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Travel Guide Oceania Australia Queensland Townsville

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Introduction

Townsville

Townsville

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Townsville is a small city in northern Queensland. It is adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, making it a popular launching point for divers and those wishing to explore the reef. Magnetic Island, half of which is a National Park, is located just offshore.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

  • Reef HQ (formerly the Townsville Aquarium), which includes a big section of living coral reef.
  • The Museum of Tropical Queensland includes relics from the British warship HMS Pandora.
  • Magnetic Island - a holiday island 10km from the coast.
  • The Strand is a long tropical beach.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

Greyhound buses stop at Townsville on the East Coast route.

By Plane

The Townsville International Airport has flights from Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Canberra as well as some regional centres like Cairns and Mount Isa. It hasn't had any regular international flights since 2002.

By Train

Several trains travel to and from Townsville:

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
Adventurers Backpackers79 Palmer StHostel70
Civic Guest House Backpackers Hostel262 Walker StHostel85
Globetrotters Townsville121 Flinders Street EastHostel69
Jupiters Townsville Hotel And CasinoSir Leslie Thiess Drive-
Holiday Inn Townsville334 Flinders Mall-
Ibis Townsville12 14 Palmer Street-
Mercure Inn TownsvilleWoolcock Street-
Seagulls Resort74 The Esplanade, Belgian Gardens-
Best Western Castle Lodge MotelCnr Warburton, McKinley & Rose Streets-
Oaks Gateway on Palmer2 Dibbs Street-
Grand Mercure Apartments Townsville10 Palmer Street-
Best Western Cluden Park Motor Inn147-149 Stuart Drive Wulguru-
Leisure Inn Plaza HotelCnr of Flinders and Stanley Streets-
Summit Motel Townsville6-8 Victoria Street-
Hotel M81 Palmer Street-
City Oasis Inn143 Wills Street-
Q Resorts Central Apartments502-814 Flinders Street West-
Quest Townsville30 34 Palmer Street-
Best Western Cascade Motor InnRosslea-
Rydges Southbank23 Palmer Street-
Robert Towns Comfort Inn‎261 Stanley Street-
Dovecote Motel58 Dovecote Road, Stanley-
Oaks Anchorage51 Palmer Street, South Townsville-
Aquarius on the Beach75 The Strand-
Q Resorts Itara Apartments1-15 Sporting Drive, Thuringowa Central-
Waters Edge The StrandThe Strand-
Foreign Exchange Townsville Accommodation8 The Avenue, Hermit Park TownsvilleHOSTEL82
Foreign Exchange Accommodation - Beachside19 Eyre Street, North WardHOSTEL79
Reeflodge4 Wickham St CityHostel-
Foreign Exchange Accommodation - The Avenue8 The Avenue, Hermit Park TownsvilleHOSTEL-

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Australia Post is the government's postal service. Most reasonably sizable townssuburbs will have at least one post office. A standard letter or postcard sent within Australia will cost $0.55. Internationally, it costs $1.40 to send postcards anywhere in the world. Letters cost $1.45 to send within the Asia Pacific region and $2.10 to anywhere else in the world. [1]. It is also possible to send things as parcels or by express mail.

References

  1. 1 Australia Post: (PDF). Sourced 05 Feb 2010

Quick Facts

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Coordinates
  • Latitude: -19.258106
  • Longitude: 146.818351

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