Millaa Millaa, Queensland

An attractive dairy town on the southern edge of the Atherton tableland. It is near to some of the most picturesque wateralls in Queensland.
Location: 327 km north of Townsville; 109 km south of Cairns; 821 m above sea-level.
Origin of name: like the similarly sounding Malanda, the name is said to mean 'many waterfalls' in the language of the local Aborigines. There is a story which suggests that it was Christie Palmerston who gave the town its name. In 1884, Palmerston created the track from Innisfail (then known as Geraldton) through Millaa Millaa to the mining settlement at Herberton.
Brief history: white settlement began in the area in 1910 with the arrival of timber cutters. The railway reached the town in 1921 and it remained a rail terminus until the closure of the line in 1964.
Natural features: Millaa Millaa Falls; Pepina and Mungalli Falls; Zillie Falls; Ellinjaa Falls; Bridal Veil Falls; Palmerston Rocks National Park; Johnstone River Gorge; Lake Eacham
Built features: Millaa Millaa Hotel Motel; Mungallu Creek Cheese factory.
Heritage features: Eacham Historical Museum