White Rock Peak
White Rock is a relatively recent residential area, with undeveloped areas in the south, and conservation areas in the east. White Rock is bounded by Cairns Golf Course, Hepburn Street and the suburb of Woree in the north, the locality of Portsmith in the east, the suburb of Edmonton and Skeleton Creek in the south, and the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line in the west. White Rock is named after White Rock Peak, in the nearby Freshwater Creek State Forest.
Settlement of the area dates from the late 1800s. Significant development did not occur until the 1970s, with rapid growth from the late 1970s through to the late 1980s. Growth continued from the early 1990s, although at a slower rate, a result of new dwellings continuing to be added to the area.
Local Parks include Reys Park , Khalu Park and Bak Park.
White Rock North
White Rock (Central)
White Rock South
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07/08/2011 at 10:33 am
[...] part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade at Woree and White Rock DTMR is letting a $ 95 Million Dollar contract and the timelines are as [...]
14/08/2011 at 6:06 pm
[...] McKinnon Creek in Edmonton and Crowleys Creek in White Rock have had great restoration work done. Likewise, Trinity Anglican School Parents & Association has overseen an amazing job in the planting of 10 000 trees in Sawpit Gully in White Rock. [...]
19/08/2011 at 9:29 pm
[...] bridge (right) leads to the Skeleton Creek underpass, which links White Rock to Mt Sheridan and Bentley [...]
24/08/2011 at 7:50 am
[...] White Rock [...]
05/10/2011 at 7:35 am
[...] school activities, Bak Park, Council, Fitness, free family fun, White Rock, Woree I ask White Rock families in particular to support this event which is on regularly at Bak Park on Progress Road. It [...]
05/10/2011 at 11:32 am
[...] part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade at Woree and White Rock DTMR has let a $ 95 Million Dollar contract and the timelines are as [...]
08/10/2011 at 3:44 pm
[...] White Rock residents are relieved that sections of road that was damaged during the Monsoonal Flooding in January – April has been repaired by Council under the National Disaster Reconstruction Recovery Agreement (NDRRA). [...]
11/10/2011 at 7:39 am
[...] Overpass, School Children, State Road, White Rock, Woree A pedestrian overpass will link White Rock to Woree. It will be close to where the Anderson Road crossing now is (see [...]
12/10/2011 at 9:16 pm
[...] Tree Planting Day, White Rock The Reys family is one of the most high profile families from White Rock and a family readily associated with this suburb. Most widely known, Frank Reys, the eldest brother [...]
13/10/2011 at 7:45 am
[...] Reys family is one of the most high profile families from White Rock and a family readily associated with this suburb. Most widely known, Frank Reys, the eldest brother [...]
13/11/2011 at 8:49 am
[...] Youth Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt has joined Councillor Rob Pyne in an effort to ensure White Rock residents are not disadvantaged by the loss of Bak Park which has been earmarked for compulsory [...]
15/11/2011 at 11:22 pm
[...] suburb of White Rock however has bucked the trend with average values up by 12per cent! (It must be all that TLC from [...]
28/11/2011 at 12:10 pm
[...] Pathways for White Rock, Tree Planting Day and School Readiness Event! The suburb of White Rock has seen considerable attention as new pathways have been rolled [...]
05/12/2011 at 8:39 am
[...] local family was recently honoured, by having a White Rock Park named after them. The family boasts many talented individuals, [...]
05/12/2011 at 9:35 am
[...] local family was honoured, by having a White Rock Park named after [...]
06/01/2012 at 8:55 pm
[...] from air can give you another insight into the place in which you live. The below pictures are of White Rock in South Cairns: White Rock South White Rock (Central) White Rock East White Rock [...]
19/01/2012 at 1:20 pm
[...] is Still a ‘No No’! There have been complaints about dog poo in some parks in White Rock and Mt Sheridan. Dog ‘do do’ is offensive and dangerous to human health so please, do clean up [...]
29/01/2012 at 9:22 pm
[...] The new pathway will complete the pathway around Khalu Park in White Rock. [...]
28/02/2012 at 5:36 pm
[...] Member for Mulgrave, Curtis Pitt, has joined Local Councillor Rob Pyne, in an effort to ensure White Rock residents are not disadvantaged by the loss of Bak Park which has been earmarked for compulsory [...]
07/03/2012 at 8:49 am
[...] fencing has been erected to reduce the drowning risk for children attending the new White Rock [...]
28/03/2012 at 9:04 pm
[...] is a significant investment in early childhood education in the White Rock area,” Mr Pitt [...]
29/03/2012 at 3:25 pm
[...] Work is set to start within the next 12 months on the fibre optic network in the Cairns suburbs of Bungalow, Cairns City, Cairns North, Manunda, Mount Sheridan, Parramatta Park, Portsmith, Westcourt and White Rock. [...]