Taylors Beach

This jetty is one of the longest in the world at nearly 6 kilometres in length. It is supported by 660 steel reinforced concrete pylons. There is a roadway for service vehicles as well as a covered conveyer belt.

Sugar is loaded via the conveyer belt system that takes 22 minutes to travel the full length. The berth can accommodate the huge Panama class ships bound to Canada and Mayalasia. These ships are the largest currently used in the raw sugar trade.

Nearby is the old service jetty where many anglers try their luck at landing some of the local fish. Spanish mackerel, giant trevally, queenfish, northern bluefin and even small black marlin have been landed from here.

I the massive loading jetty is not accessable to the public whereas the other jetty is. It would be a nearly 10 kilometre walk out and back if it were allowed. I think one of the longest jettys we have walked was the one mile jetty at Carnarvon. This old jetty is currently closed to the public, probably for repairs.Read more