About Cloncurry

Cloncurry
The Friendly Heart of the Great North West

Cloncurry is a town situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. The town lies adjacent to the Cloncurry River.

Cloncurry was Founded in 1867 by Ernest Henry. It's main industries centre around grazing, copper and gold mining, transport and mining services.
Copper was discovered in the area in 1867, and the town sprang up to service the Great Australia Mine to the south. Cattle grazing is the significant industry in the region, and a large saleyards is located in the town.

Cloncurry is famous for having the hottest recorded temperature in Australia in 1889 of 53.9c or 127.5F
Because of the area's extreme solar conditions, Cloncurry is expected to become Australia's first solar-powered town once a concentrated solar power plant is constructed.