Yabulu
District of Purona
Queensland - Australia

City of Thuringowa

The City of Thuringowa was a city and local government area in North Queensland, Australia covering the northern and western parts of what is now Townsville. The suburb of Thuringowa Central is the main business centre in this area. Thuringowa was named after the German region of Thuringia where the shire's first chairman, John von Stieglitz originated. Prior to its proclamation as a city on 1 January 1986, Thuringowa was a large rural shire, almost surrounding the City of Townsville.

Located at -19.3072, 146.732 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Former Local Government Areas of Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville

Division of Herbert

The Division of Herbert is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Herbert, to the Australian House of Representatives. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the 1901 election. It is located in northern Queensland, and is named for Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland (1859–1866).

Located at -19.208, 146.616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Electoral divisions of Australia, Constituencies established in 1901, 1901 establishments in Australia, Federal politics in Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville

Mount Louisa, Queensland

Mount Louisa is a semi-rural residential suburb located on the north and ocean side of Townsville city. It is placed around the foothills of Mount Louisa itself rising from 15 m above sea level to the mountain's peak of 185 m ASL. The older section of Mount Louisa faces the ocean and Magnetic Island, while new developments have seen large new housing estates being built on the western and northern aspects of the mount.

Located at -19.2833, 146.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Ryan Catholic College

Ryan Catholic College is a combined, co-educational, primary and secondary school in what is now the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was established by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville in 1979. Ryan is the largest catholic school in Townsville. It currently has over 1900 enrolments and employs approximately 200 teachers. It is unique in the fact that students are not required to address their teachers by their prefixes and last names.

Located at -19.3149, 146.718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1979, Roman Catholic schools in Australia, Private schools in Queensland, High schools in Queensland, Schools in Townsville

Willows Sports Complex

The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as 1300SMILES Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has historically been used mainly for rugby league, and is the home ground of the National Rugby League club the North Queensland Cowboys. It has also been used for rugby union. For sponsorship reasons, the stadium was previously known as Stockland Stadium (1995–98), Malanda Stadium (1998) and Dairy Farmers Stadium (1999–2013).

Located at -19.3161, 146.712 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Northern Fury FC, Rugby league stadiums in Australia, Rugby union stadiums in Australia, Rugby World Cup stadiums, Sports venues in Queensland, North Queensland, Sport in Townsville, Queensland, Buildings and structures in Townsville

Herald Island (Queensland)

Herald Island is in Halifax Bay, south of the Great Palm Island group, northwest of Magnetic Island and northeast of Rollingstone, Queensland, in Australia. The nearest island is Rattlesnake Island. Both Herald Island and Rattlesnake Island are designated live firing ranges and have been used by both the Air Force and Army for live firing practices since 1942. This means that there is a possibility of unexploded ordnance on both of these islands. There are warning signs placed at all beaches.

Located at -19.03, 146.635 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Islands on the Great Barrier Reef

Rattlesnake Island (Queensland)

Rattlesnake Island is one of the islands South of the Great Palm Island group, northwest of Magnetic Island and directly east of Rollingstone in the Halifax Bay. RAAF Base Townsville conducts live firing with military aircraft on regular occasions. When the RAAF are not live firing, they also conduct survival courses on the island.

Located at -19.033, 146.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, North Queensland

Willows Shopping Centre

Willows Shopping Centre is a sub-regional shopping centre, located in Kirwan, a suburb of Townsville, Queensland. It is one of Townsville's largest shopping centers with a total of 130 retail stores. An Australian Breastfeeding Association five-star-rated parents' room is provided, complete with children's play area, as well as a state of the art new male, female and disabled room facilities.

Located at -19.3153, 146.727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Townsville

Kirwan, Queensland

Kirwan is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Kirwan includes parks, shopping, Kirwan State High School and private schools as well as the Riverway complex which has a great deal of entertainment from swimming, barbecues and family outings to cultural events including an art gallery and night markets.

Located at -19.3103, 146.729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Kirwan State High School

Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Queensland, Australia, approximately 12 kilometres from the Townsville CBD. It has 2,304 students and over 120 teaching staff, making it the biggest high school in the state and the largest in North Queensland and The former Thuringowa city.

Located at -19.3098, 146.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants, Schools in Townsville, Public schools in Queensland, High schools in Queensland, Kirwan State High School

Riverway, Townsville

Riverway is a riverfront parkland attraction located in the Condon Suburb of Townsville that opened in July 2006. It stretches along 11 km of the Ross River, with areas at Pioneer Park, Loam Island, Apex Park and Ross Park at the Ross River Dam. The areas of Riverway that have been completed are Pioneer Park and Loam Island. Riverway is connected directly to the Thuringowa Central business district via a pathway along the foreshore.

Located at -19.3192, 146.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Arts centres in Australia, Buildings and structures in Townsville, Visitor attractions in Queensland

Alice River, Queensland

Alice River is a Rural Acreage Village estate (suburb) in the City of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. The estate is also known as Rupertswood, the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home "Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. Alice River however was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1965 for a lady of his acquaintance. At the 2006 census, Alice River had a population of 1,674.

