Nine Mile is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.
In 1909, Nine Mile Provisional School closed due to low student numbers.
[3] An annual campdrafting event called the Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is held in Paradise Lagoons pastoral property 973 Malchi Nine Mile Road (23°23′12″S 150°23′01″E / 23.3866°S 150.3836°E / -23.3866; 150.3836 (Paradise Lagoons Campdraft)).
[6][7] A multi-million dollar, purpose-built facility was opened in 2003 when the event was inaugurated by Graeme Acton who died following a campdrafting accident at Clarke Creek in 2014.
[8] Acton's funeral was held at Paradise Lagoons in Nine Mile which was attended by numerous dignitaries including then-Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who had attended the campdraft the previous year prior to becoming prime minister.