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Queensland

Townsville

Townsville is the city between Airlie Beach and Cairns, and the point where the sealed inland road leaves the coast for Mount Isa and the Northern Territory. The Strand is the free beachfront. Magnetic Island is the short ferry trip. A Big Lap that continues to Katherine turns inland here instead of staying on the Bruce Highway all the way to Cairns, unless you add the reef coast as an out-and-back.

Suggested time: 1–2 nights.

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Places recorded nearby

  • Reef HQ

    Aquarium · 2 km from Townsville · Paid

  • Cleveland Bay

    Beach · 8 km from Townsville · Free

  • The Forts - Observation Post

    Lookout · 17 km from Townsville · Free

  • Castle Hill

    Mountain · 1 km from Townsville · Free

  • The Forts - Command Post

    Attraction · 17 km from Townsville

  • Storyboard Lookout

    Lookout · 1 km from Townsville · Free

  • Hynes Lookout

    Lookout · 1 km from Townsville · Free

  • Jenkinson's Post

    Lookout · 1 km from Townsville · Free

Places to see are named features from OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Farms and jobs

31 directory farms sit within 80 km of Townsville. That count is not a count of vacancies.

Farm directoryJobs around TownsvilleHarvest calendar

A nearby farm or job is not a promise that the work counts for a second or third Working Holiday visa. Check the postcode.

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