Welcome from the Mayor

Welcome, travellers, locals and the curious alike to the virtual gateway to the McKinlay Shire. At almost 41,000sq km in size and located as we are atop one of the world's largest underground aquifers, the Shire is also home to some of Australia's most progressive primary producers and leading miners. Transected by the Landsborough Highway from Brisbane to the south, the Flinders Highway across the center and the Wills Development Road to the Gulf, the McKinlay Shire is very accessible and central to North West Queensland.

With some of our history at Kynuna not only linked into that of Winton's and Waltzing Matilda, the Town of McKinlay and the Pub there can also lay claim to being the set for some of that memorable movie, Crocodile Dundee. For the traveller and the curious, you will have no doubt heard either how warm it can get here in summer, as well as how cool in can be in winter. You may even have been asked "why the hell are you going out there?" While we might not be able to compete with the views of either Paris in spring or the Rocky Mountains in the fall, what you won't have believed possible are our natural assets, the beautiful lonely sunsets, the incredible and uninterrupted starry nights and the friendliness of the locals.

I could also add, there are no Taxi Ranks, Traffic Lights (or Traffic) Ticket Queues, waiting lists or Freeways of course but that will soon appear obvious. Come and see us, either to stay or on your way through to the many other wonderful parts of the North West. Many of our proposed future developments for Julia Creek will also be displayed on the website and I encourage everyone to have a look and to comment.

To our locals, I hope you find the site informative and a useful tool in dealing with the council and any queries you might have about the myriad of issues any Local Government deals with on a daily basis. Welcome one and all.

Paul Woodhouse.
Mayor

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