The facade of the RS Exton and Co premises at 333 Ann Street.
Brisbane’s Shrine of Remembrance, dedicated on Armistice Day in 1930.
The Story Bridge, spanning Brisbane River, was built between 1935 and 1940.
The Masonic temple at Barcaldine was constructed in 1901.
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Tyrconnell gold mine, part of the Hodgkinson goldfield in far north Queensland, was once home to 10,000 gold miners and their families.
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Sewerage works get heritage treatment
The Queensland heritage register has listed its first sewerage works.
Two 1930s castle-like towers at the East Gordon Street sewerage works have joined the likes of Mackay's Holy Trinity Church, Greenmount Homestead and the old Commonwealth Bank in Victoria Street.
"The engineering techniques of the day were pioneering," said Queensland Heritage Council chair David Eades.
"The fact that Mackay was one of the first places in regional Queensland to be sewered – back in 1936 – is of historic importance."
"The heritage register ought to capture all aspects of our state's development – and that includes some rather perfunctory functions, not just grand."
"Add the whimsical way in which the council went about disguising the true purpose of the buildings: with its castle turrets, this place was both flash and flush!"
Mr Eades said Mackay Regional Council had discussed several operational concerns with the Heritage Council before the decision was made.
He said the Heritage Council also was aware of redevelopment work onsite.
"Mackay Regional Council has been assured that heritage listing will not impact on the day-to-day maintenance or operations," Mr Eades said.
"Heritage listing certainly won’t close the works or cause any unexpected impact on functions."
The Queensland Heritage Council is the state’s independent advisor on heritage issues and determines what places gain the heritage register’s protection.
Mackay Regional Mayor Col Meng said he was pleased the listing would not affect the operational component of the pump station.
"We understand the importance of looking after our heritage but this facility still plays a key role in the city’s sewerage network," Cr Meng said.
The listing comes as Mackay Regional Council is set to officially launch its Mackay Water Recycling Project – an innovative, landmark wastewater recycling facility which re-uses about 90 percent of the city’s effluent for irrigation.
Cr Meng said Mackay -- one of the first in regional Queensland to be sewered - led the way with one of the largest wastewater reuse schemes in regional Australia.
"It's certainly a case of the past meeting the future," Cr Meng said.
Date: 22 July 2009