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Canetrains - Recent changes [en-gb] https://canetrains.net/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. en-GB MediaWiki 1.45.1 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:19:41 GMT Mulgrave Mill https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Mulgrave_Mill&diff=879&oldid=714 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Mulgrave_Mill&diff=879&oldid=714 <p><span class="autocomment">Rollingstock</span></p> <a href="https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Mulgrave_Mill&diff=879&oldid=714">Show changes</a> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:31:04 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:Mulgrave_Mill New South Wales https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=New_South_Wales&diff=869&oldid=849 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=New_South_Wales&diff=869&oldid=849 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:51, 26 August 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Rivers district of New South Wales represents the southern boundary of Australia's commercial cane growing belt. Unlike their tropical counterparts in the north, these mills process a two year cane crop, necessitating unique agricultural cycles and milling practices. The region is defined by the historic operations of the [[NSW Sugar Milling Cooperative]] (trading as [[Sunshine Sugar]]), which has diversified into refining and renewable energy to maintain viability in a changing market.<ref name="SunshineHistory">Sunshine Sugar. "History of the NSW Sugar Industry". https://www.nswsugar.com.au/history</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Rivers district of New South Wales represents the southern boundary of Australia's commercial cane growing belt. Unlike their tropical counterparts in the north, these mills process a two year cane crop, necessitating unique agricultural cycles and milling practices. The region is defined by the historic operations of the [[NSW Sugar Milling Cooperative]] (trading as [[Sunshine Sugar]]), which has diversified into refining and renewable energy to maintain viability in a changing market.<ref name="SunshineHistory">Sunshine Sugar. "History of the NSW Sugar Industry". https://www.nswsugar.com.au/history</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Self-Drive Heritage Tours ==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Experience the "River Mills" of the south. This route follows the Pacific Highway through the lush floodplains of the Northern Rivers, crossing the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. These tours showcase the unique river transport legacy of the New South Wales industry and the distinct two year cropping rotation.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Southbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Northbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Harwood Mill]] ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Harwood Mill]] ===</div></td></tr> </table> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:51:09 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:New_South_Wales Southern Region https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Southern_Region&diff=868&oldid=847 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Southern_Region&diff=868&oldid=847 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:50, 26 August 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Southern Region encompasses the subtropical cane growing districts of [[Bundaberg]], [[Childers]] and formerly the [[Sunshine Coast]] and [[Maryborough]]. This area is historically significant as the birthplace of major plantation enterprises and cooperative milling ventures, though it faces cooler climatic conditions compared to the northern districts and relies heavily on irrigation. The industry here has undergone immense rationalisation, transitioning from dozens of small juice mills in the late nineteenth century to a highly centralised network dominated today by [[Bundaberg Sugar]] and the grower controlled [[Isis Central Sugar Mill|Isis Central Mill]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Southern Region encompasses the subtropical cane growing districts of [[Bundaberg]], [[Childers]] and formerly the [[Sunshine Coast]] and [[Maryborough]]. This area is historically significant as the birthplace of major plantation enterprises and cooperative milling ventures, though it faces cooler climatic conditions compared to the northern districts and relies heavily on irrigation. The industry here has undergone immense rationalisation, transitioning from dozens of small juice mills in the late nineteenth century to a highly centralised network dominated today by [[Bundaberg Sugar]] and the grower controlled [[Isis Central Sugar Mill|Isis Central Mill]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Self-Drive Heritage Tours ==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Journey through the "Red Soil" districts of the south, where the history of the sugar industry is written in the landscape. These tours take you from the heritage listed streetscapes of Childers to the burning heart of the industry in Bundaberg. Discover the legacy of the great plantation families, the resilience of the grower cooperatives, and the sites of the former mills that once powered the Sunshine Coast and Maryborough economies.