Arriga is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
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 fr ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
It has Queensland's largest
wind farm
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.
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
A table or tableland is a butte, flank of a mountain, or mountain, that has a flat top.
This kind of landform has numerous names, including:
* Butte
* Mesa
*
* Potrero
* Tepui
* Terrace
* Tuya
A tuya is a flat-topped, steep-sided vol ...
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 locality.
The
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre is in Chettle Road ().
See also
*
List of sugar mills in Queensland
References
External links
{{Shire of Mareeba
Shire of Mareeba
Localities in Queensland