Cairns Substation
Cairns Substation is an electrical substation in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Cairns Substation is situated nearby to the post office Australia Post business Centre, as well as near the health club Iron strength power and performance.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Control Room.
HMAS Cairns
Military installation
Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.
HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up. HMAS Cairns is situated 2½ km northeast of Cairns Substation.
Cairns Control Room
Building
Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 3½ km northeast of Cairns Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bungalow and Portsmith.
Bungalow
Suburb
Bungalow is an inner suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bungalow had a population of 2,358 people.
Portsmith
Suburb
Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people.
Parramatta Park
Suburb
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people. Parramatta Park is situated 3 km northeast of Cairns Substation.
Cairns Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.94626° or 16° 56′ 47″ southLongitude
145.75498° or 145° 45′ 18″ eastOperator
Powerlink QueenslandOpen location code
5RM73Q33+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 194550807
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