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Southbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps?q=-19.557319823729664,147.3306923818051 Plan a Southbound Southern Mill Tour (Bundaberg to Childers)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Northbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps?q=-19.557319823729664,147.3306923818052 Plan a Northbound Southern Mill Tour (Childers to Bundaberg)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Bingera Mill]] (Closed) ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Bingera Mill]] (Closed) ===</div></td></tr> </table> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:50:56 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:Southern_Region Herbert & Burdekin Region https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Herbert_%26_Burdekin_Region&diff=867&oldid=729 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Herbert_%26_Burdekin_Region&diff=867&oldid=729 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:50, 26 August 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Herbert and Burdekin region represents the powerhouse of the Australian sugar industry, characterised by massive crushing capacities and extensive cane railway networks. Geographically distinct yet operationally similar, the rain fed Herbert district around [[Ingham]] and the irrigated Burdekin delta near [[Ayr]] together produce a significant proportion of Queensland's total raw sugar export. This section covers the development of the seven major facilities in the area, tracing their history from 19th century plantation origins to their modern consolidation under [[Wilmar Sugar]].<ref name="WilmarOps">Wilmar Sugar Australia. "Our Mills". https://www.wilmarsugar-anz.com/our-operations/mills</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Herbert and Burdekin region represents the powerhouse of the Australian sugar industry, characterised by massive crushing capacities and extensive cane railway networks. Geographically distinct yet operationally similar, the rain fed Herbert district around [[Ingham]] and the irrigated Burdekin delta near [[Ayr]] together produce a significant proportion of Queensland's total raw sugar export. This section covers the development of the seven major facilities in the area, tracing their history from 19th century plantation origins to their modern consolidation under [[Wilmar Sugar]].<ref name="WilmarOps">Wilmar Sugar Australia. "Our Mills". https://www.wilmarsugar-anz.com/our-operations/mills</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Self-Drive Heritage Tours ==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Explore the industrial heartland of the Australian sugar industry through our self drive itineraries. These tours guide you through the massive milling districts of the Herbert and Burdekin, where the scale of production is unmatched. From the historic riverside mills of Ingham to the vast, irrigated delta of Ayr and Home Hill, this route showcases the engineering feats and extensive 610 mm gauge railway networks that define the region.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Southbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lucinda+Terminal,+2+Dungeness+Road,+Lucinda+QLD,+Australia/Macknade+Mill,+Macknade+QLD,+Australia/Athletic+Field/%E6%BE%B3%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9%E4%BA%9A,+Queensland,+South+Townsville,+Lennon+Drive,+Townsville+Bulk+Sugar+Terminal/Wilmar+Invicta+Sugar+Mill,+Mill+Street,+Giru+QLD,+Australia/Pioneer+Mill+(Wilmar+Sugar+Limited),+Brandon+QLD,+Australia/Kalamia+Sugar+Mill,+Beach+Road,+Ayr+QLD,+Australia/Wilmar+Sugar+Inkerman+Mill,+Bruce+Highway,+Home+Hill+QLD,+Australia/data=!