Located at -19.3292, 146.606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Suburbs of Townsville

Deeragun, Queensland

Deeragun is an outer suburb of Townsville in Queensland, Australia, located approximately 16.5 km west of the Townsville CBD. Deeragun is mainly a residential and rural-residential suburb characterised by the hill at Innes Estate and the Saunders Creek nature strip. As at 2011 the population is 3,525 residents.

Located at -19.25, 146.667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Bushland Beach, Queensland

Bushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches area of City of Townsville, Queensland, alongside the Bruce Highway. This beachside suburb is one of the fastest-growing suburbs in Townsville. Bushland Beach is home to the 4 star Ocean Palms Resort. Fishing, swimming and water activities are popular and at low tide you can walk to an old wooden shipwreck. The beach is well serviced by the Resort, playgrounds, skatepark, barbecue facilities and a boat ramp.

Located at -19.1892, 146.681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Kirwan Health Campus

Kirwan Health Campus is a hospital and health service located in the suburb of Kirwan, Queensland, Australia, and is the main health facility serving residents in the City of Townsville, about 12 kilometres west of the Townsville CBD. The Kirwan Health Campus offers a range of specialist services and is not an emergency or general hospital, such services are provided out of the Townsville Hospital in nearby Douglas.

Located at -19.3039, 146.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Hospitals in Townsville, Queensland, Hospitals established in 2006

Bohle River Aerodrome

Bohle River Aerodrome was an aerodrome located 12.66 km west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 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. The aerodrome consisted of a bitumen sealed 5,580 ft × 150 ft ( m ×  m) NE-SW runway. A remote receiving station was constructed nearby.

Located at -19.2828, 146.699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Former Royal Australian Air Force bases, Defunct airports in Queensland

Bluewater, Queensland

Bluewater is a rural/residential suburb approximately 28 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The greater Bluewater area comprises three recognised districts - the Bluewater township itself (population 701), Bluewater Park (population 961), and Toolakea (population 205). As of the 2006 census, the population of the greater Bluewater area was 1,867.

Located at -19.1744, 146.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Saunders Beach, Queensland

Located at -19.1564, 146.604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Toolakea, Queensland

Toolakea is a small residential beachside district to the north of Bluewater, approximately 33 kilometres north-east of the Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Toolakea was 205. The Toolakea community stretches approximately 2 kilometres across the Esplanade; Toolakea Beach itself stretches approximately 8 kilometres from the mouth of Bluewater Creek to the mouth of Sleeper Log Creek.

Located at -19.1461, 146.582 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Purono Park, Queensland

Purono Park is a small residential suburb situated in between Yabulu and Bluewater, approximately 25 kilometres north of the Townsville and Thuringowa urban centres, in Queensland, Australia. The suburb runs adjacent to Althaus Creek and is accessed via Purono Parkway, which runs north from the Bruce Highway. The two main community facilities located in Purono Park are the Bluewater Medical Practice and the Bluewater Caravan Park.

Located at -19.185, 146.592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yabulu, Queensland

Yabulu is a small residential suburb approximately 25 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the population of Yabulu was 675. The Bruce Highway passes through the suburb which fronts Halifax Bay. Yabulu is the site of a major nickel and cobalt refinery, owned by Clive Palmer. Facilities located at Yabulu include a Mobil service station.

Located at -19.2156, 146.601 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Bluewater Park, Queensland

Bluewater Park is a locality to the south-west of the Bluewater township, approximately 33 kilometres west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Bluewater Park was 961. The Bluewater Park district is made up of the residential housing area on the southern end of Forestry Road, beginning approximately halfway down the road at the turnoff to Bluemountain Drive.

Located at -19.2108, 146.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville

Tony Ireland Stadium

The Tony Ireland Stadium is an international standard AFL and cricket stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Australia. The stadium is a part of the Riverway sporting and cultural complex.

Located at -19.3172, 146.732 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Sports venues in Queensland, North Queensland, Sport in Townsville, Queensland, Buildings and structures in Townsville, Cricket grounds in Australia, Australian rules football grounds

Bohle River

The Bohle River is a short river north of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. The Bohle river catchment is approximately 355 km², draining most of the coastal plain west of Townsville. Tributaries include Middle Creek, Stony Creek, Stag Creek and Garner Creek. The river supports recreational fishing, particularly of barramundi. The Bohle is less than 15 minutes from nearly anywhere in Townsville. Popular for river fishing, the Bohle River is also good for collecting bait.

Located at -19.2, 146.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Rivers of Queensland, North Queensland

Toomulla, Queensland

Toomulla is a small township approximately 47 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Toomulla was 141. Located 2 kilometres north of the Bruce Highway, Toomulla is considerably more isolated than that of its surrounding beachside suburbs of Balgal Beach to the north and Toolakea to the south. Toomulla is a popular fishing and birdwatching destination, and its facilities include a boat ramp and designated camping areas.

Located at -19.0808, 146.476 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Suburbs of Townsville