Bloomfield Region
It is the perfect stop-over for visitors travelling to “The Tip”
Bloomfield, 88kms north of Cairns, on Weary Bay’s coast, is surrounded by World Heritage and Wet Tropics areas.
Bloomfield adjoins Daintree, Cedar Bay and Black Mountain National Parks and is the ideal spot for those who appreciate rainforest and wilderness beaches.
The climate is tropical and monsoonal, with a wet season extending from November to April and a dry season from May to October. At least 70 animals and more than 700 plants in the Wet Tropics are found nowhere else on earth. Incredible mountain views, cascading waterfalls, majestic rivers, pristine beaches, and great fishing! Just some of the attractions of this area.
History of Bloomfield
If you’re always there for others, then in the time of need, someone will be there for you
Bloomfield has its history in the cedar getters who scoured the region in the 1870s searching for the coveted red cedar trees. There followed a steam sawmill and ten miles of tramway including a portable track.
This was the first railway in the shire. The nearby township of Ayton had a hotel, store and police station.
Coffee, cotton, tobacco and sugarcane were all grown in the region during the late 1800s, however the sugar enterprise closed in 1890 for economic reasons.
An Aboriginal mission, which is now the Wujal Wujal community, was formed in 1885, it was later transferred to the Lutheran Church. The mission was abandoned in 1902.
This kookaburra Coby was hit by a car and damaged his right wing.
This wallaby named Jessie was found in a horse paddock with burns to his hands, feet and tail, his mother was killed by dogs.
These two wallabies are Jessie and Bella. The first photo is when they were seven months old, and the second photo was taken when both were about to be released.
This kookaburra named Jackie was born with a genetic deformity due to its parents being fed an unnatural diet by humans which left the kookaburra with a breaking beak and blind in the left eye.
Fruit, tobacco, rice, coffee, citrus, potatoes, maize and honey continued to be produced in the region at the turn of the century and alluvial tin was sourced from the river.
Farming and mining in the region declined during the 20th century and in 1988 the region’s wet tropical rainforests were inscribed on the World Heritage list and commercial logging in the area banned.
Today much of the region remains protected and is one of the best-kept wilderness secrets. It is fast gaining a reputation as a must visit region in Cape York, with unique eco-friendly resorts and accommodation facilities now available to travellers.