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Mackay (/ məˈkaɪ / [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ]) is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. [ 6 ][ 7 ] It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these regions are not precisely defined.
Mackay Harbour is a coastal mixed-use locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, ... However, by 1884, there were problems accommodating larger ships in the river.
Isaac. 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 estimated operating budget of A$ 118 million.
May 2008. Opened. 14 August 2011. Statistics. Daily traffic. (30,000 vehicles per day) Location. The Forgan Bridge is a road bridge over the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The construction of the duplication and replacement of the old Forgan Bridge commenced in May 2008 and was completed in August 2011.
Mackay Memorial Swimming Centre is a heritage-listed war memorial and swimming pool at 2 Milton Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Russell Gibbins and built in 1963. It is also known as Mackay War Memorial swimming pool. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 26 June 2020. [1]
Eungella National Park (/ ˈjʌŋɡɛlə / YUNG-gel-ə; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a protected area in Queensland, Australia. [1] It is on the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungella is noted for the national park which surrounds it.
In 1860, Mackay led an exploration party from Uralla to what is now known as the Pioneer River in the central coastal region of Queensland.The group consisted of six Scottish colonists (John Mackay, John McCrossin, Andrew Murray, John Mulldoon, Donald Cameron and Hamilton Robinson), one Italian (Giovanni Barbieri) and one local Anēwan man who was known to the other members as Duke.
As the name suggests, East Mackay is the suburb to the east of the city centre. It is flat low-lying coastal land (less than 10 metres above sea level). It is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north and the Coral Sea to the east. [3] There is a sandy beach along the foreshore to the sea known as Town Beach. East Mackay has the following sandy ...