Shute Harbour Explained

Type:suburb
Shute Harbour
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.29°N 148.7902°W
Pop:113
Postcode:4802
Area:1.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.9
Dir1:E
Location1:Cannonvale
Dist2:37.1
Dir2:NE
Location2:Proserpine
Dist3:162
Dir3:N
Location3:Mackay
Dist4:285
Dir4:SE
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1138
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Whitsunday Region
Stategov:Whitsunday
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Mount Rooper
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Coral Sea
Near-Sw:Coral Sea
Near-W:Coral Sea
Near-Nw:Mount Rooper

Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It has port facilities and transport options for people seeking to access the Whitsunday Islands and holiday destinations.[3]

In the, Shute Harbour had a population of 113 people.

Geography

The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) enters the locality from the north-west (Mount Rooper), and terminates at the harbour carpark.

Shute Harbour has the following coastal features (from west to east):

Apart from the harbour services, the only other land use is a small residential area on the Coral Point peninsula.

History

Shute Harbour takes its name from Shute Island which is about south-east of the headland of Shute Harbour. The island was named by in May 1881 by Captain John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear of HMS Alert, possibly after a crew-member of that ship.[7]

When the Proserpine Shire Council decided to construct tourist facilities in the area in October 1960, they created a town called Shutehaven.[8] On 31 January 1987, the town of Shutehaven was amalgamated into the larger town of Whitsunday.[9]

Whitsunday Regional Council opened the renovated Shute Harbour Marine Terminal in mid December 2021.[10] However, there were criticisms about the safety of the public boat ramp facilities, particularly that the jetty did not float but became submerged at high tide, forcing boat users to wade through water that might contain crocodiles or the dangerous Irukandji jellyfish.[11] In August 2023, it was announced that a review of the boat ramp would be undertaken.[12]

Demographics

In the, Shute Harbour had a population of 122 people.

In the, Shute Harbour had a population of 113 people.

Education

There are no schools in Shute Harbour. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the south-west.[13]

Harbour facilities

The harbour is busy with many small boats. Commercial operators provide a range of services including bareboats and charter yachts, day tours, scheduled ferries, and water taxi and seaplane services.

A public boat ramp is available on Shute Harbour Road for launching private boats (-20.293°N 148.7851°W). It is managed by the Whitsunday Regional Council.[14]

There is also a public fishing jetty.

There are regular bus services available to and from the port which take the winding road through Conway National Park towards the harbour from Proserpine, Cannonvale and Airlie Beach.[15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 26 July 2017.
  2. 26 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Shute Harbour . 2024-01-05 . Tourism & Events Queensland . Queensland Government . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205014159/https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25ff92880253d74c48367-shute-harbour . live .
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Bays - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. 9 November 2018.
  8. 29 October 2019.
  9. 26 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Shute Harbour Restoration Project . 2024-01-05 . Whitsunday Regional Council . 10 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110155116/https://yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au/shute-harbour . live .
  11. News: Lezaic . Katrina . 23 November 2022 . Locals left to use Shute Harbour public boat ramp at their own peril . 5 January 2024 . Whitsunday Times.
  12. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Mayor Makes Headway On Shute Harbour Boat Ramp . 2024-01-05 . Mackay and Whitsunday life . 26 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326120101/https://www.mackayandwhitsundaylife.com/article/mayor-makes-headway-on-shute-harbour-boat-ramp . live .
  13. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 5 January 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  14. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  15. Web site: Buses . 2024-01-05 . Whitsunday Regional Council . en . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028091720/https://www.shuteharbourmarine.com.au/buses . live .