Welcome to Ayr Traditional Cache

Ayr is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people

  It is located 1,273 km (791 mi) from Brisbane, 88 km (55 mi) from Townsville and 290 km (180 mi) from Mackay

 The town was established in 1882 and is believed to be named after the Scottish town of Ayr, the birthplace of Queensland PremierSir Thomas McIlwraith.

 A number of notable people came from Ayr 

• Zachary Anderson: professional football player - Central Coast Mariners
• Lt Col Jim Bourke: Professional soldier, decorated Vietnam veteran
• Patricia Cockrem: former Australian basketball player
• Mark Dalle Cort: rugby league and union player
• Matthew Ham: professional football player - North Queensland Fury
• Shane Muspratt: professional rugby league player
• Kel O'Shea: Australian representative rugby league player
• Don Walker: musician/songwriter - Cold Chisel
• Karrie Webb: professional golfer, member of LPGA Hall of Fame.
• to name but a few

The cache is located at a notable landmark in the CBD at the intersection of Queen and Edward streets. The Queen’s Hotel sits opposite on the corner making this a bit more difficult to find without drawing attention to yourself. Have fun.

Congratulations to Debomb7068 for getting the FTF