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Mackay/Whitsunday Region

The Mackay/Whitsunday Region extends from Bowen in the north to St Lawrence in the south, and from the coast inland to Dysart and Glenden.

Aerial view of the coastline

About Mackay Whitsunday Region

Area: 158,167 sq km
Population: Around 163,000
Industries: Sugar, mining, tourism, grain, beef.

Transport and Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14, outlines what the department is doing in the Mackay Whitsunday Region of Queensland, now and in the future.

To find a customer service centre (for general enquiries, vehicle registration, licensing, driving test bookings and vehicle inspections) select a location from the alphabetical list.

Road contact information

For road information, the department’s Mackay Office is the main point of contact for residents, industry and business.

Mackay Office

Email: mackay.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4951 8555
Fax: +61 7 4951 8500
Post: PO Box 62
Mackay QLD 4740
Location: 46 Gordon Street
Mackay QLD 4740

Interesting facts and figures 

Mackay/Whitsunday region road facts 

Road network

Visit the Traffic and travel information website for the latest update. 

  • Bruce Highway (Rockhampton - Ayr)
  • Gregory Highway (Emerald - Mt Douglas)
  • Peak Downs Highway (Clermont - Mackay)
  • Suttor Developmental Road (Nebo - Mt Coolon)
  • Fitzroy Developmental Road (Dingo - Mt Flora)
  • Bowen Developmental Road (Bowen - Mt Douglas)
  • Gregory Developmental Road (Clermont - Belyando Crossing)
  • Marlborough - Sarina Road
  • Oxford Downs - Sarina Road
  • Homebush Road
  • Sarina - Homebush Road
  • Eton - Homebush Road
  • Dysart - Middlemount Road
  • Glenella Connection Road
  • Rockleigh - North Mackay Road
  • Mackay - Eungella Road
  • Marian - Eton Road
  • Mirani - Eton Road
  • Marian - Hampden Road
  • Mirani - Mt Ossa Road
  • Clermont Connection Road
  • Clermont - Alpha Road
  • Proserpine - Shute Harbour Road
  • Hay Point Road
  • Mt Ossa - Seaforth Road
  • Yakapari - Seaforth Road
  • Mackay - Bucasia Road
  • Mackay - Slade Point Road
  • St Lawrence Connection Road
  • May Downs Road
  • St Lawrence - Croydon Road
  • Koumala - Bolingbroke Road
  • Blue Mountain Road
  • Maraju - Yakapari Road
  • Collinsville - Elphinstone Road
  • Kilcummun - Diamond Downs Road
  • Gargett - Mia Mia Road
  • Eungella Dam Road
  • North Eton Road
  • Mia Mia Connection Road
  • Crystal Brook Road
  • Gregory - Cannon Valley Road
  • Mackay - Habana Road
  • Sarina - Coast Road
  • Yakapari - Habana Road
  • Eimeo Road

Local government

Places of interest

  • Mackay
  • Eungella
  • Dysart
  • Middlemount
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Colinsville
  • Clermont
  • Whitsunday Coast
  • Mackay Port
  • Palm Bay Coney Island

Projects

Project feed

Project nameRegion(s)Description
Bruce Highway upgrades from Bakers Creek to City Gates, MackayMackay/WhitsundayBruce Highway duplication and intersection upgrades from Bakers Creek to City Gates, Mackay.
Connecting Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday 2031 – an Integrated Regional Transport PlanMackay/WhitsundayConnecting Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday 2031 will identify strategies to provide a safe, connected, efficient, integrated and sustainable transport network across the region for both passengers and freight.
Determination of the State of the Health Science for Ultrafine ParticlesMetropolitan, Central West, Darling Downs, Far North, Fitzroy, Mackay/Whitsunday, North Coast, North West, Northern, South Coast, South West, Wide Bay /BurnettA department-Queensland University of Technology study to determine the level of health science knowledge on ultrafine particles.
Eton Range Planning StudyMackay/WhitsundayThe planning study is investigating the feasibility of a new alignment over the Eton Range on the Peak Downs Highway.
Glenella Connection Road (Fursden Creek Bridge)Mackay/WhitsundayUpgrading of the Glenella Connection Road at Fursden Creek and will complete the flood immunity of the link and provide trip certainty for this important cross river link.
Mackay Area Integrated Transport PlanMackay/WhitsundayA comprehensive framework for future development of the transport network and services to the year 2025, and an overall analysis of the Mackay area transport system.
Peak Downs Highway Realignment (Walkerston Bypass)Mackay/WhitsundayThe realignment of the Peak Downs Highway for approximately 13.3km,commencing at Wollingford Road & finishing at the intersection of Stockroute Road.
Reconstructing Mackay / WhitsundayMackay/WhitsundayThe Department of Transport and Main Roads will be undertaking over 250 km of roadworks in the Mackay/Whitsunday region over the next few years to reconstruct the region’s road network damaged by the flooding and cyclone events of 2010-11.
Reconstructing QueenslandFar North, Fitzroy, South Coast, North Coast, Wide Bay /Burnett, Mackay/WhitsundayThe huge task of reconstructing Queensland’s road network as part of Operation Queenslander is well underway.

Last reviewed: 19 October 2011