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Peninsula Developmental Road
The Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) runs from Lakeland to Weipa. It is the main road transport link within Cape York Peninsula and to the rest of the Australian mainland. The segment from Weipa Town to south of the town is within the Rio Tinto mine lease. The within the Rio Tinto mine lease boundary is not part of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads controlled road. The department excluded this section from its official PDR calculations. The segment from Lakeland to the Rio Tinto boundary is and is under Transport and Main Roads control. Road conditions of from Lakeland to Weipa is currently unsealed road (as of April 2022). The condition of the unsealed road is highly variable. Mud, sand, dust, gravel and dirt corrugations are some of the road conditions subject to change of weather conditions. A five-year program of sealing work joint funded by the Federal and State governments through the Cape York Region Package commenced in 2014. As of Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weipa, Queensland
Weipa () is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is one of the largest towns on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involved in exports of bauxite. There are also shipments of live cattle from the port. In the , the town of Weipa had a population of 4,097 people. Geography Weipa is on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula facing the Gulf of Carpentaria. Weipa is just south of Duyfken Point, which was named by Matthew Flinders on 8 November 1802 after the ship '' Duyfken'' commanded by the Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon. It is claimed that Janszoon was the first European to sight the Australian coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606, 164 years before Lieutenant James Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia. The town consists of three residential suburbs, Rocky Point, Trunding, and Nanum, in addition to the industrial suburb of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamaga Road
The Bamaga and Telegraph Roads link the Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR), at a junction north of Coen, with Airport Road in Bamaga, Queensland Bamaga ( , ) is an Indigenous Australians, Indigneous town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality about from the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula, Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. It is within the Northern Peninsula ... to the North. The southern part of the road, between PDR junction and Bramwell Junction (), is named Telegraph Road. The northern part of the road between Bramwell Junction and Bamaga () is named Bamaga Road. The Bamaga and Telegraph Roads are also referred to as the Northern Peninsula Road. List of towns, localities and points of interest along the highway * Moreton Telegraph Station * Bramwell Junction * Jardine River (Jardine River Ferry) * Injinoo Major intersections This road has no major intersections. Gallery File:Bamaga Road Southbound from Jardine River (2012-11-20).jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeland, Queensland
Lakeland is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lakeland had a population of 333 people. Geography Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns, Queensland, Cairns to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway (formerly the Cooktown Developmental Road). An area of basalt in the Lakeland region contains locally significant groundwater supplies which feed numerous springs, and also provides irrigation water and fertile soils for farming. Lakeland has the following mountains: * Belle View Peak () * Hamilton Peak () * Macdonalds Hill () * Mount Amy () * Mount Byerley () * Mount Earl () * Mount Emily () * Mount Eykin () * Mount Fahey () * Mount Gibson () * Mount Herman () * Mount Janet () * Mount Lukin () * Mount Macdonald () * Mount Mccormack () * Mount Mcl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coen, Queensland
Coen is a rural town and coastal suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. The town of Coen is inland on the Peninsula Developmental Road, the main road on the Cape York Peninsula in far northern Queensland. The community is quite busy, particularly in the dry season, with all tourists and visitors travelling the Peninsula Development Road up to the tip of Cape York (Queensland), Cape York having to pass through the town. In the , the locality of Coen had a population of 320. Geography The locality of Coen is on the eastern side of Cape York Peninsula with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. Part of the northern boundary follows the Archer River, while the Coen River forms part of its western boundary. The Peninsula Developmental Road runs roughly north to south through the locality. Though the town falls within the boundaries of the Shire of Cook, the town is about from the shire's headquarters in Cooktown, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape York Peninsula
The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, S.C. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognised and preserved for their global environmental significance. Although much of the peninsula remains pristine, with a diverse repertoire of endemic flora and fauna, some of its wildlife may be threatened by industry and overgrazing as well as introduced species and weeds.Mackey, B. G., Nix, H., & Hitchcock, P. (2001). The natural heritage significance of Cape York Peninsula. Retrieved 15 January 2008, froepa.qld.gov.au. The northernmost point of the peninsula is Cape York (Queensland), Cape York. The land has been occupied by a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weipa Town
