Tarzali

History

The town takes its name from the Tarzali railway station on the Millaa Milla branch of the Tablelands railway line. The name Tarzali is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning water gum, Syzygium gustavioides. The railway station was in use from 1915 to 1964. The line was opened through to Millaa Millaa on 19 December 1921. The line has now closed and the Tarzali railway station has been dismantled. Dirran State School opened on 3 May 1915. On 21 October 1918, it was renamed Tarzali State School. It closed on 31 December 1967. The school was at Millaa Millaa Malanda Road ().

Geography

The locality is on the Atherton Tableland. It is bounded to the east by the Johnstone River, to the south-east and south by Dirran Creek, and to the north-west by Seamark Road. The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road enters the locality from the north (Jaggan), passes through the town, and exits to the south-west (Minbun). The terrain is elevated and hilly with one named peak, Bartletts Hill () which rises to above sea level. The land use around the town centre is residential. In the rest of the locality, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Most-observed species

• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  9,137
• Australian Brushturkey

  Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831 · Aves
  6,408
• Brown Gerygone

  Gerygone mouki Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  6,057
• Gray-headed Robin

  Heteromyias cinereifrons (E.P.Ramsay, 1876) · Aves
  5,742
• Victoria's Riflebird

  Ptiloris victoriae Gould, 1850 · Aves
  5,614
• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,548
• Golden Whistler

  Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,999
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove

  Macropygia phasianella (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
  4,949

Most recent

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