Colin Dalzell Mackay Bridge

Since the 1880's, the Dalzell family's community involvement in the Dulong region has gained much respect. So much so, after proposals to council, Jennifer Catalano and her late aunty Fay Campbell proposed the Petrie Creek Bridge be renamed as Colin Dalzell Mackay Bridge after Jennifer's grandfather and Fay's father Colin Dalzell Mackay. In April 2015, the Queensland Government accepted Jenny's request and the Colin Dalzell Mackay Bridge was named. Colin was born in Brisbane in 1906 but grew up along Maroochy River. On July 25, 1934, Colin married Regina "Mary" Kuskopf. Like Colin and his siblings, their children all attended Bli Bli and Diddillibah schools. Over the years, Colin contributed immensely to the region. Colin Dalzell Mackay's community involvement included: Contributed to the Bli Bli Presbyterian Church build in 1937; Helped move the Diddillibah School house to its current location by horse and logs ca1938 with his brother-in-law E Kuskopf; Felled blood wood from his property to supply the second Dusty Rhodes Bridge in 1953; From the 1940's Colin and his sons supplied their own sugar cane to the Moreton Central Sugar Mill, Nambour until its closure in 2003. Date named: April 2015