Historic Queensland Sugar Mill to Close After 127 Years

Far North Queensland produces 95 percent of Australia’s sugar, and the mill, Established in 1894, has a long history of sugar production.
Historic Queensland Sugar Mill to Close After 127 Years
Sugarcane fields pictured outside the Queensland town of Ayr in Australia on March 30, 2017. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
Jim Birchall
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A sugar mill in Far North Queensland placed into voluntary liquidation in November is set to close after failing to find a buyer at the 11th hour, leaving workers out of a job and local cane growers to face uncertainty over their future.

The 127-year-old Mossman Sugar Mill, located near Port Douglas, has been hoping investment could be found to save the business.

Jim Birchall
Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.