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1 AMERICAN EXPRESS FOREIGN EXCHANGE 337 Flinders Street Ph: BILLABONG SANCTUARY Bruce Highway TOWNSVILLE QLD 4816 (17km south) Tel (07) Fax (07) ACTIVITIES GENERAL American express operates more than 40 Foreign Exchange offices across Australia and stock more than 50 foreign currencies as well as travellers cheques, offering travellers a range of travel money products to suit their needs. American Express Foreign Exchange also has a strong online presence, offering customers the choice of ordering Travellers Cheques and foreign cash. Customers can collect their orders from over 3000 Australian Post outlets and 40 American Express Foreign Exchange offices across Australia. Adult $30.00 Child(4-16) $19.00 Pensioner $27.00 Senior $27.00 Student/Backpacker $27.00 Family $85.00 (2 Adults + 3 Children) Extra Child $17.00 Club Billabong $ a year Cuddle a koala, hold a wombat, hand feed kangaroos, hold a python or a crocodile. Wildlife talks /feeding shows all day, kiosk, pool, disabled facilities, morning/afternoon day tours with ATT Tours. Accredited with Aust Ecotourism Assoc. BYO camera. OPEN: 8am-5pm 7 days BROTHERS LEAGUES CLUB Golf Links Drive KIRWAN Q 4817 Ph: Fax; reception@brotherstownsville.com.au Trading 7 days a week from 10.00am 2.00am With a range of activities and an array of quality meals to suit every taste, you are sure to be entertained here at Brothers Leagues Club. Club facilities include: Restaurant and café Sports Bar (TAB and Keno) Function Rooms (including outdoor) Open every day from 10am 2am, we cater for all age groups and pride ourselves on our family friendly environment. A Courtesy Bus operates Tuesday to Saturday from 5.30pm until late. CULTURAL CENTRE TOWNSVILLE 2-68 Flinders Street East pmmngr@bigpond.net.au Tickets are $12.00 and include entrance into the Interpretive Gallery, the retail and exhibition space and the performance area. The Townsville Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre will present an inspired line-up of performance and visual arts events. The Cultural Centre showcases regional Indigenous artists with daily performances of dance, music, story telling and insight into the Indigenous people of this unique region. Within the Cultural Centre is a world class quality interpretive gallery that presents traditional and contemporary artifacts with interactive displays and film presentation. COWBOYS LEAGUES CLUB 335 Flinders Mall Ph: Fax: info@cowboysleagues.com.au The Cowboys Leagues Club is Townsville's premier recreation venue, located in the city heart on Flinders Mall. Its first class facilities include a 200 seat bistro, café, 3 bar areas and the latest in gaming with 156 machines, keno and TAB. As a registered licensed club, the Cowboys is 100% locally owned by its members, and operated for the benefit of local sports charities and the community. The club is the social base of the NRL North Queensland Cowboys and hosts the after match presentations for all home games. The club welcomes members and visitors 7 days from 9am til late. EVENT CINEMAS Cnr Sturt and Blackwood Streets Event Cinemas Townsville has fine cinemas with RealD 3D Digital and 35 mm projection. Featuring Dolby Digital sound, the cinemas is

2 Ph: HERVEYS RANGE HERITAGE TEA ROOMS 6 Thorntons Gap Road HERVEY RANGE Q 4817 Ph: scones@heritagetearooms.com.au MYSTIC SANDS GOLF & BOWLS RESORT Mystic Avenue ROLLINGSTONE Q 4816 Ph: info@mysticsandsgolfresort.com.au REEF HQ 2-68 Flinders Street Ph:(07) Fax:(07) info@reefhq.com.au RIVERWAY - THURINGOWA 20 Village Boulevard THURINGOWA CENTRAL QLD 4817 Ph: Fax: Open 9am 4pm daily excluding Christmas Day Contact for information or bookings Adult $26.50 Concession $20.20 Child (5-16yr) $12.80 Family (2 adults + 3 children) $66.50 (Valid 1 July March 2013) Admission is Free Lifeguards patrol the lagoons seven days a week and the lagoons are open year round. the perfect spot to catch the latest movies. We have just launched our new Vmax cinema with luxury leather chairs, stadium style auditorium and the BIGGEST screen in Townsville. Located at the top of Herveys Range west of Townsville and set amidst the peace and tranquillity of the Australian Outback, Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms serves a range of refreshments from our all day breakfast, light lunches through to ice creams, scrumptious cakes and slices and some of the best coffee and scones around. Mystic Sands in only 35 minutes from Townsville s CBD and only a hop, skip and a jump away from pristine beaches where you can go for a stroll, fish or enjoy a picnic. Mystic Sands Gold and Bowls Resort consists of a nine hole golf course with beautifully manicured and landscaped greens. Abundant wildlife is just part of the attraction of the course. It boasts a turf grass