Where is Townsville located?
Q: Where is Townsville located?
A: Townsville is located on the northern east coast of Queensland, Australia.
Q: What is the significance of Townsville in Queensland?
A: Townsville is the largest regional city in Queensland and in 2010 was made a second capital by Premier Anna Bligh to take the stress of governing off the southeast corner of Queensland.
Q: What was Townsville referred to before it became a capital?
A: Before the city was made a capital, Townsville was often referred to as the capital of North Queensland.
Q: What are some popular attractions in Townsville?
A: Some popular attractions in Townsville include 'The Strand', a long tropical beach and garden strip; Riverway, a riverfront parkland attraction on the banks of Ross River; 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.
Q: What is Riverway?
A: Riverway is a riverfront parkland attraction on the banks of Ross River.
Q: What is Reef HQ?
A: Reef HQ is a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reef's native flora and fauna.
Q: What is Magnetic Island?
A: Magnetic Island is a large neighbouring island, the vast majority of which is national park.
