Machans Beach, Queensland

Machans Beach
Queensland

Esplanade 2005
Population 941 (2011)[1]
Established 1885
Postcode(s) 4878
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Barron River
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Machans Beach:
Holloways Beach Coral Sea Coral Sea
Barron Machans Beach Coral Sea
Stratford Aeroglen Aeroglen

Machans Beach is a suburb and beach of the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The Barron River marks the southern boundary of Machans Beach. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 941.[1]

History

The area was first surveyed in 1885, but was not permanently settled until the 1920s. It is named after Richard Machan who was among the first permanent white settlers in the area, having purchased land in the 1920s. Using a Model T Ford, Richard Machan provided transportation services to the area. He built a jetty to encourage tourist boats from Cairns to call at nearby Barron Beach.[4][5]

Machans Beach State School opened on 4 February 1952.[6]

Relationship to airport

Machans Beach is located about 1-2 km north of the Cairns International Airport. Plans to extend the airport in 2011 raised a number of objections from Machans Beach residents in relation to environmental concerns and noise concerns.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Machans Beach (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Machans Beach (entry 45598)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Machans Beach (entry 41948)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "History". Machans Beach Community Association. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Machans Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "M". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Summary of concerns regarding the Cairns Airport land use plan" (PDF). Machans Beach Community Association. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

Coordinates: 16°51′20″S 145°44′52″E / 16.85556°S 145.74778°E / -16.85556; 145.74778

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