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 subdivi ...

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 ) , 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 , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Alva had a population of 279 people.

Geography

The northern part of Alva is a peninsula extending into the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fren ...

. 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 s ...

. Alva Beach, also known as Lynchs Beach, is part of the Burdekin River Delta.

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, th
Alva Beach Tourist Park
and a dive shop offering trips to the

SS Yongala SS ''Yongala'' was a passenger and cargo ship that sank off Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, Australia on 23 March 1911. En route from Melbourne to Cairns she steamed into a cyclone and sank south of Townsville. All 122 aboard died, and tra ...

ship wreck.

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
{{authority control Towns in Queensland Shire of Burdekin Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland