Brandon

History

Brandon was surveyed as a site for a township in 1882 and the first allotments were sold later that year. The town is named after Henry Brandon a sugar pioneer in the Mackay and Lower Burdekin regions. Henry Brandon was also the son-in-law of the colonist, Korah Halcomb Wills. Brandon Post Office opened on 6 September 1883. Prior to that a Receiving office called Pioneer Estate, Lower Burdekin had serviced the area. The Receiving office name was changed to Brandon in August 1883. Brandon Provisional School opened in the town on 9 April 1888. It became Brandon State School on 11 July 1898. Kalamia State School opened beside the Kalamia Sugar Mill on 18 July 1928.

Most-observed species

• Peaceful Dove

  Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
  235
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  214
• Black Kite

  Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  207
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  184
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  179
• Australian Ibis

  Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
  174
• Australasian Figbird

  Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  151
• Artamus leucorhynchos

  Artamus leucorhynchos · Aves
  140

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-03-01
  0 km SE of Kelso, Australia
• M 4.3 — 2011-09-17
  44 km NNW of Collinsville, Australia
• M 4 — 2011-04-16
  45 km NNW of Collinsville, Australia
• M 5 — 2011-04-16
  Queensland, Australia