Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Lucinda Jetty, Queensland

There is a long jetty at a small town on the east coast of Australia in Queensland, the town is called Lucinda.  Not a lot of people live there but it's a pleasant small town situated between Townsville to the north being a two hour drive, to the south Cairns being a three hour drive.

The Lucinda Jetty is still very much alive and in use as the world's longest bulk sugar loading facility, used for exporting raw sugar from the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal to large ships.
You cannot walk the length of the jetty which is 5.76km long (3.58 miles long). 660 pylons curves the earths curvature. 

There is another jetty there a much smaller one where people can fish, catching Spanish mackerel, giant trevally, queenfish, northern bluefin, tuna, coral trout, big juicy mud crabs and barramundi.  


Sugar Cane growing.


The end of the jetty you can just see.



The beginning of the jetty and the bottom photo not far from the above photo.




Looking towards the beginning of the long jetty.


61 comments:

  1. The jetty looks very long. The Sugar Cane looks like a beautiful plant. It's always exciting to read about the different plants that grow where you live.
    Take care.

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  2. Preciosa la vista de la caña de azucar. El embarcadero se ve bastate amplio y proporciona un buen transporte para distribuir esa caña de azucar por las distintas zonas de su país.
    Saludos.

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    1. Lots of sugar cane grown in the northern area of Australia, some burnt some not, depends on the cane grower.

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  3. The sugar cane looks beautiful. Nice composition on the jetty photos. Thanks for sharing the info.

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  4. So sugar comes from sugar cane? I can't believe our sugar comes from a plant. !
    The photo of the sugar cane is lovely. How big are they ?

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    1. Grows as tall as 2 to 6 meters depends on the area apparently.
      Yes sugar comes from the sugar cane plants. I've seen or watched them sew it, watched it grow all in varies places in Australia as we have travelled the East.

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  5. That sure looks like a nice place to go. Loved the pictures.

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    1. Thanks Mary. It's a nice little town, one of many that grows sugar cane.

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  6. I remember as a child seeing sugar cane for the first time and really had a hard time getting my head around the fact the sugar that I used came from the sugar cane.

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    1. Yes, Jo-Anne can believe your thoughts on that, then when the cane is cut it goes to a sugar mill, then transported to wherever.

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  7. Many thanks for the photographs and information about Lucinda Jetty, I also appreciated the map on your post.
    Happy midweek wishes.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan. I think it's important to have a map or two so at least you know what area I'm referring to in Australia.

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  8. The jetty looks very long in the photo but 5.7 km is insane.

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    1. Extremely long Andrew, it is being re done this year at the beginning of the jetty apparently.

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  9. Muy interesante Margaret, me ha encantado saber de el. Muchos besos.

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  10. Margaret, the images you always show us help me get to know the region where you live. It strikes me that many people do not know where sugar comes from.
    A hug

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    1. It seems many don't have any idea where sugar comes from, a bit like salt as people don't know where that comes from either. Where the sugar is grown is a long way from my house, Norma.

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  11. The burn off time is interesting - but watch out for the bloody
    snakes - they are everywhere getting the hell out of the flames and
    they are the deadly ones - Eastern Browns. I think if not attended to
    with straps or tourniquets - you have TEN minutes left!!!
    I've been there on northern trips - the jetty sure is long.

    Lovely sunny day here - the surf life savers are back on duty.
    No shark nets anymore but drones are used. Anyhow it is
    shark territory and getting whales, dolphins, sharks and other
    marine creatures out is dangerous. Signs are up - JUST BLOODY
    READ - English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese!!!
    Cheers
    Colin
    PS: No Pub this week !!!!!! A miracle - ha ha.

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    1. Our weather is not good, so windy for days on end, but that's what happens in October, sometimes there is also a fair bit of rain too.
      Not all can growers burn can, Colin. Yes, snakes in the sugar cane can be a problems along with other creatures.

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    2. Actually way back in the early days of Australia - this was a BIG BLOT on Australia - capturing Pacific Islanders ( BLACK BINDERS ???) and having them cut the cane. Very much like the days of the plantation owners in the deep south of the USA with the cotton and rice.

      Plenty of young ones in the very placid surf yesterday - keeps the parents on their toes. Maybe some surfing champions of the future. They sure love it.
      Overcast today and - please note - no Pub this week. Actually on my trip to the beach front - sems no one is there. They can't be all at Bathurst for the noisy bike and car racing???
      Cheers
      Colin

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  12. Why is the jetty an engineering masterpiece, and not just a very interesting beachside facility?

