Mackay Art Deco CBD
Mackay City Centre
A district rebuilt after the 1918 cyclone, preserving many Art Deco buildings and counted among Australia's 'Art Deco capitals.'
A cyclone in 1918 destroyed much of central Mackay. During the rebuilding of the 1920s and 1930s, the then-fashionable Art Deco style was widely used. Today dozens of older buildings with geometric facades and coloured relief decoration still stand along Victoria Street and Wood Street, including the town hall, the Customs House, and the old theatre. The visitor centre provides a walking map of the Art Deco buildings, which takes about an hour to follow, with cafés and restaurants along the way. In the evening you can continue to the Bluewater Quay promenade on the Pioneer River.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bluewater Lagoon
- Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens
- Mackay Marina & Harbour Beach
- Lamberts Lookout
- Greenmount Homestead
- Cape Hillsborough National Park
- Sarina Sugar Shed
- Finch Hatton Gorge