TULLY Water, water and water… There are some great records held by Tully, not the least a mtre of rain in 7.9 mtrs Tully is also in the cyclone belt and prone more than the other centres for flooding. That said, on our way to Cairns we  felt we could have stayed longer. The Tully River (previously known as the Mackay River) was named after Surveyor-General William Alcock Tully in the 1870s. The town of Tully was then named after the river (previously it had been known as Banyan). With an average annual rainfall exceeding 4000 mm (13.1 ft), and the highest ever annual rainfall in a populated area of Australia (7900 mm [25.9 ft] in 1950), Tully is arguably the wettest town in Australia - it also serves as a museum documenting past floods, as well as displaying the current rainfall for the year. Tully is a sugar town, plus bananas, Mangos and limited  but  a growing tourism factor. The Tully Churches are of the modern era. The Hotel s are both heritage and lucky we are told to have survived recent cyclones The Tully War Memorial is located at the western end of town. During winter Tully is a great place to visit. Even stay over.