737 Burleigh Court

Blacks Beach QLD 4740

There are not many new estates in Mackay City which allow residents to be so close to the beach and yet only 15km to the bustling CBD. Just 7 minutes distance from the Northern Beaches Shopping Centre and great choice of childcare & educational facilities all nearby. The area is serviced daily by close-by bus routes, ensuring residents and students can travel easily throughout this growing area.
Popular with walkers, Black's Beach is a pet-friendly beach, however it is not an off-leash area and therefore all pets must be kept on their lead and under control. Bream and Whiting are caught off the beach, and excellent fishing can be found at the southern point near the mouth of McCready's Creek.
Jagged cliffs drop away to lush tracts of parkland that extends along much of Blacks Beach. Native vegetation and shaded walkways wind their way between stands of Casuarina and the general feel is one of quiet, contented comfort.
This is a small, family-oriented community so the natural recreational focus tends to be fixed firmly on the beach and water sports. Stretching 6km, Blacks Beach is the area's longest continuous beach and at times it seems you can have it all to yourself!
Nearby amenities and facilities include:
Restaurants:
Mackay s Golden Sun Chinese 4 mins
Blacks Beach Seafood 4 mins
Wok Sticks 6 mins
McDonald s 6 mins
Eimeo Pacific Hotel 7 mins
Aloha Caf & Bar 12 mins
Methira Thai 13 mins
Masala Indian Cuisine 15 mins
Siv s Seafood Restaurant 16 mins
Blacks Beach Tavern 16 mins
Shopping:
Northern Beaches Central 7 mins
Hibiscus Shopping Centre 9 mins
Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre 14 mins
The Hub @ Greenfields 16 mins
Northpoint Retail 16 mins
Childcare & Education:
Lead Child Care Sunrise 5 mins
Goodstart Early Learning Eimeo 7 mins
Good State Early Learning Rural View 7 mins
St Brendan s Kindergarten 7 mins
C & K Eimeo Road Community Kindergarten 7 mins
Eimeo Road State School 7 mins
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School 10 mins
Bucasia State School 10 mins
Beaconsfield State School 12 mins
Pioneer State High School 14 mins
Whitsunday Anglican School 14 mins
Northview State School 14 mins
Andergrove State School 16 mins
Mackillop Catholic Primary School 16 mins
Fitzgerald State School 16 mins
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School 16 mins
Holy Spirit College Mackay 16 mins
Mackay North State High School 18 mins
St Joseph s Catholic Primary School 19 mins
Mackay North State School 19 mins
CQ Uni Mackay City 21 mins
CQ Uni Ooralea Campus 28 mins
James Cook Uni 8 mins
Nearby sports clubs:
Marlins Swim School 6 mins
Mackay Karate Centre 7 mins
Sunset Bay Outrigger Canoe Club 8 mins
Mackay Golf Club 10 mins
Mackay Wanderers Football Club 14 mins
Wackay Wanderers Soccer Club 14 mins
Slade Point Rugby Union Club 22 mins
Nearby parks and reserves:
Blacks Beach Reserve 6 mins
Blacks Beach Constructed Wetlands 7 mins
Reliance Creek National Park 17 mins
Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens 21 mins
The population of Mackay is approx 85,000, making it the fastest growing City in Regional Queensland.
Mackay is widely noted as the sugar capital of Australia , producing a sizeable portion of Australia s domestic supply and exports.
Within an hour s drive west of Mackay you will find Eungella National Park. The park is covered by rainforest and is renowned for its Platypuses.
If you want to explore the area you can choose to take a daytrips from Mackay Marina to Brampton, Keswick and Scawfell Islands.
You may also find Mackay referred to as the play area of Airlie Beach the gateway to the Whitsunday s is less than a two hours car trip north.
Mining surrounding Mackay:
Mackay is the gateway and major population centre of the Bowen Basin coal mining reserves of Central Queensland. It is the single largest coal reserve in Aust with 34 operational coal mines extracting more than 100 million tonnes annually. This represents about 83% of Queensland s total coal production.
If you are involved in the mining industry, you will know that the Bowen Basin coalfields are located in the hinterland areas, west of Mackay.
The mining companies that operate in this region include:
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Anglo Coal Australia Pty Ltd
Xstrata
Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd
Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd
Macarthur Coal
In addition to the Bowen Basin, the Port of Hay point is just south of Mackay in the Sarina shire, this includes the Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay coal terminals.