Delve into Nome
The district Nome of in Townsville (Queensland) is a subburb in Australia about 1,107 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 60% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 29% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Secura Lifestyle Magnetic Gateway Townsville
Videos from this area
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V8 Supercars Transporter Parade, Townsville 2011
Shot on my iphone is this vid of the V8 Transporter trucks doing their parade through the streets of Townsville en route to the track. Look out for Mack (From the Cars Movies) about mid way...
V8 Supercars Transporter Parade, Townsville, July, 2012
The V8 Supercar series has a transporter parade before several races on the calendar. One of those being in Townsville. This year thousands of people lined the streets to welcome the teams...
Burdekin, Townsville
Just one hour's drive from Townsville you'll find Burdekin Shire, the sugar growing capital of Australia. Set against the mighty Burdekin River, this community is historically known as the...
Australian Trains: Townsville Passenger Trains, 21Jun14
Passenger rail service in & around Townsville on a typical Saturday. Saturdays currently see all three passenger trains that operate in the region, The Inlander that travels between Townsville...
Townsville idiot drivers number 8
A selection of idiots from the past week. Speeders, red light runners, U turn fails, cell phone users, lip stick appliers and the simply forgetful and sad.
Action Highlights from the Sucrogen Townsville 400 2011
All the action from this weekends racing in Townsville. Visit http://www.v8supercars.com.au/ for more on the V8 Supercars Championship Series.
Video4, A&R Wight Excavations,3 Benalla Rd, Oak Valley, QLD, 4816, Australia
Installing Driveways, Trenching, Storm Water Installations doesn't have to be a challenge! Building or renovating your property means making sure you have a solid foundation to build on....
Video5, A&R Wight Excavations,3 Benalla Rd, Oak Valley, QLD, 4816, Australia
Installing Driveways, Trenching, Storm Water Installations doesn't have to be a challenge! Building or renovating your property means making sure you have a solid foundation to build on....
Video2, A&R Wight Excavations,3 Benalla Rd, Oak Valley, QLD, 4816, Australia
Installing Driveways, Trenching, Storm Water Installations doesn't have to be a challenge! Building or renovating your property means making sure you have a solid foundation to build on....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Annandale, Queensland
Annandale is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It borders the southern side of Ross River. It is the biggest suburb of Townsville and thus the most populated in the city. It was the biggest planned Housing development in Townsville City, which started construction in the mid-1970s and was completed in early 2005, Annandale is one of Townsville's newest suburbs and is home to some of Townsville's wealthy, who live more toward the riverbank.
Townsville Correctional Centre
Townsville Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The facility is more commonly known as "Stuart Prison", "Stewart's Creek Penal Establishment", "H.M. Prison Townsville", and now known as "Townsville Correctional Complex. " It was the only correctional centre in Queensland to hold mainstream males, females and protection prisoners within the same secure perimeter.
Aitkenvale, Queensland
Aitkenvale is a suburb of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. It is named after Thomas Aitken, the original grantee of Portion 38, Parish of Coonambelah. He began subdividing the property during the 1880s, putting 440 quarter-acre residential allotments on the market in 1885. A dairy farm was established in the region by Thomas Aitken in about 1867. Aitkenvale is now a major commercial and residential district of the city.
St Joseph's Mundingburra Catholic School
St Joseph's Mundingburra is a Catholic school located in the Mundingburra Area of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The school was established in 1924. It is adjacent to Mundingburra State School. The current principal is Mike Colahan. It is now part of the Townsville Catholic Education Office.
Lavarack Barracks
Lavarack Barracks is a major Australian Army base located in Townsville, Queensland. Lavarack Barracks is currently home to the Army's 3rd Brigade and 11th Brigade. Elements of the 3rd Brigade based at the Barracks include the Combat Signals Regiment, 3rd Combat Services Support Battalion and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment.
William Ross State High School
William Ross State High School is situated in the Townsville Suburb of Annandale, North Queensland. William Ross has a student count from grades 8 through to 12 of 1004 students which continues to rise annually, particularly considering the school's locality for defence families. William Ross also services predominantly the suburbs of Annandale, Stuart, Wulguru, Cluden, Serene Valley, Alligator Creek, Cungulla, Oak Valley, Woodstock, Calcium, Idalia, Oonoonba and Fairfield waters.
Nelly Bay, Queensland
Nelly Bay is a village on Magnetic Island, and a suburb of the City of Townsville, Australia. A tourism hub on the island, it is especially significant as the site of the ferry terminal, which links it to Townsville. At the 2006 census, Nelly Bay had a population of 973.
Wulguru, Queensland
Wulguru is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland. The bushy hills in some areas provide panoramic views of Townsville and Magnetic Island. Most of the area is owned by the Australian Army and is fenced off. The suburb has a population of 4.450. "Wulguru" is the name of an extinct Aboriginal language and it is claimed that the word itself means "windy valley".