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!19sChIJcW1xyd1WfmkRa5OMq6nhjTg!2m2!1d146.33089999999999!2d-18.52518!1m5!1m1!19sChIJob7-11xSfmkRuyWhVuTrlKo!2m2!1d146.25889999999998!2d-18.588929999999998!1m5!1m1!19sChIJVVVViCyzf2kReyoxElVPJMQ!2m2!1d146.20095999999998!2d-18.64997!1m5!1m1!19sChIJC3qpYsz41WsREdtfS901-n8!2m2!1d146.82859!2d-19.25351!1m5!1m1!19sChIJ42k3ROER1msR_ydJfiHG5mw!2m2!1d147.10536!2d-19.51663!1m5!1m1!19sChIJBcILQ0o81msRjAL2NZgWse4!2m2!1d147.33069!2d-19.557309999999998!1m5!1m1!19sChIJLz5g4Cc71msR3_kg3gv6caE!2m2!1d147.41603!2d-19.52376!1m5!1m1!19sChIJr9qCvuY41msRMuKgch1aKrk!2m2!1d147.40077!2d-19.64296!3e0 Plan a Southbound Burdekin Mill Tour (Lucinda to Inkerman)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Northbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Wilmar+Sugar+Inkerman+Mill,+Bruce+Highway,+Home+Hill+QLD,+Australia/Kalamia+Sugar+Mill,+Beach+Road,+Ayr+QLD,+Australia/Pioneer+Mill+(Wilmar+Sugar+Limited),+Brandon+QLD,+Australia/Wilmar+Invicta+Sugar+Mill,+Mill+Street,+Giru+QLD,+Australia/%E6%BE%B3%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9%E4%BA%9A,+Queensland,+South+Townsville,+Lennon+Drive,+Townsville+Bulk+Sugar+Terminal/Athletic+Field/Macknade+Mill,+Macknade+QLD,+Australia/Lucinda+Terminal,+2+Dungeness+Road,+Lucinda+QLD,+Australia/data=!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!19sChIJr9qCvuY41msRMuKgch1aKrk!2m2!1d147.40077!2d-19.64296!1m5!1m1!19sChIJLz5g4Cc71msR3_kg3gv6caE!2m2!1d147.41603!2d-19.52376!1m5!1m1!19sChIJBcILQ0o81msRjAL2NZgWse4!2m2!1d147.33069!2d-19.557309999999998!1m5!1m1!19sChIJ42k3ROER1msR_ydJfiHG5mw!2m2!1d147.10536!2d-19.51663!1m5!1m1!19sChIJC3qpYsz41WsREdtfS901-n8!2m2!1d146.82859!2d-19.25351!1m5!1m1!19sChIJVVVViCyzf2kReyoxElVPJMQ!2m2!1d146.20095999999998!2d-18.64997!1m5!1m1!19sChIJob7-11xSfmkRuyWhVuTrlKo!2m2!1d146.25889999999998!2d-18.588929999999998!1m5!1m1!19sChIJcW1xyd1WfmkRa5OMq6nhjTg!2m2!1d146.33089999999999!2d-18.52518!3e0 Plan a Northbound Burdekin Mill Tour (Inkerman to Lucinda)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal]] ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal]] ===</div></td></tr> </table> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:50:40 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:Herbert_%26_Burdekin_Region Northern Region https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Northern_Region&diff=866&oldid=726 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Northern_Region&diff=866&oldid=726 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:50, 26 August 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Region encompasses a historically significant and geographically diverse sugar belt, stretching from the [[Daintree Rainforest]] in the north to the [[Cassowary Coast]] in the south. Characterised by high rainfall and lush tropical vegetation, this district presents unique challenges and advantages for cane cultivation, ranging from the coastal flats of [[Gordonvale]] to the elevated [[Atherton Tableland]]. This section documents the evolution of the industry in the Far North, contrasting the enduring operations of high output facilities like [[Tully Mill|Tully]] and [[Mulgrave Mill|Mulgrave]] with the legacies of historic closures such as [[Mossman Central Mill|Mossman]], [[Babinda Mill|Babinda]] and [[Goondi Mill|Goondi]]. It traces the region's shift from a landscape of numerous independent cooperatives to a rationalised network of central mills adapted to the demands of the modern global market.<ref name="ASMC_North">Australian Sugar Milling Council. "Northern Region Mills". https://asmc.com.au/industry-overview/mills-refineries/</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Region encompasses a historically significant and geographically diverse sugar belt, stretching from the [[Daintree Rainforest]] in the north to the [[Cassowary Coast]] in the south. Characterised by high rainfall and lush tropical vegetation, this district presents unique challenges and advantages for cane cultivation, ranging from the coastal flats of [[Gordonvale]] to the elevated [[Atherton Tableland]]. This section documents the evolution of the industry in the Far North, contrasting the enduring operations of high output facilities like [[Tully Mill|Tully]] and [[Mulgrave Mill|Mulgrave]] with the legacies of historic closures such as [[Mossman Central Mill|Mossman]], [[Babinda Mill|Babinda]] and [[Goondi Mill|Goondi]]. It traces the region's shift from a landscape of numerous independent cooperatives to a rationalised network of central mills adapted to the demands of the modern global market.<ref name="ASMC_North">Australian Sugar Milling Council. "Northern Region Mills". https://asmc.com.au/industry-overview/mills-refineries/</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Self-Drive Heritage Tours ==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Experience the industrial history of the Wet Tropics through our curated mill tours. These routes follow the "Great Green Way", guiding you past the sites of former crushing giants and the active mills that continue to drive the regional economy. Whether starting from the rainforests of Mossman or the high rainfall valleys of Tully, these itineraries offer a unique perspective on the rise, fall, and consolidation of the sugar industry in Far North Queensland.