Mackay Queensland is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar.
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23 Facts About Mackay Queensland
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In 1860, John Mackay Queensland led an overland expedition to the region to obtain land.
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Mackay Queensland was the first European to visit the region that is named after him.
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Mackay Queensland selected three large areas of land which he named Greenmount, Cape Palmerston and Shamrock Vale.
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Mackay Queensland was initially named Alexandra but the government soon changed it to Mackay Queensland to honour its founder.
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In 1918, Mackay Queensland was hit by a major tropical cyclone causing severe damage and loss of life with hurricane-force winds and a large storm surge.
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Mackay Queensland is situated on the 21st parallel south adjacent to the Coral sea coast and about both banks of the Pioneer River.
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Mackay Queensland has a humid subtropical climate under the Koppen climate classification.
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Mackay Queensland is famous for its history as one of Australia's largest sugarcane farming regions.
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Mackay Queensland was known as the "sugar capital" of Australia, producing a sizeable portion of Australia's domestic supplies and exports.
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Mackay Queensland Sugar operates three of these remaining mills, including Racecourse, which became site of the region's first sugar refinery in the 1990s.
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Sugar industry in Mackay Queensland has faced steep challenges since 2000, since it is largely dependent on high world sugar prices to remain viable.
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Currently the Mackay Queensland Marina is the largest base in the district for the maintenance, refit and related services for all marine craft, particularly Super Yachts.
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Artspace Mackay Queensland, which opened in a new award-winning building designed by Cox Rayner Architects in February 2003, contains the Mackay Queensland Regional Council Art Collection.
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Mackay Queensland Marina Village is a coastal precinct located adjacent to the Mackay Queensland Harbour.
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The patrolled Harbour Beach, adjacent to the Mackay Queensland Marina, is the most popular, being suitable for swimming.
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Islands immediately off Mackay Queensland are renowned for their azure blue waters, and are popular with fishermen.
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Mackay campus of Central Queensland University is in the outer suburb of Ooralea, while the local campus of James Cook University is in South Mackay.
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Mackay Queensland has a local Australian rules football league AFL Mackay Queensland and premiership AFLW matches are played at the Great Barrier Reef Arena.
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Mackay Queensland has a local roller derby league: Mackay Queensland City Roller Maidens.
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Mackay Queensland is served by several local radio stations including 4MK, Star 101.
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Mackay Queensland is mentioned in "Gladstone Pier", the song by Redgum from the 1984 album Frontline.
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