Stuart, Queensland
Stuart is a suburb of Townsville.
Port of Townsville
Port of Townsville is a government-owned company and seaport in Townsville, Queensland. It is the third largest seaport in Queensland after Port of Brisbane and the Central Queensland Port in Gladstone. It is located south of the mouth of Ross Creek and north of the Ross River. A second seaport, which only exports sugar is found about 100 km north of Townsville at Lucinda and is also managed by the Port of Townsville.
Oonoonba, Queensland
Oonoonba is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia that is approximately 6 km from the centre of the central Townsville business district. It is predominantly a residential area that was once considered isolated from Townsville city. Subdivision development at neighbouring Idalia has filled the void between and has made Oonoonba become part of the urban density of Townsville. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
South Townsville, Queensland
South Townsville is a suburb located in Townsville, Queensland. It located on the banks of Ross Creek, adjacent to the Townsville CBD. Predominantly Residential, it also is an important Commercial and Industrial hub of the city. The suburb is also a continuation to the Townsville CBD, serving as an accommodation and nightlife centre for the locals, The Palmer street area of the Suburb is known locally for its Restaurants, Hotels and its atmosphere.
Railway Estate, Queensland
Railway Estate is a suburb in the city of Townsville, Queensland. It is a residential suburb close to the Townsville CBD and Port of Townsville, and is one of the oldest residential communities in the city. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Hermit Park, Queensland
Hermit Park is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland. It is a mixture of predominantly residential premises, commercial and light-industrial businesses, as well as serving as a public services hub. The Mater Women's and Children's Hospital is a private hospital located in the suburb. Hermit Park State School and Saint Magaret Mary's College, are both located in the suburb. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Mundingburra, Queensland
Mundingburra is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is predominantly a residential suburb that is situated on the bank of the Ross River, adjacent to the suburb of Annandale. The Electoral district of Mundingburra (The Constituency) which the suburb is situated in, is named after the suburb. Services in Mundingburra include three schools, Mundingburra State School (prep-year 7), St Josephs (prep-year 7) and The Cathedral School (prep-year 12).
Mysterton, Queensland
Mysterton is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is predominantly residential, and is situated between the suburbs of Hermit Park, Mundingburra, and Rosslea. Mysterton was named after the residence of Arminius Danner which during the 1880s was situated in the St Johns Wood Estate subdivision. During another subdivision in the 1920s, it was known as Mysterton Estate. http://www. townsville. qld. gov. au/wwwdocs/heritage/docs/History_of_Suburb_Names. pdf {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Idalia, Queensland
Idalia is a rapidly expanding suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been at one stage, a light-industrial suburb of the city, but in recent years, with the initiation of the Fairfield Waters subdivision development, the suburb has rapidly expanded (in terms of establishments) and nearly tripled in size. It is situated between the suburbs of Annandale, Oonoonba, Cluden and Wulguru. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Reef HQ
Reef HQ (typeset as ReefHQ) is the largest living coral reef aquarium. It is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The Coral Reef Exhibit has 130 coral species and 120 fish species along with hundreds of species of sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, feather stars, snails, worms and sponges.
Billabong Sanctuary
The Billabong Sanctuary is an 11-hectare wildlife sanctuary in Nome, 17 km south of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Totaltravel. com calls it "Australia's best interactive wildlife sanctuary."
Cluden, Queensland
Cluden is a southern suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia on the city's outskirts.
Ross Creek
Ross Creek is an estuary inlet within the city of Townsville, Queensland. It separates the Townsville CBD from Ross Island. The only passage across Ross Creek was by ferry until Victoria Bridge was completed in 1889.
Antil Plains Aerodrome
Antil Plains Aerodrome was an aerodrome located 19.38 kilometres south of Townsville, Queensland, Australia near Antill Plains. The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area. It was leased to the United States Army Air Forces. The aerodrome had two runways, one running east-west and the other NE-SW.
Townsville Street Circuit
Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Annandale State School
Annandale State Primary School is a large school situated in the Townsville suburb of Annandale. The suburb is located on the southern approaches to Townsville across the road from Lavarack Barracks and is also bordered by Ross River. Annandale was established in 1998 and boasts landscaped grounds surrounding fully airconditioned buildings. All buildings are also cabled for Internet access. A major project during 2005/6 was the completion of a roof over the school's two tennis courts.
Old Townsville Railway Station
The old Townsville Railway Station, formerly The Great Northern Railway Station, is a three-storey, red brick structure on Flinders Street in Townsville, Australia. The original terminus for The Great Northern Railway, the station became an important in the economic growth of Townsville during the early 20th century. The Building is featured in a number of famous photos taken at celebrations of victory following World War II.