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    ArticleImageFor 130 years, the Rocky Point sugar mill has dominated the landscape around the Woongoolba area near Beenleigh in south-eastern Queensland.

    It is one of the oldest mills of its type in Australia and the only one that’s owned privately, coming down through five generations of the Heck family. Obviously there have been many changes to the mill over the years, including the installation of a co-generation plant in 2001.

    Read about the sugar making process in the articles below
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    thn_RPSNews2008_img_10For 130 years, the Rocky Point sugar mill has dominated the landscape around the Woongoolba area near Beenleigh in south-eastern Queensland.

    It is one of the oldest mills of its type in Australia and the only one that’s owned privately, coming down through five generations of the Heck family. Obviously there have been many changes to the mill over the years, including the installation of a co-generation plant in 2001.
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      foundersEstablished in 1878 and situated in Woongoolba is the Rock Point Sugar Mill. The mill is the only privately owned sugar mill in Australia.

      It is notable that the district of Beenleigh has been shaped by the effort and labours of a generation of German settlers.
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