North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited is responsible for the ports of Abbot Point, Mackay, Hay Point and Weipa. Would any of these ports be suitable to share with cruise ships?
In my youth, Mackay was the hub for tourism in the Whitsundays. Planes flew to Mackay (not Proserpine), small boats left for fishing charters, the island resorts and the Great Barrier Reef. Mackay has half a dozen beaches from which to choose. Mackay has a beautiful hinterland, Eungella National Park. I saw my first platypus in the wild there. Just 20 kilometres north of Mackay lies the beautiful Hibiscus Coast, which includes Seaforth, Halliday Bay, Ball Bay, and Cape Hillsborough. 100 kms north of Mackay is the Whitsundays,
And that is just one Queensland coastal town,