Taylors Beach

History

The town was formerly known as Cassady after Francis Andrew O'Connor Cassady who was mayor of the City of Townsville in 1894, 1901 and 1905. However, it was renamed Taylors Beach on 1 October 1969.

Geography

Taylors Beach is located east of Ingham. It is bounded by the Coral Sea on the east where there are long sandy beaches. It is divided into a northern and southern section by the estuary where Victoria Creek flows into the Coral Sea; the southern section having a long northern spit providing shelter to the beaches of the northern part. The residential development is adjacent to the beaches of the northern part. Apart from some farming in the northern part, most of the locality is undeveloped.

Most-observed species

• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,782
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  1,543
• Peaceful Dove

  Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
  1,423
• Comb-crested Jacana

  Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828) · Aves
  1,306
• Crimson Finch

  Neochmia phaeton (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) · Aves
  1,197
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  1,158
• Bar-shouldered Dove

  Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
  1,015
• Australasian Darter

  Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould, 1847) · Aves
  988

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-03-01
  0 km SE of Kelso, Australia
• M 4.8 — 2003-08-11
  65 km ENE of Palm Island, Australia