Alva is a coastal town and a
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Shire of Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River.
It covers an area of , and has exist ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , Alva had a population of 279 people.
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Geography
The northern part of Alva is a peninsula extending into the Coral Sea. The peninsula and north-western part of the locality are within the Bowling Green Bay National Park
Bowling Green Bay is a national park in the City of Townsville and Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia, 1,103 km northwest of Brisbane, and 28 km south of Townsville and 59 km north of Ayr. It is a Ramsar Convention listed sit ...
.
History
Alva was first surveyed as a town in 1926.[
In the , Alva had a population of 279 people.]
Amenities
The town is home to th
Ayr Surf Life Saving Club
which opened in 1926 at Alva Beach,
Alva Beach Tourist Park
Gallery
Image:Alva Beach at low tide.jpg, ''Alva Beach at low tide''
Image:Ayr Surf Life Saving Club QLD Australia.jpg, ''Ayr Surf Life Saving Club''
Image:Alva Beach Tourist Park QLD Australia.jpg, ''Alva Beach Tourist Park''
Image:Yongala Dive shop at Alva Beach QLD Australia.jpg, ''Yongala Dive shop''
References
External links
Town map of Alva, 1974
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Burdekin
Coastline of Queensland
Localities in Queensland