[7][8][5] The local Albanian community devoted its efforts toward preserving traditional values and their transmission, especially since they came from Albania where religion was strongly suppressed by the communist government.

[4] The project to build a mosque began with land bought by the Islamic Society for $4,000 in 1968 on the corner of Walsh and Lloyd Street, followed by construction (1969).

[4][9][10] It reads: "Mareeba and District Memorial Mosque, Erected by the Albanian Australian Moslem Society: This house of God is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the defence of Australia and in appreciation of all who served.

[4] A hall was added (1988) to the mosque toward the rear end of the premises for celebratory events and Muslim functions, that includes a visitors room and library.

[5] In September 2014, the word "evil" was sprayed on the Mareeba mosque and the incident was blamed on anti-Muslim backlash over anti-terrorism police raids in Brisbane and Sydney.

[9] In the early twenty first century, the mosque congregation is multicultural, composed of locally well established Albanians and newer Muslim arrivals from Kosovo, Bosnia, Uzbekistan and Turkey.

[5][17] In 2014, the Mareeba Islamic Society and nearby Cairns Mosque employed Imam Waseem Jappie who served both communities from 2014-2021.

[21] In 2024, the Mareeba Muslim community were the feature of a documentary made by the OnePath Network drawing attention to their longstanding commitment to Islam in regional QLD which drew 1 million views on YouTube.