Millaa Millaa is a rural town and

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in the Tablelands Region,

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Millaa Millaa had a population of 514 people.

Geography

Millaa Millaa is on the

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, approximately west of Innisfail, north of

Ravenshoe Ravenshoe ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ravenshoe had a population of 1,400 people. Geography Ravenshoe is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is located south w ...

, and south of

Malanda Malanda is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Malanda had a population of 1,985 people. The economy is based upon agriculture (particularly dairy) and tourism. Geography Malan ...

. The town is known for the

Millaa Millaa Falls Millaa Millaa Falls is a heritage-listed plunge waterfall at Theresa Creek Road, Millaa Millaa, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 December 2005. The falls are adjacent to the to ...

, the Millaa Millaa lookout and rolling green meadows that enjoy high rainfall.

History

Millaa Millaa was built on the traditional lands of the Dyirbal. The name ''Millaa Millaa'' is probably a corruption of a Yindinji language term ''millai millai'', probably referring to a fruit-bearing plant ''

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''. It is a vine with a similar habit to

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, somewhat sprawling all over the place. Millaa Millaa State School opened on 7 October 1918. It celebrated its centenary in 2018. The Post Office opened by 1919 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open from 1914). Woolley's Road State School opened on 19 May 1919. In 1923 it was renamed Ellinjaa Road State School. It closed in 1949. It was at Ellinjaa Road at approx . Innisfail Road State School (via Millaa Millaa) opened on 1924 and closed circa 1926. Millaa Millaa butter factory opened on 1 May 1930 by James Kenny, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for

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. On Sunday 26 September 1937 St Rita's Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by

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John Heavey John Alphonsus Heavey (1868-1948) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Queensland, Australia. He was the Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns. Early life Heavey was born on 13 November 1868 in Roundwood, County Wick ...

. At the end of 1945, the Middlebrook Road State School in neighbouring Middlebrook closed and its school building was relocated to Millaa Millaa State School and a bus service was provided to transport the students from Middlebrook to Millaa Millaa to attend school each day. Millaa Millaa Library opened in 2002. In the , the locality of Millaa Millaa had a population of 514 people.

Heritage listings

Millaa Millaa has a number of

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sites, including

Education

Millaa Millaa State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Beech Street on the corner with Palm Avenue (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 75 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Millaa Millaa. The nearest secondary schools are in

and

Amenities

Tablelands Regional Council 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 ...

operates Millaa Millaa Library at 10 Main Street (). The Millaa Millaa branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 9 Palm Avenue. St Rita of Cascia's Catholic Church is at 21 Coral Street (). It is within the Malanda Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.

References

External links

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Town map of Millaa Millaa, 1983

Tablelands Regional Council

Milla Milla community website
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