Weipa Town is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It covers the town of Weipa, Queensland, Weipa on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula, including the localities of Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town), Rocky Point, Trunding, Queensland, Trunding, Nanum, Queensland, Nanum, Evans Landing, Queensland, Evans Landing, and Weipa Airport, Queensland, Weipa Airport. It is an unusual local government area as it is not governed and managed by a council elected by residents but rather by the company Rio Tinto Aluminium (which operates a bauxite mine in the area) through a governing body called the Weipa Town Authority. In the , the Weipa Town had a population of 4,100 people. History In 1955, New Zealand geologist Henry James Evans, Harry Evans discovered bauxite (the raw material used to make aluminium) on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula while he was exploring for oil. Further surveys established it was the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is a department of the Queensland Government. TMR was formed in April 2009 by merging Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads. TMR manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network, which includes 3,100 bridges. TMR also oversees most public transport services throughout the state, which it does through its agency Translink. TMR employs more than 10,000 people, and provides customer service centres, marine operation bases and regional and divisional offices. The department works with Queensland Rail, port authorities, other state and federal government departments, local governments, industry, and the community. Following the 2012 state election, Premier Campbell Newman appointed one Minister for the whole department. In 2015, Labor headed by Annastacia Palaszczuk won the state election. Jackie Trad was appointed Minister for Transport and Mark Bailey was appointed Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads Of Strategic Importance
Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) is a $5.8 billion initiative of the Australian Government designed to help connect regional businesses to local and international markets, and to better connect regional communities. The source for this article is an Australian Government website titled "Roads of Strategic Importance". Funding by the Australian Government is up to 80% of total costs, with the remainder being met by state, territory and local governments. ROSI reserves $1.5 billion for projects in Northern Australia, building on the benefits being delivered by the Northern Australia Roads Program and the Northern Australia Beef Roads Program. Types of work ROSI is ensuring that key freight roads efficiently connect agricultural and mining regions to ports, airports and other transport hubs. The work undertaken includes bridge and culvert construction, road widening, sealing, overtaking lanes and pavement renewal. Strategic corridors Most ROSI projects are grouped within define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura, Queensland
Laura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It is the centre for the largest collection of prehistoric rock art in the world, including Quinkan Country which is on the Australian National Heritage List. In the , the locality of Laura had a population of 133 people. Geography The locality of Laura is on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The town of Laura is on the Peninsula Developmental Road, the only road that extends towards the north of the peninsula, terminating at Weipa. Laura is only a few kilometres from the southern entrance to Rinyirru National Park (in neighbouring Lakefield). Quinkan Reserve 1 (also known as East Quinkan Reserve) is a protected area for the rock art in the south of the locality (). Quinkan Reserve 2 (also known as West Quinkan Reserve) is a protected area for the rock art in the east of the locality (). Apart from the rock art reserves, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archer River, Queensland
Archer River is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the , Archer River had a population of 27 people. Geography This inland locality takes its name from the Archer River which flows from east to west across the locality towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. Bald Hill is in the east of the locality (), rising to above sea level. The Peninsula Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions within Archer River from the Peninsula Developmental Road. At there is a turn-off towards the north onto the Telegraph Road towards Bamaga at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. At there is a turn-off towards the north-east on Portland Road to the Lockhart River community on the Coral Sea coast. The Oyala Thumotang National Park (formerly known as Mungkan Kandju National Park and Archer Bend National Park) is in the south-west of the locality. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Cook
The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland. It covers an area of , and is the largest LGA in the state. The shire was established in 1919. The Daintree and Hann Divisions were created on 11 November 1879 as two of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', they became the Shires of Daintree and Hann on 31 March 1903. On 16 January 1919, they merged to form the Shire of Cook. The Borough of Cooktown was proclaimed as a separate municipality on 3 April 1876 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. On 24 August 1932, the Town of Cooktown (the successor to the Borough of Cooktown) was absorbed back into Cook Shire. Prior to 2005, a number of Aboriginal communities administered under Deed of Grant in Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulligan Highway
The Mulligan Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for approximately 266 km between Mareeba and Cooktown, on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula where it terminates. It is signed as State Route 81 from Mareeba to and State Route 40 from Lakeland to Cooktown. It is a state-controlled regional road (numbers 34A, 34B and 34C). Named after bushman James Venture Mulligan the sealed highway follows the old Cooktown Developmental Road and was completed in 2006. Since it was sealed, travelling time from Cairns to Cooktown has reduced from 6 to 3½ hours. List of towns along the highway * Mount Molloy * Lakeland Linked state-controlled roads In addition to the Peninsula Developmental Road, the following state-controlled roads are linked to this road: * Mareeba–Dimbulah Road * Mossman–Mount Molloy Road Mareeba–Dimbulah Road Mareeba–Dimbulah Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 664). It starts at an intersection with Mulligan Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
