Middlemount

History

Middlemount, like many other mining towns in Queensland developed quickly in the early 1980s. Middlemount Post Office opened on 2 June 1980. Middlemount State School opened in 1980 with a secondary department added in 1983. In 1988 the secondary department was separated from the primary school to create Middlemount State High School. However, on 1 January 2001, the schools were amalgamated to form Middlemount Community School. The Middlemount Library opened in 1984. Most of the housing is owned by Anglo Coal. The company operates and maintains some of the town's infrastructure. Most of the houses are almost identical, in this instance there are three types of houses; lowset L-shaped, lowset square and highset. Approximately 40,000 workers have been employed at Middlemount's coal mining over its 39 year history. This town has contributed to the economic development of Queensland and Australia more generally..

Geography

Middlemount is located inland (by road) from Mackay and Rockhampton in Central Queensland. The township is an accommodation hub to both permanent residents and transient workers. Middlemount is surrounded by the following coal mines: Foxleigh, Lake Lindsay, Middlemount Mine, Aquila Mine, German Creek and world record holding underground coal mine Grasstree.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  16
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  15
• Blue-faced Honeyeater

  Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  12
• Red-winged Parrot

  Aprosmictus erythropterus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  11
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  10
• Whistling Kite

  Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  9
• Black-faced Cuckooshrike

  Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  9
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  8