Malanda

The name of Malanda is synonymous throughout North Queensland with milk. The over-zealous local tourist promoters have seized upon the fact that Malanda milk is sold in the Northern Territory and as far north as Weipa and declared Malanda to be 'the headquarters for one of the largest and longest milk runs in the world'. In fact the milk is also exported to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Malanda Falls

Located 85 km from Cairns and 732 m above-sea level Malanda is a small and pleasant town on the Atherton Tablelands.

It was first developed in the 1880s when the discovery of tin at Herberton saw a steady stream of miners moving over the mountains from the coast.

The northern entrance to the town passes the Malanda Falls. The name 'Malanda', according to some sources, was the local Aboriginal word meaning 'waterfalls'.

Malanda Environmental Park

Just opposite the Malanda Falls the park offers a short walk through the rainforest and an opportunity to see a wide range of rainforest trees.