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Deeragun
Deeragun is an outer western town and suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Deeragun had a population of 4,250 people. Geography Deeragun is located approximately 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. The Bruce Highway runs through from south to north-west. Deeragun is bounded to the north by the North Townsville Road (former Bruce Highway) and North Coast railway line, by Veale Street to the north-west and Saunders Creek to the south-west. History Deeragun is a relatively new suburb, being developed in the 1990s. The suburb is laid out around the old school and Nightjar Railway Station with much of the original residential development built by the Housing Commission. The origin of the name Deeragun is unrecorded. St Anthony's Catholic School opened inn 1992. St Anthony's Catholic College (secondar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Low, Queensland
Mount Low is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Low had a population of 4,655 people. Geography The Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ... and the Great Northern Railway form the southern boundary of the suburb. Deeragun railway station serves the suburb (). North Townsville Road runs along part of the southern boundary. History The area was named 27 July 1991, presumably named after the mountain Mount Low, which rises above sea level (), just north of the suburb in neighbouring Bushland Beach. On 28 February 2003, it was officially made a suburb. In 2008, the Maidment Development Group had a residential development for 1300 houses approved. In the , Mount Low had a population of 4,655 people. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Townsville Road
Townsville road network is a group of roads that provide access to the urban areas of Townsville in Queensland, Australia, and enable travel between the communities. Most of the roads retain their original road or street names, and are not well known by their official names. Roads in the network In addition to the Bruce Highway, the Flinders Highway, and the Hervey Range Developmental Road, the network consists of the following state-controlled roads: * Angus Smith Drive Connection Road * Discovery Drive Connection Road * Douglas–Garbutt Road * Garbutt–Upper Ross Road * North Townsville Road * North Ward Road * Ross River Road * Shaw Road * South Townsville Road * Townsville Connection Road * Townsville Port Road A number of local roads that also link the localities are not included in this article. Angus Smith Drive Connection Road Angus Smith Drive Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 837). It runs from Bruce Highway exit and entry ramps in to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Holm, Queensland
Beach Holm is a coastal locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Beach Holm had a population of 32 people. Geography Beach Holm is one of Townsville's northern beach suburbs. The locality is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea. The Bruce Highway enter the locality from the south-west ( Mount Low / Derragun) and then forms the southern boundary of the locality (separating it from Jensen) and then exits to the south-west (the locality of Black River). The watercourse Black River enters the locality form the south-west (locality of Black Water / Jensen) and forms the south-west boundary of the locality of Beach Holm. The boundary then extends west of the river before the boundary returns to the river and follows the river to its mouth () on the Coral Sea. The pocket of land on the west of the Black River is inaccessible directly from the locality east of the river. The coastal strip is sandy and extends along the coast of most of the neighbouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jensen, Queensland
Jensen is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Jensen had a population of 1,476 people. Geography Jensen is bounded by the Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ... to the north and the Black River and Alice River to the west. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991. In the Jensen had a population of 1,476 people. Facilities Deeragun Police Station is at 3 Veales Road (corner of Bruce Highway, ). Amenities Colonial Park is in Macquarie Street (). References External links * {{Suburbs of Townsville Suburbs of Townsville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushland Beach
Bushland Beach is a coastal suburb in the northern beaches area of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Bushland Beach had a population of 6,181 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea with the sandy Bushland Beach () extending along the coastline, to the north-east by the Bohle River, to the east by Stony Creek (a tributary of the river), and to the south by Mount Low, which rises above sea level (). History The suburb of Bushland Beach was excised from the suburb of Mount Low. The name ''Bushland Beach'' was originally used as an estate name. Bushland Beach is Townsville's only master planned beachside community, developed by the Sunland Group and it is known as one of the fastest growing suburbs in Townsville. In the , Bushland Beach had a population of 6,181 people. Education There are no schools in Bushland Beach. The nearest government primary school is North Shore State School in neighbouring Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdell, Queensland
Burdell is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Burdell had a population of 5,814 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the east and north-east by the Bohle River and to north-west and north by Stony Creek which becomes a tributary of Bohle River where they met on the suburb's boundary (). The suburb is bounded to the south by the North Townsville Road (former Bruce Highway) and North Coast railway line with Nightjar railway station within the suburb (). The land use is suburban housing in the south of the suburb. There is grazing on native vegetation in the west of the locality. The northern part of the suburb is marshland. Other parts of the suburbs are currently unused. History Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911. St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened on 24 January 2011 with an initial enrolment of 177 students. Townsville Grammar School opened its North Shore campus in Burdell in 2015. In the Burde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohle Plains, Queensland
Bohle Plains is a locality in Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people. History Bohle Plains is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. The name ''Bohle Plains'' comes from the nearby Bohle River, which in turn takes its name from Henry Mackinnon Bohle, who brought cattle to the area in 1863. In the Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people. Geography The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs through from south-east to south-west, passing under and linking to the Bruce Highway, which runs through from south-east to north-west. Shaw Road exits to the east. Education There are no schools in Bohle Plains. The nearest government primary schools are The Willows State School in neighbouring Kirwan to the east and Bohlevale State School in neighbouring Derragun to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Thuringowa State High School in neighbouring Condon to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw, Queensland
Shaw is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Shaw had a population of 550 people. History Shaw is situated in the traditional Manbarra, Wulgurukaba Indigenous Australian, Aboriginal country. The district was named on 27 July 1991. In the , Shaw had a population of 550 people. St Benedict's Catholic School opened with 163 students in January 2018. Education St Benedict's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school at 890 Dalrymple Road (). References Suburbs of Townsville Localities in Queensland {{NorthQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville Ring Road
The Townsville Ring Road is a motorway in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The road has been constructed as the new A1/ M1 (Bruce Highway) route that bypasses the inner metro area of Townsville. The road was built in 4 stages with the first stage, the Douglas Arterial Road, opened in April 2005 and the most recent section opened in 2017. Stage 5 is commencing construction in late 2020 which includes duplicating the remaining 6-kilometre 2-lane undivided section between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road in Thuringowa. There is no toll for the use of this motorway. History The Townsville Ring Road was built in 4 stages: Stage 1 Stage 1 was the Douglas Arterial Road, which opened April 2005. It was in initially a two-lane single carriageway, prior to 2012. Stage 2 & 3 The next stages, the Condon Bypass and Shaws Road extension opened in 2009. Surveying commenced on 24 October 2006 for the Hervey Range Road Interchange. Construction of the interchange began April 2007. Upon completio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville City Council
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, and also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072, and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland. History Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the former City of Townsville; * and the City of Thuringowa. The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864'' on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division, was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Townsville
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, and also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072, and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland. History Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the former City of Townsville; * and the City of Thuringowa. The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864'' on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division, was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