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== South Bound Tour - Mossman to Tully ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&waypoints=-16.45786,145.37836|-16.93963,145.77640|-17.09183,145.78959|-17.12026,145.34653|-17.34191,145.92387|-17.50910,146.00369|-17.58040,146.03445|-17.59803,146.12033|-17.60533,145.99218|-17.93480,145.92674 Plan a Southbound Mill Tour (Mossman to Tully)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== North Bound Tour - Tully to Mossman ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&waypoints=-17.93480,145.92674|-17.60533,145.99218|-17.59803,146.12033|-17.58040,146.03445|-17.50910,146.00369|-17.34191,145.92387|-17.12026,145.34653|-17.09183,145.78959|-16.93963,145.77640|-16.45786,145.37836 Plan a Northbound Mill Tour (Tully to Mossman)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Mossman Central Mill]] (Closed) ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Mossman Central Mill]] (Closed) ===</div></td></tr> </table> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:50:25 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:Northern_Region Central Queensland Region https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Central_Queensland_Region&diff=865&oldid=730 https://canetrains.net/index.php?title=Central_Queensland_Region&diff=865&oldid=730 <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:50, 26 August 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Central Queensland region, encompassing the fertile Pioneer Valley and the coastal plains around [[Proserpine]] and [[Sarina]], serves as a historic heartland of the Australian sugar industry. This district has witnessed significant evolution from the proliferation of small plantation mills in the late 19th century to the modern era of large scale consolidation, currently dominated by the operations of [[Mackay Sugar]] and [[Wilmar Sugar]]. The following entries detail the major processing facilities that have defined the region's economic landscape, including the operational giants that continue to drive local exports and the closed mills that paved the way for industry rationalisation.<ref name="ASMC_Central">Australian Sugar Milling Council. "Central Region Mills". https://asmc.com.au/industry-overview/mills-refineries/</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Central Queensland region, encompassing the fertile Pioneer Valley and the coastal plains around [[Proserpine]] and [[Sarina]], serves as a historic heartland of the Australian sugar industry. This district has witnessed significant evolution from the proliferation of small plantation mills in the late 19th century to the modern era of large scale consolidation, currently dominated by the operations of [[Mackay Sugar]] and [[Wilmar Sugar]]. The following entries detail the major processing facilities that have defined the region's economic landscape, including the operational giants that continue to drive local exports and the closed mills that paved the way for industry rationalisation.<ref name="ASMC_Central">Australian Sugar Milling Council. "Central Region Mills". https://asmc.com.au/industry-overview/mills-refineries/</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Self-Drive Heritage Tours ==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Discover the "Sugar Capital" of Australia through our self drive itineraries. This route traverses the fertile [[Pioneer Valley]] and the [[Hibiscus Coast]], showcasing the density of crushing infrastructure that defines the Mackay region. From the historic fields of Proserpine to the distillery operations in Sarina, these tours highlight the rich heritage of the grower owned cooperatives and the modern refining capabilities that power the district.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Southbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps?q=-17.02044230579757,145.726255006670674 Plan a Southbound Central Mill Tour (Proserpine to Sarina)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== Northbound Tour ===</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.google.com/maps?q=-17.02044230579757,145.726255006670675 Plan a Northbound Central Mill Tour (Sarina to Proserpine)]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Proserpine Mill]] ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== [[Proserpine Mill]] ===</div></td></tr> </table> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:50:08 GMT Bmhcjs https://canetrains.net/wiki/Talk:Central_Queensland_Region