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Transport In Townsville, Queensland
This article is about Transport in Townsville, Queensland. Road The Bruce Highway ( A1) bypasses the city and runs through the western suburbs, and the Flinders Highway (A6), the main highway to western localities such as Mount Isa and the Northern Territory, meets the Bruce Highway just south of Townsville. The Bruce Highway links Townsville to all of the State's major cities along the eastern seaboard, including Cairns, Proserpine, Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Brisbane, the state capital. Townsville has an orbital motorway, and is called the Townsville Ring Road and is the new Bruce Highway link that bypasses Townsville city and link the Bruce Highway south of Townsville to the Bruce Highway in the north-west urban area. The first stage of the motorway, Douglas Arterial Road opened in 2005. The second stage opened in 2009. In addition to the city's highways and motorway, it is serviced by a system of state and local gov routes, mainly suburban and arterial ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. Part of the larger local government area of the City of Townsville, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. As of December 2020, $30M operations to expand the Port of Townsville are underway, which involve channel widening and installation of a 70-tonne Liebherr Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore crane, to allow much larger cargo and passenger ships to utilise the port. It is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Queensland
The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres. At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train '' The Sunlander''. History In October 2010, the Queensland Government awarded a contract to Downer Rail for the construction of a new Tilt Train. The two existing diesel tilt trains used on the Cairns service were also refurbished and extended in size, with the inclusion of first-class sleeping carriages. Known as the 'Sunlander 14' project, a total of 25 carriages would have been acquired: * two new power cars and 12 new carriages to create a third train set. * one spare power car (later two), * 10 new carriages to expand the two existing train sets to a 14-car consist, * refurbishment of 14 existing carriages from the existing train sets By expanding the train length from ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garbutt, Queensland
Garbutt is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is home to the Townsville International Airport and RAAF Townsville. Geography Only the eastern part of the suburb is residential. The southern part of the suburb is an industrial estate. The northern part of the suburb is an airport precinct, consisting of: * Townsville International Airport (formerly known as Garbutt Airport) which has its entrance on Coral Sea Drive () * RAAF Base Townsville, which has its entrance off Ingham Road () *a heliport () * Townsville station of the Bureau of Meteorology The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the east ( West End) and exits to the west (Mount Louisa). The suburb is served by Garbutt railway station (). History Garbutt is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. Garbutt Methodist church officially opened on Sunday 9 February 1936 on the corner of Ingham Road and Meenan Street. A new Methodist church was opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville Airport
Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville, Queensland. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville suburb of Garbutt. Townsville Airport is serviced by major Australian domestic and regional airlines, and in 2011/12 handled 1.7 million passengers making it the 11th busiest airport in Australia. Townsville Airport is a common-use civilian and defence facility, sharing access with RAAF Base Townsville. It is used as a staging point for Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations within Australia and internationally. The aerodrome has also been used for co-ordination of relief efforts following Tropical Cyclones and other natural disasters, notably Cyclone Larry in 2006. The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Townsville Airport. Townsville Airport was the first Australian regional city airport to be granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunferries
Sunferries was a ferry company based in Townsville, Queensland. It operated both ferry services to Magnetic Island and Palm Island, as well as charter and tour vessel services to the Great Barrier Reef. In March 2011 it was acquired by the SeaLink Travel Group and was rebranded Sealink. Sealink Queensland See also *Transport in Townsville, Queensland
This article is about Transport in Townsville, Queensland.
Road
The Bruce Highway ( A1) bypasses the city and runs through the western suburbs, and the Flinders Highway (A6), the main highway to western localities such as Mount Isa and the ...
