Shire of Eacham

#3303 among destinations in Australia

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The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covered an area of 1,126.4 square kilometres, and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 17°17'46"S, 145°38'7"E

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Shire of Eacham – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Eacham, Malanda Falls Swimming Pool, Curtain Fig Tree, Lake Barrine.

1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes National Park
26 min walk • Lake Eacham is a popular lake of volcanic origin on the Atherton Tableland of Queensland, Australia, within the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland. It is within the locality of Lake Eacham in the Tablelands Region local government area.
5.2 miSW
Visitor center, Sport venue, Sport
Malanda Falls Swimming Pool, Malanda
133 min walk • Malanda Falls Swimming Pool is a heritage-listed swimming pool at Malanda Falls Park, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1906 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2010.
4.1 miW
Tree
Curtain Fig Tree, Yungaburra
105 min walk • Curtain Fig Tree is a heritage-listed tree at Curtain Fig Tree Road, Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the largest trees in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, and one of the best known attractions on the Atherton Tableland. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2009.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park
82 min walk • Lake Barrine is a freshwater lake on the eastern parts of Atherton Tableland in the locality of Lake Barrine, in the Tablelands Region of Far North Queensland, Australia, close to Lake Eacham.
4.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Yungaburra
104 min walk • St Patrick's Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church at 1 Penda Street, Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1914 to 1930s. It is also known as Our Lady of Ransom. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Mabi forest
113 min walk • Mabi forests are a type of ecological community found in the Australian state of Queensland which is considered to be critically endangered and which consists of remnant patches found only either in North Queensland's Atherton Tablelands or at Shiptons Flat along the Annan River.
5 miSW
Church
St James Catholic Church, Malanda
128 min walk • St James Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at Monash Avenue, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Bob Hassall and built by Alby Halfpapp from 1925 to 1926. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Malanda.
3.9 miNW
Library
Yungaburra Community Centre, Yungaburra
99 min walk • Yungaburra Community Centre is a heritage-listed community hall at 19 Cedar Street, Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1910 to c. 1926. It is also known as Tivoli picture theatre, Williams Estate Hall, and Yungaburra Hall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Quincan
99 min walk • Mount Quincan is a volcanic mountain near Yungaburra on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The extinct volcano is one of many cinder cones in the Atherton Tableland region.
4.8 miSW
Cinema, Nightlife
Majestic Picture Theatre, Malanda
124 min walk • Majestic Picture Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre at 1 Eacham Place, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Bob Hassall and built in 1929 by Albie Halfpapp. It is also known as Majestic Theatre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2010.
4.3 miW
National park
Curtain Fig National Park
110 min walk • The Curtain Fig National Park is a national park on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The National Park is located near Yungaburra.