page_title: Proserpine, Queensland
section_title: Sugar
hierarchical_section_title: Proserpine, Queensland / Economy / Sugar
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a recent photo of the Proserpine Mill Chimneys.
context_page_description: Proserpine is a town and a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. Founded in the 1890s, it is the administrative/service centre and gateway to the Whitsunday Region by road, rail and air. At the 2016 census, Proserpine had a population of 3,562.
context_section_description: One of the town's main industries is sugar growing. In the north west corner of the Central Business District is a large factory known as the Proserpine Mill. It was established in 1897 and is one of the town's biggest employers at the present time. It is now recognised as one of the most modern sugar mills in the world.
caption: The Proserpine Mill stacks in January 2012.
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