Pleystowe Sugar Mill is a former sugar mill in Pleystowe, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is owned by Mackay Sugar. [1] [2] It closed in October 2008 after 139 years, having been the oldest operating sugar mill in Australia at the time of its closure. [3] However, the site continues to provide a number of centralised services to other operating mills within the Mackay Sugar group. [4]
Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Sarina had a population of 5,522 people.
Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. At June 2018 Mackay had a population of 80,148, having decreased slightly at an average annual rate of -0.32% year-on-year over the preceding five years.
Hay Point is a coastal locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains two towns, Hector on its north coast and Half Tide on its south coast. In the 2016 census, Hay Point had a population of 1,348 people.
Mossman is a town and a locality in Far North Queensland, Australia, on the Mossman River. It is within the local government area of Shire of Douglas. In the 2016 census, Mossman had a population of 1,937 people.
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.
Walkerston is a town and locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west of Mackay. In the 2016 census, Walkerston had a population of 3,403 people.
George William Martens was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1928 to 1946, representing the electorate of Herbert.
Te Kowai is a locality in the Mackay Region in Queensland, Australia. Its population at the 2016 Australian census was 218 people.
Finch Hatton is a town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Finch Hatton had a population of 232.
Homebush is a rural locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Marian is a town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It had a population of 3903 in 2016 census.
Blacks Beach is a coastal suburb, one of the "northern beaches" of the city of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
The Racecourse Mill is a sugar mill located in Racecourse, Mackay, Queensland and is one of the largest sugar refineries in Australia. Other sugar cane mills located in the Mackay Region include; Marian Sugar Mill, Pleystowe Sugar Mill, Farleigh Mill and Plane Creek Mill at Sarina. Pleystowe Mill was the oldest surviving mill in the district but closed in 2008.
Eton is a town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Pleystowe is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.
Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site is a heritage-listed causeway between Habana Wharf Road and Constant Creek, Habana, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Habana Wharf Road. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 May 2010.
Habana is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Plane Creek Sugar Mill is a sugar mill in Sarina, Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Wilmar Sugar Australia.
Farleigh is a town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
