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Innisfail State College is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 45 Flying Fish Point Road (12] [13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 856 students with 85 teachers (81 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). [14]
Innisfail's town centre is situated at the junction of the Johnstone River and South Johnstone River, approximately 5 km (3 mi) from the coast. [10] It is located near large tracts of old-growth tropical rainforest surrounded by vast areas of extensive farmlands.
Map of Dalymple Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Dalrymple Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 4494. [2] The name Dalrymple is believed to honour George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an early explorer of the region. [3]
George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) [1] was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He founded the towns of Bowen and Cardwell, and pioneered the opening up of the Herbert, Burdekin, Johnstone and Daintree River regions to British ...
On the Liverpool Creek near Japoonvale (between Tully and Innisfail) The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone.
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There are no regular schools in Daradgee. The nearest primary schools are Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the south and Innisfail State School in Innisfail to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the south-east. Catholic primary and secondary schools are in Innisfail. [7]
A few miles inland from the landing site was an Aboriginal village and bora ground surrounded by native banana plantations that reminded Dalrymple of villages in Ceylon. The Warrgamay people in the area and on nearby Hinchinbrook Island were described as numerous and having some of the largest spears, shields and wooden swords ever recorded in ...