Anglican church opened Whitsunday Anglican co-educational school, for classes 1-12.
Lower Burdekin Mango Growers Association established.
Completion of the Burdekin Dam brings flood mitigation, and controlled refilling of the water table for irrigation in the Burdekin Valley.
Bellenden Ker made a World Heritage site.
Cape Tribulation, Daintree and other national parks were granted World Heritage classification, which led to a ban on logging.
Orchid house in Mackay's Queens Park.
Farleigh mill became part of the Mackay Sugar Co-operative.
Georgetown loses Bank of New South Wales building.
Railway to Ravenshoe closed.
February
5 Mackay Entertainment Centre, jointly built by Mackay City and Pioneer Shire Councils, officially opened by Governor Sir Walter Campbell.