Hay Point is a coastal
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in
Mackay Region
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 estima ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
It contains two towns, Hector on its north coast () and Half Tide on its south coast ().
In the , Hay Point had a population of 1,348 people.
[
]
Geography
Hay Point is located approximately south of the city of Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
*** Mackay Airpor ...
.
With a tidal range of 7.4m (the highest on the east coast of Australia), Hay Point has potential for electricity generation via tidal power.
History
The town of Hector was first surveyed in 1902.
Coal export terminals
Hay Point has two bulk coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when ...
terminals. Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) is owned by
the Queensland State Government and leased for 50 years to Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (formerly Babcock & Brown Infrastructure), who in turn engage Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd to operate, maintain and develop it. Hay Point Services Coal Terminal is owned and operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance a joint venture between BHP
BHP Group Limited (formerly known as BHP Billiton) is an Australian multinational mining, metals, natural gas petroleum public company that is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was founded ...
and Mitsubishi, and operated by Hay Point Services.
Education
There are no schools in Hay Point. The nearest government primary school is Alligator Creek State School in neighbouring Alligator Creek to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Sarina State High School in Sarina to the south-west.
Amenities
The Mackay Regional Council
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 esti ...
operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the corner of Valroy and Carey Streets.
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Hay Point
Town map of Hector, 1979
Town map of Half Tide, 1980
Ports Corporation of Queensland
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management
{{authority control
Coal terminals
Ports and harbours of Queensland
North Queensland
Mackay Region
Localities in Queensland