Ross River Meatworks Chimney, Brick chimney in Idalia, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

The Ross River Meatworks Chimney is a 130-foot (40 m) brick chimney at Stuart Drive, Idalia, in Townsville. Built in 1891, it was the smokestack for a steam-driven meat freezing works. The bricks were baked on site, and the chimney stands on a concrete foundation 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. It is the main surviving structure of the works.

The Queensland Meat Export and Agency Company formed in November 1890 and began building the Ross River Meatworks in September 1891, with contractor William McCallum Park supervising. The 130-foot brick chimney was needed because the works ran on steam; its bricks were baked on site and its concrete foundation was laid 5 feet deep. The plant opened in 1891–1892 as Queensland's first purpose-built meat freezing works.

The chimney is the last major remnant of the Ross River Meatworks, which the Queensland Meat Export and Agency Company built in 1891–1892 as Queensland's first purpose-built meat freezing works. Its bricks were baked on site, and a light tramway hauled sand from the riverbank for the concrete foundations.

The structure is easily visible from the Ross River Bridge while driving south, and the site can also be reached via a bike path running along Ross Creek. Both viewing and access points are convenient from Townsville's main areas.

The bricks for the 40-metre chimney were baked on site, and a light tramway hauled sand from the Ross River bank for the concrete foundations, sunk 1.5 metres deep. The works was steam-driven, which is why such a tall chimney was needed.