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Townsville
KNOWLEDGE OF Townsville
Townsville lies approximately 1300kms north of Brisbane, and 350kms south of Cairns. The city and immediate region is comprised of two separate local authorities, the cities of Townsville (central and southern area) and Thuringowa (inland and northern beaches), and for this reason has become and is sometimes locally referred to as the 'Twin Cities'. Similarly, other large Australian cities are composed of multiple local authorities (in Melbourne there are 30), and thus it is inaccurate to label Townsville a twin city on this basis. Townsville (like Melbourne) has always been a single regional centre.
Popular attractions include 'The Strand', a long tropical beach and garden strip; Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reef's native flora and fauna; the Museum of Tropical Queensland, built around a display of relics from the sunken British warship HMS Pandora; and Magnetic Island, a large neighbouring island, the vast majority of which is national park.
Townsville continues to expand west and north into the once rural shire of Thuringowa, and inner city high-density development has also seen population growth and further gentrification of the CBD. One significant contributor here is the construction of a new rail passenger terminal, releasing space where development of residential units and retail projects is being planned.
The Ross River flows through City. Three weirs, fish stocking and dredging of the river in these reaches has resulted in a deep, clean waterway for the recreation of residents and visitors alike, and 30km from the mouth (at the junction of Five Head Creek) is the Ross River Dam, allowing the river to serve as the population's major water supply. This is supplemented by a smaller dam in the Paluma range to the city's north in the Thuringowa local authority, and in times of drought further water may be sourced from the acclaimed Burdekin Dam. The river is navigable only by small vessels, where speed and wash limits apply in most sections.
The historic waterfront on Ross Creek, leading into Cleveland Bay, has some excellent old buildings mixed with the later modern skyline though nothing dominates this more than the huge 292 metre (just 8 metres short of being a mountain!) mass of red granite called Castle Hill. There is a lookout at the summit giving panoramic views of the city and its suburbs including Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island. Several new suburbs and the shifting demographics of the City have produced some debate amongst the locals as to whether the CBD will stay directly on the coast or move to an inland geographical centre of the city. The position of pre-existing assets on the coast plus competition and disagreement between the two municipalities contributes to the debate. The significant renewal of the CBD with further high-density residential and retail developments is likely to continue its resurgence as the heart of the city. The addition of a major department store in the city centre to bolster and underpin redevelopment of the CBD has been frequently sought by the local residents.
Popular attractions include 'The Strand', a long tropical beach and garden strip; Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reef's native flora and fauna; the Museum of Tropical Queensland, built around a display of relics from the sunken British warship HMS Pandora; and Magnetic Island, a large neighbouring island, the vast majority of which is national park.
Townsville continues to expand west and north into the once rural shire of Thuringowa, and inner city high-density development has also seen population growth and further gentrification of the CBD. One significant contributor here is the construction of a new rail passenger terminal, releasing space where development of residential units and retail projects is being planned.
The Ross River flows through City. Three weirs, fish stocking and dredging of the river in these reaches has resulted in a deep, clean waterway for the recreation of residents and visitors alike, and 30km from the mouth (at the junction of Five Head Creek) is the Ross River Dam, allowing the river to serve as the population's major water supply. This is supplemented by a smaller dam in the Paluma range to the city's north in the Thuringowa local authority, and in times of drought further water may be sourced from the acclaimed Burdekin Dam. The river is navigable only by small vessels, where speed and wash limits apply in most sections.
The historic waterfront on Ross Creek, leading into Cleveland Bay, has some excellent old buildings mixed with the later modern skyline though nothing dominates this more than the huge 292 metre (just 8 metres short of being a mountain!) mass of red granite called Castle Hill. There is a lookout at the summit giving panoramic views of the city and its suburbs including Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island. Several new suburbs and the shifting demographics of the City have produced some debate amongst the locals as to whether the CBD will stay directly on the coast or move to an inland geographical centre of the city. The position of pre-existing assets on the coast plus competition and disagreement between the two municipalities contributes to the debate. The significant renewal of the CBD with further high-density residential and retail developments is likely to continue its resurgence as the heart of the city. The addition of a major department store in the city centre to bolster and underpin redevelopment of the CBD has been frequently sought by the local residents.
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