Palmyra, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Palmyra
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Palmyra Mill sugarcane processing warehouse, 1895.jpg
| caption = Palmyra sugar mill, 1895
| coordinates = {{coord|-21.2033|149.0830|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Palmyra (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 250
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| 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
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| 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.{{cite QPN|49362|Palmyra|locality in Mackay Region|access-date=29 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
The Walkerston Bypass enters the locality from the west (Greenmount) and exits to the north-west (Te Kowai).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; Airports |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} 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 {{Coord|-21.1769|149.0903|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Palmyra Sugar Mill (former)}}).{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Glen |date=18 July 2017 |title=Palmyra Sugar Mill 1883 - 1905 |url=http://www.mackayhistory.org/research/sugar_mills/palmyra.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727081301/http://www.mackayhistory.org/research/sugar_mills/palmyra.html |archive-date=27 July 2017 |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=Mackay History}}
Palmyra Dragway opened in 1968. The dragway was badly damaged by Cyclone Debbie in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Mortimer |first=Luke |date=29 July 2017 |title=Palmyra Dragway left in the lurch after cyclone |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/palmyra-dragway-left-in-the-lurch-after-cyclone/news-story/19e8301da6ca6365e22f2c7ba600ba38 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=The Courier-Mail}}{{Cite news |date=2017 |title=Palmyra Dragway after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/palmyra-dragway-after-tropical-cyclone-debbie/image-gallery/3ce4cafcf3ff1ec043c58f24b866f33d?page=1 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=The Courier-Mail |archive-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929065723/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/palmyra-dragway-after-tropical-cyclone-debbie/image-gallery/3ce4cafcf3ff1ec043c58f24b866f33d |url-status=live }} In 2023, the dragway was approved by the International Hot Rod Assoc Australia (IHRA).{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Palmyra Dragway, Mackay QLD |url=https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/about/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en-AU |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615045744/https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/about/ |url-status=live }}
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,{{cite web |title=mac's Speedway |url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/macs-speedway.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=Speedway and Road Race History |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226083512/http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/macs-speedway.html |url-status=live }} including the final of the Queensland Solo Championship, which was a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1991.{{cite web |title=World Championship |url=https://dlprezes.pl.tl/SPEEDWAY--_--Indywidualne-mistrzostwa-%26%23346%3Bwiata-----------k1-World-Speedway-Championship-k2-.htm |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=Metal Speedway |archive-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128131020/https://dlprezes.pl.tl/SPEEDWAY--_--Indywidualne-mistrzostwa-%26%23346%3Bwiata-----------k1-World-Speedway-Championship-k2-.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=World Championship |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=Speedway.org |archive-date=10 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910032243/http://www.speedway.org/history/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Honor Roll since 1927/28 |url=http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204745/http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Speedway Champions}} In April 2024, the site at 13 Grants Road ({{Coord|-21.2075|149.0720|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mac's Speedway (former)}}) was put up for sale.{{Cite news |last=Devenport |first=Zoe |date=28 April 2024 |title=Macs Speedway at Palmyra, Mackay, for sale after year abandoned |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/property/macs-speedway-at-palmyra-mackay-for-sale-after-year-abandoned/news-story/df8e356e5f3d6ad36d51a3e92da444fa |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=Mackay Daily Mercury |archive-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Macs Speedway, 13 Grants Road, Palmyra, QLD 4751 - Development Site & Land For Sale - realcommercial |url=https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-sale/property-macs-speedway-13-grants-road-palmyra-qld-4751-504579968 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.realcommercial.com.au |language=en |archive-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929062653/https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-sale/property-macs-speedway-13-grants-road-palmyra-qld-4751-504579968 |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Palmyra had a population of 264 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32285|name=Palmyra (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Palmyra had a population of 250 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32266|name=Palmyra (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Amenities
The locality has a number of motor sport venues, which include:
- Palmyra Drag Racing Club, 29 Bells Road ({{coord|-21.2045|149.0770|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Palmyra Drag Racing Club}}){{Cite web |title=Palmyra Dragway, Mackay QLD |url=https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en-AU |archive-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713184644/https://palmyradragway.com.au/wordpress/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=17 November 2020 |title=Building points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Mackay and District Kart Club, 21 Grants Road ({{coord|-21.2047|149.0728|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mackay and District Kart Club}}){{Cite web |title=Mackay Kart Club |url=https://mackaykartclub.com/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=mackaykartclub.com |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615131448/http://mackaykartclub.com/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Mackay and District Kart Club |url=https://www.facebook.com/Mackaykartclub/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Facebook |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304095900/https://www.facebook.com/Mackaykartclub/ |url-status=live }}
The dragway shares its site with the private Palmyra Airstrip which is used for recreational flying.
References
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