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    1. Apparently due to it being so long, Hels. It's still in use with many large ships waiting to be loaded with the partly refined sugar.
      The waters are not that safe in that area either due to stingers, jelly fish, blue bottles, blue ring octopus's, bottles of vinegar are placed at the waters edge in a letter box type container to help relieve the stings. The beaches are rather attractive there and those blue nets are there to help protect humans for these creatures.

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  13. As a kid, I enjoyed chewing the fresh sugar cane...the sweetness is so different from the processed cane sugar. The jetty looks really impressive.

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    1. Yes, it is very different in taste, Angie. Impressive jetty and ever so long.

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  14. It sounds nice but I'm not sure I want to live so close to a sugar farm. I've heard once the sugar is harvested the fields are burned to clear the stubble and all that smoke would bother me.

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    1. Well R, the sugar cane properties are not all near Lucinda, and not all sugar cane is burnt even what is left. If it's burnt it's done in late evening as far as I'm aware.

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  15. Ein interessanter Steg mit einer beeindruckender Länge. Bei uns werden für Zucker kein Zuckerrohr sondern Rüben also Zuckerrüben angebaut und im Herbst, also jetzt geerntet.
    Gruß
    Noke

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  16. What beautiful photos, Margaret!
    I love the pier, it's quite long, but it looks like a great place to walk.
    I wish you a lovely Wednesday.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. You can walk on the beach, Irama but not on the jetty, a conveyor belt takes the raw sugar to the ships at the end of the jetty, a very long way.
      Thank you and you too.

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  17. What a stunning, unique structure the Lucinda Jetty is, the world's longest bulk sugar loading facility, that's incredible. It's truly mind-boggling that it's 5.76 kilometers long and curves with the earth's curvature, you can barely see the end in that photo, can you? It's lovely that there's a smaller, separate jetty for fishing, catching all those great species like barramundi and mud crabs, a perfect spot for locals. Thank you for sharing this impressive piece of Queensland's east coast.

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    1. You are right, Melody, had to see the end of the jetty where the ships wait to take the raw sugar on it's journey to various places in this world.
      You are welcome Melody.

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  18. Gorgeous place dear Margaret, I enjoyed learning about the history of the place
    I found the views very interesting and beautiful
    I though couldn’t grasp the line “660 paylones curves the earth curvature “ ???
    Hugs and best wishes 🥰🙏

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    1. Pylons are those strong things under the jetty to hold it up, Baili, therefore there are 660 of those pylons in total. The earth curves so do the pylons following the earths curvature, eg. When you look at the sea standing on shore with not a thing in site but the sea, you there is a slight curve in the sea near the horizon - this is what is meant. Hope you can follow my description.

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    2. Thank you dear Margaret for explaining it for me so nicely 🤗
      You are so sweet 🥰♥️

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  19. Hello Margaret,
    What a nice pictures.
    Great that long Jetty. Amazing to see how long it is.
    Wonderful.

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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    1. It's unbelievable to see the length of it in person, Marco.

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  20. A beautiful panoramic view of that port on a gray day and a distant, remote area.
    Best regards.

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    1. The photos were taken over a couple day, hence one really fine day the other a grey day. The weather was beautiful there.

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  21. So nice to see, wonderfully scenic photos and thank you again for those very interesting maps Margaret. Always appreciated!

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  22. Preciosas imágenes y que lugar tan bonito este embarcadero.
    Un fuerte abrazo, Margaret

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  23. Thanks for the photos, Margaret. They spark memories of a road trip with my sister who couldn't believe I insisted we go so far "out of our way" to see the Lucinda jetty. I was so impressed, she was totally unimpressed. I was happy we saw it, she was a bit grumpy. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, huh?

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    1. You are welcome Pauline.
      So many places that we want to visit are certainly far from each other and sometimes off the beaten track.
      Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I seem to see beauty even in the desert as we travelled.

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  24. A imensidão da Austrália tem belezas naturais e recursos sem fim.
    Lucinda prova isso mesmo.
    Bom fim de semana.
    Abraço de amizade.
    Juvenal Nunes

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    1. A vast country and beautiful scenes to offer. Thank you, you take care.

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  25. Judging by your spectacular photos, Lucinda is a charming city.

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