 The first settlers were the "cedar getters" in 1880 during the influx of timber cutters after the local red cedar species ("Toona ciliata"), quickly followed by becoming a key growing area for bananas and sugar cane.The later industries persist into the present day.The latest Cyclone to hit the Innisfail region was Cyclone Yasi – making landfall as a category 5 on the 3 February 2011.