Palmyra, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Palmyra
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.2033°N 149.083°W
Pop:250
Postcode:4751
Area:34.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.9
Dir1:S
Location1:Walkerston
Dist2:16.2
Dir2:SW
Location2:Mackay CBD
Dist3:969
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Mackay Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Alexandra
Near-Ne:Te Kowai
Near-E:Te Kowai
Near-Se:Sandiford
Near-S:Homebush
Near-Sw:Victoria Plains
Near-W:Greenmount
Near-Nw:Walkerston

Palmyra is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Palmyra had a population of 250 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded from north to east by Bakers Creek, which it is bounded from south to east by Maclennan Creek, which becomes a tributary of the Bakers Creek at the easternmost point of the locality, from where Bakers Creek flows eastwards through the locality of Bakers Creek to the Coral Sea.[2]

The Walkerston Bypass enters the locality from the west (Greenmount) and exits to the north-west (Te Kowai).[3]

The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane on the lower flatter land with grazing on native vegetation on the higher elevations, mostly in the south-west of the locality.[4] There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

The Palmyra sugar mill operated from 1883 to 1905. It was north of Silingardis Road (appox).[5]

Palmyra Dragway opened in 1968. The dragway was badly damaged by Cyclone Debbie in 2017.[6] [7] In 2023, the dragway was approved by the International Hot Rod Assoc Australia (IHRA).[8]

Mac's Speedway began hosting motorsport events in the 1980s. It takes its name from the McNicholl family and the track has hosted important motorcycle speedway events,[9] including the final of the Queensland Solo Championship, which was a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1991.[10] [11] [12] In April 2024, the site at 13 Grants Road was put up for sale.[13] [14]

Demographics

In the, Palmyra had a population of 264 people.

In the, Palmyra had a population of 250 people.

Education

There are no schools in Palmyra. The nearest government primary schools are Walkerston State School in neighbouring Walkerston to the north-west, Dundula State School in Bakers Creek to the east, and Homebush State School in neighbouring Homebush to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay to the north-east. There are also non-government schools in Walkerston and in Mackay's suburbs.[15]

Amenities

The locality has a number of motor sport venues, which include:

The dragway shares its site with the private Palmyra Airstrip which is used for recreational flying.

Notes and References

  1. 29 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; Airports . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . 19 December 2017 . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  5. Web site: Hall . Glen . 18 July 2017 . Palmyra Sugar Mill 1883 - 1905 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170727081301/http://www.mackayhistory.org/research/sugar_mills/palmyra.html . 27 July 2017 . 27 July 2017 . Mackay History.
  6. News: Mortimer . Luke . 29 July 2017 . Palmyra Dragway left in the lurch after cyclone . 29 September 2024 . The Courier-Mail.
  7. News: 2017 . Palmyra Dragway after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. . 29 September 2024 . . 29 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240929065723/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/palmyra-dragway-after-tropical-cyclone-debbie/image-gallery/3ce4cafcf3ff1ec043c58f24b866f33d . live .
  8. Web site: About Palmyra Dragway, Mackay QLD . 2024-09-29 . en-AU . 15 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615045744/https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/about/ . live .
  9. Web site: mac's Speedway . 12 February 2024 . Speedway and Road Race History . 26 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226083512/http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/macs-speedway.html . live .
  10. Web site: World Championship . 12 February 2024 . Metal Speedway . 28 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128131020/https://dlprezes.pl.tl/SPEEDWAY--_--Indywidualne-mistrzostwa-%26%23346%3Bwiata-----------k1-World-Speedway-Championship-k2-.htm . live .
  11. Web site: World Championship . 12 February 2024 . Speedway.org . 10 September 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050910032243/http://www.speedway.org/history/ . live .
  12. Web site: Honor Roll since 1927/28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204745/http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx . 6 July 2011 . 2 August 2023 . Speedway Champions.
  13. News: Devenport . Zoe . 28 April 2024 . Macs Speedway at Palmyra, Mackay, for sale after year abandoned . 29 September 2024 . . 29 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240929064710/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fsubscribe%2Fnews%2F1%2F%3FsourceCode%3DCMWEB_WRE170_a%26dest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.couriermail.com.au%252Fnews%252Fqueensland%252Fmackay%252Fproperty%252Fmacs-speedway-at-palmyra-mackay-for-sale-after-year-abandoned%252Fnews-story%252Fdf8e356e5f3d6ad36d51a3e92da444fa%26memtype%3Danonymous%26mode%3Dpremium%26v21%3DGROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE&upid=b5f7l8u&upv=1.1.0 . live .
  14. Web site: Macs Speedway, 13 Grants Road, Palmyra, QLD 4751 - Development Site & Land For Sale - realcommercial . 2024-09-29 . www.realcommercial.com.au . en . 29 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240929062653/https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-sale/property-macs-speedway-13-grants-road-palmyra-qld-4751-504579968 . live .
  15. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  16. Web site: Palmyra Dragway, Mackay QLD . 2024-09-29 . en-AU . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713184644/https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/ . live .
  17. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building points - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  18. Web site: Mackay Kart Club . 2024-09-29 . mackaykartclub.com . 15 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615131448/http://mackaykartclub.com/ . live .
  19. Web site: Mackay and District Kart Club . 2024-09-29 . . 4 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304095900/https://www.facebook.com/Mackaykartclub/ . live .

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