Ravenshoe, Queensland
Ravenshoe (pronounced reɪvənz.hoʊ or RAYvənz - hoh ) is a small town in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland. It is located in the Atherton Tablelands, 123 kilometers south-west of Cairns on the Kennedy Highway. At the 2006 census, 910 inhabitants were counted.
The city is situated at 930 m, making it the highest town in Queensland. It also has Queensland's highest altitude pub, The Top Pub, and the highest station in the state. Diagonally opposite the top pub is Win's Gallery, where wood carvings from the region and the paintings of Winsone Board are issued. There is also the Millstream Falls, the widest waterfalls in Australia.
The main industry was the timber, but in 1987 the government declared 9000 km ² of the surrounding rainforest World Heritage Wet Tropics of Queensland. Since then, the city lives mainly from tourism as well as the meat and milk processing.
History
Ravenshoe was founded in 1881 by John Moffat as a settlement for the timber industry after William Mazlin had discovered there a large number of cedars. Also had to be created because of the " Zinnrausches " in neighboring settlements Herberton and Irvinebank living space for the. The city of Cairns is founded, because at that time developed a thriving economy in the tableland and a port was needed for the export of tin and hemp. The first sawmill was built in Ravenshoe 1899.
Ravenshoe was connected since December 11, 1916, Cairns by a railway line.
Attractions
To Ravenshoe there are waterfalls, crater lakes, marshes, hiking trails, water holes, rainforests and historic landmarks. In addition, the town has a number of galleries and local crafts. The wind farm Windy Hill Wind Farm, which is part of the Stawell Co., supplies (along with the Koombooloomba Dam ) enough electrical power for several cities. The Ravenshoe Steam Railway connects the town with Tumoulin.
To Ravenshoe, there are also very many plant and animal species, including a dozen different species of possum and kangaroo various types, as well as an immense number of bird species.
There is a mountain bike trail, use the people from all over the Atherton Tablelands, a pony club and riding trails.
Hiking
The trails of the Misty Mountain Wilderness traverse the Tully Gorge, Tully Falls and the Wooroonooran National Park. Among them there are also ways to Millstream Falls and Little Millstream Falls.
Facilities and shops
Ravenshoe has a known bakery, IGA supermarket, a post office, a medical center, a video shop, a Mitre 10 hardware store, a Retravision, two primary schools ( Ravenshoe State School and St Teresa's Primary School ), and a secondary school ( Ravenshoe State High School).
There are plans to build a sports and recreation center, because the city's location in the mountains over 900 meters above sea level offers good training opportunities for athletes. Also to be built a 50 - meter swimming pool. (As of 2007)
Local legends
It is said that in Malaan Rainforest live a Yowie, known as Malaan monster. For years, several people say they have seen it. Also want a big cat living in the rainforests. In the water hole Hole Army, which served as a swimming pond for the army during the Second World War, the spirits are the haunt over the years there drowned.