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Yabulu Nickel Refinery
Yabulu is a town and coastal suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yabulu had a population of 697 people. Geography Yabulu is approximately north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 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. Cobarra is a neighbourhood () near the nickel refinery. Mount Saunders is in the centre of the locality () and is above sea level. There are two railway lines passing through the locality, the North Coast railway line and the now-closed Greenvale railway line. The locality has the following railway stations on the North Coast line * Purono railway station () * Yabulu railway station() and one at the nickel refinery from which processed ore was carried to the Port of Townsville via the North Coast line *Cobarra railway station () History Yabulu is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Townsville
Port of Townsville is a government-owned Corporation and seaport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the third largest seaport in Queensland after Port of Brisbane and the Port of Gladstone. It is located south of the mouth of Ross Creek and north of the Ross River. Main shipping access is through Cleveland Bay. A second seaport, which only exports sugar is found about north of Townsville at Lucinda and is also managed by Port of Townsville Limited. The Port of Townsville is intrinsically linked to the sustainability of the North Queensland economy, and during 2017/2018 handled $8 billion in trade. More than 30 different commodity types are imported and exported through Townsville including mineral ores, fertiliser, concentrates, sugar and motor vehicles. Townsville is the number one port in Australia for exports in copper, zinc, lead and sugar. In 2017, just under 200,000 head of live cattle were shipped from the Port of Townsville, making it the second l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Creek (Queensland)
The Ross Creek, part of the Ross River catchment, is a minor creek in the upper reaches of the river catchment, located southwest of Townsville, in North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The creek rises on the eastern slopes of Grasshopper Range below Camp Engstrom and southwest of the settlement of . The creek flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Ross River on the western banks of the Ross River Dam. The creek descends over its course. See also * List of rivers of Queensland This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders. Longest rivers nationally Longest river by state or territory Althoug ... References External links * Geography of Townsville Rivers of Queensland {{Queensland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelso, Queensland
Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kelso had a population of 10,599 people. Geography Kelso is the last of three suburbs along Riverway Drive and is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the '' Ross River''. Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) runs from north to south inside the eastern boundary. History Kelso was named after Scottish immigrants, and early settlers, Mary and James Kelso, who had cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park on Five Head Creek. To make way for construction of the Ross River Dam in 1970, the Townsville City Council resumed 1620ha of the property's best grazing land. At its peak, Laudham Park stretched for more than 40,000ha along both banks of the Upper Ross River to the foothills of Mount Stuart and out to the Pinnacles part of Hervey Range. Most of what was Laudham Park is today under water due to the construction of the dam and the rest is now the suburb of Kelso. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockland Townsville
Stockland Townsville Shopping Centre is centrally located in Aitkenvale within the urban area of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The shopping centre is Townsville's largest shopping centre. In 1987 Stockland Townsville opened after a major upgrade to what was previously known as Nathan Plaza (named after the street the centre runs along). In October 2012 Stockland opened a new 2 level Myer department store, a new Woolworths and mini major, Rebel, plus other specialty stores including a 750-seat foodcourt. The centre is also home to Townsville's first Big W store. Stockland Townsville Kmart Centre (formerly Kmart Plaza & Centro Townsville) was acquired in March 2012 and includes Kmart, Coles and 25 specialty stores. Further Expansion Plans Stockland Group has earmarked its Aitkenvale shopping centre for further development after completion of its present $180 million makeover in 2012. Stockland chief executive commercial property John Schroder said the company was movin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville Hospital
Townsville University Hospital (TUH), formerly The Townsville Hospital (TTH), is a public tertiary care hospital on Angus Smirth Drive, Douglas, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the largest facility within the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) geographic area. TUH is the major trauma centre for northern Queensland and all medical and surgical specialties are represented. It provides healthcare across the entire North Queensland region, with patients from as far as Mount Isa and Cape York being airlifted or transported to the hospital on a daily basis. This is the third general hospital to be built in Townsville with construction completed in 2001. The next main tertiary referral hospital is the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Herston, Brisbane, some distant. Activity The Townsville University Hospital is the largest facility in the Townsville HHS, and is the only tertiary referral hospital in northern Australia. Townsville HHS provides public healt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
