Malanda, Qld, 4885 - Australia Post Offices on Waymarking.com

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The name 'Malanda', according to some sources, was the local Aboriginal word meaning 'waterfalls'
Malanda is a medium-sized town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located 85 kilometres from Cairns and 732 metres above sea level. Malanda first developed in the 1900s after the discovery of tin and copper at Herberton saw a steady stream of miners and engineers moving over the mountains from the coast.
The name Malanda is synonymous throughout North Queensland with milk and cheese. Local promoters, noting that Malanda milk is sold in the Northern Territory and as far north as Weipa, declared Malanda to be 'the headquarters for one of the largest and longest milk runs in the world'. The milk is also exported to Indonesia and Malaysia. Malanda Milk is now a part of Dairy Farmers, but with a shorter milk run, only as far south as Mackay and as far north as Darwin.
When we visted the town we went on a tour of the milk factory at a cost of $27 for a family of 4, the cost was offset by getting a complimentary milkshake at the end of the tour.

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