Mirani, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Mirani (/mɪˈrɑːni/) is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.

The Pioneer River passes through the locality from west to north and forms part of the northern boundary.

[4] The town of Mirani is situated centrally within the locality on the eastern bank of the Pioneer River with Mackay-Eungella Road passing through it.

[5] The Pioneer Valley railway line coming west from Mackay to Mirani (then known as Hamilton) was built in 1885.

[6] The line had the following stations servicing the locality (from west to east): Between 1886 and 1896 land was made available for selection to be agricultural farms on the resumed portions of the Hamilton and Hopetown pastoral runs.

[21] On Sunday 15 March 1908, Reverend T. Hely-Wilson laid the foundation stone for an Anglican church.

[24][25] In August 1951, Bishop Wilfred Belcher opened a new Good Shepherd Anglican Church.

[32] On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Mirani merged with the City of Mackay and Shire of Sarina to form the Mackay Region.

Mirani railway bridge over the Pioneer River, circa 1910
Mirani Shire Council, Queensland, Australia. October 1935
Mirani West Railway Station after the 1918 Mackay cyclone which struck 20–21 January 1918