Tinaroo

History

The town and locality take their name from Tinaroo Creek, which is believed to derive from tin hurroo, a shout used by tin miners. Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre was established in 1987.

Geography

Tinaroo is located on the shore of Lake Tinaroo, a man-made reservoir created by the impoundment of the Barron River by the Tinaroo Dam. Despite the town's name, the waterfall of the same name is not in the town nor the locality, but it is very close by in the neighbouring locality of Lake Tinaroo, which includes the dam wall, the lake it impounds and the shoreline around the lake.

Most-observed species

• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  7,798
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  6,213
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  6,040
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  5,546
• Peaceful Dove

  Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
  5,544
• Australian Brushturkey

  Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831 · Aves
  5,248
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,209
• Australasian Figbird

  Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  4,787

Most recent

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