East Palmerston

History

The locality is presumably so named because it is to the east of neighbouring Palmerston, which in turn is believed to be named after explorer and prospector, Christie Palmerston. About July 1933, the land of East Palmerston was surveyed to enable 10,400 acres be offered for selection in 55 lots. By September 1938, a large population was living in the area with some farms sufficiently established to supply cream to the Millaa Millaa butter factory. The Palmerston East State School (sometimes called East Palmerston State School) opened on 19 April 1938. In 2010, the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). It closed on 26 April 2012. It was located at 2068 Palmerston Highway East (). The school's website was archived. On 25 April (Anzac Day) 2008, a memorial was unveiled at Palmerston East State School at 2068 Palmerston Highway commemorating the Australian servicemen and women who served during wars and other conflicts.

Geography

The Palmerston Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Nerada / Coorumba) and exits to the south-west through the locality (Palmerston / Wooroonooran). The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and horticulture. It is a prominent banana growing region with some of Australia's largest banana plantations.

Most-observed species

• Australasian Figbird

  Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  482
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  454
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  451
• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  448
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  397
• Peaceful Dove

  Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
  375
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  374
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  374

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2011-03-15
  30 km NE of Innisfail Estate, Australia