Queensland's regions

Halfway between Brisbane and Cairns, the relaxed tropical city of Mackay is close to pristine beaches and the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands.

Mackay is Queensland's premier coal region, producting 50 per cent of the state's coal.

The Mackay Whitsunday region can boast an average of 274 sunny days a year, maximum temperature of 33 degrees celsius, and minimum temperature of 10 degrees celsius.

	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Spring
Mackay - Average Max C	30	27	22	27
Average Min C	22	19	12	18
Bowen - Average Max C	31	29	24	29
Average Min C	23	20	15	20
Proserpine - Average Max C	31	28	24	31
Average Min C	22	23	18	17

Last updated 14 May 2009