Lighthouse Walk Popular On Low Tide

Better keep an eye out for the tide chart, with this time being the best to trek to the lighthouse.

When the tides are very low in Bowen, take the opportunity to walk to the lighthouse on North Head Island.

Situated less than one kilometre from Bowen mainland, North Head Island is at the entrance to Port Denison and is home to one of Queensland’s oldest lighthouses. Port Denison was the first port established in North Queensland with Bowen officially being proclaimed a town in April 1861. The lighthouse was built in 1866 and was in use until 1985.

In 2017, the North Head Lighthouse was restored by community groups. Manager of Bowen Tourism and Business, Leanne Abernethy said there was no “official” event being held this year, but the tides will be below 0.2 metres on August 29, 30 and 31.

“These would be the best days to walk but there will be low tides on other days too,” she said.

Ms Abernethy recommended that people leave from Dalrymple Point at least one hour before low tide and wear reef shoes or protective footwear.

“You will follow a sand spit in a curving path towards the lighthouse and it will be a bit rough on your feet once you reach the edge of the island.

“You will see a lot of marine life, especially red starfish and sea cucumbers,” she said.

“It’s a great experience. Keep your eyes peeled and you may even see a green sea turtle in the deeper water or even a whale breaching further out at this time of the year.”

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Weekly production figures

Comments:

A great effort from the milling, growing and harvesting sectors resulted in another week of improved production. The factory processed 83,114 tonnes for the week – nearly 4,000 tonnes above budget.

Average weekly CCS came in 0.70 units above budget, sitting at 13.90. The highest CCS sample for the week was 16.04 from a rake of ratoon Q240 in the Glen Isla productivity district.

Boiler 3 was taken offline on Saturday night to conduct some necessary repairs. Our Logistics Officers liaised with the harvesting sector on the impact to loading.

As always, please remember to use your train brain and take care around our cane rail network. Our cane trains are working around the clock, seven days a week.

Jed Page Cane Supply Manager Proserpine Region