Middlemount
Middlemount is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Middlemount had a population of 1,841 people.
It is nicknamed the "Giant Peanut" by some locals due to its peanut-shaped road layout.
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.
The
Fitzroy Developmental Road
The Fitzroy Developmental Road is a designated road in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland consisting of three separate sections. The general direction is from south to north.
Route description Southern section
The southern section leav ...
passes from south-east to north-west through the locality.
History
The locality's name presumably derives from the Mackenzie River, which in turn was named by explorer
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...
on 10 January 1845, after his friend pastoralist Evan Mackenzie of
Kilcoy Station.
Mackenzie River State School opened on 21 May 1973 but closed in 2018 after having no students enrol in 2017.
It was at 31145 Fitzroy Developmental Road (). The school's website was archived.
The Foxleigh
opencut coal mine was established in 1999.
Oak Park opencut coal mine was established in 2004.
Lake Lindsay opencut coal mine was established in 2008.
Education
There are no schools in Mackenzie River. The nearest primary schools are in Middlemount and
Tieri
Tieri is a small mining town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1983, the town is a service centre for local coal mines, similar to nearby Middlemount and Dysart,
Geography
The locality is ...
. The nearest secondary schools are in Middlemount,
Blackwater and
Capella
Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur. Capella is the sixth-brightest star i ...
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References
Isaac Region
Localities in Queensland
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