green to match the best in Townsville and North Queensland. Experience all the splendour of the Great Barrier Reef at the world s largest living coral reef aquarium. Reef HQ is your window to the reef. Various tours run throughout the day. Open daily from 9.30am 5pm Riverway stretches along 11 kilometres of the Ross River from Black Weir to the Dam, aiming to open the river for greater access for both residents and visitors, while still protecting and enhancing its natural beauty. ROCK POOL Kissing Point The Strand, Ph. (Parks Services) (07) Admission free Open all hours (May close Thursday for cleaning.) Safe saltwater swimming all seasons in a scenic location. Restaurant and kiosk. TENNIS TOWNSVILLE 32 Burke Street NORTH WARD QLD 4810 Ph: Fax: tennisnq@tennistownsville.org THE STRAND WATER PARK Sister Kenny Park The Strand Tel (07) Fax (07) TENNIS TOWNSVILLE 32 Burke Street NORTH WARD Q 4810 Ph: tennis@tennistownsville.org TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE 41 Boundary Street SOUTH Administration Tel (07) Fax (07) TICKETSHOP Tel (07) or civic.theatre@townsville.qld.gov.au Free admission. Open daily except Tuesday and Wednesday. Open everyday during school holiday and public holidays. Summer 10am 8pm Winter 10am-6pm Rates are available on request TicketShop Hours- 9am-5.00pm Monday Friday (non-performance days) 9am-8pm Monday Friday (performance days) 9am-1pm Saturdays Saturday/Sunday one hour prior to a performance. Tennis organisation - Saturday afternoon fixtures, night, midweek fixtures. Junior development program incorporating ace (beginners), skills (intermediate), squad (Tournament level), clinics at North Ward. Court hire, North Ward High level tournaments, veterans social tennis. Play at the water playground or the Sunrise Rotary Sister Kenny equal access playground at the southern end of The Strand. Townsville Lawn Tennis Association was founded in The association was incorporated in 1991 and changed its name to Tennis Townsville Inc. on 26 September We promote and facilitate participation in tennis at all levels and conduct tournaments and fixtures. The Townsville Civic Theatre is North Queensland s premier cultural facility owned and managed by Townsville City Council. The Theatre offers performances in dance, music, opera, comedy and drama from major Australian companies with international and national artists who complement the work of local performing arts organisations. TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT & Rates on application. Townsville s largest venue specifically catering

3 CONVENTION CENTRE Entertainment Dr, Tel (07) Fax (07) TOWNSVILLE GHOST TOURS Ph: Mobile: Haunted Bus Tour - $69.00 per person Midnight Tour - $69.00 per person Dinner Tour - $ per person Ghost Town Tour - $ per person Group bookings also available for exhibitions, conferences, concerts and home to the Townsville Crocodiles NBL team. Board the Ghost Bus for a very different tour Choose between the Haunted Bus Tour, the Midnight Tour, Dinner Tour and the Ghost Town Tour. Every tour is a unique experience, so climb aboard, have fun and explore Townsville s sights and its history all at the same time. WARRINA ICE SKATING 3-5 Illuka St CURRAJONG QLD 4812 Ph: Fax: hbs@hbsmanagement.com.au REMOTE AREA DIVE 25 Ingham Road Ph: (07) Fax: (07) craig@remoteareadive.com SEALINK TRAVEL Breakwater Terminal Sir Thiess Drive Ph: Fax: info@sealink.com.au $15 per person including Skate Hire Please ring for Session details. CRUISES, DIVING, FISHING & YACHT CHARTERS Contact for Rates Please contact for rates Warrina Ice Skating Rink the Coolest fun in town. Remote Area Dive is a dive company with a difference; diving trips are combined with another favourite Australian part time, camping. Their signature package is a small personalised dive and camping safari to the remote and beautiful Pelorus and Orpheus islands. A fully equipped retail dive store meets all your diving needs, enabling all to experience the underwater world in a safe caring environment. Sealink operate two highly successful licensed retail travel agencies located at the Breakwater Terminal Townsville and the Nelly Bay Terminal, Magnetic Island. Sealink Travel specialises in on-selling tours, accommodation and transport product from the North Queensland region. Sealink Travel has established a successful wholesale program designed to increase the distribution of North Queensland product. The success of Sealink Travel has come from word of mouth recommendations, customer care, a high level of service, hard work in market and making client holiday dreams a reality. TROPICAL TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION Flinders Square Tel (07) or Fax (07) bookdirect@tropicaltravel.com.au TOWNSVILLE YACHT CLUB 1 Plume Street SOUTH Ph: YONGALA DIVE P O Box 841 AYR QLD 4807 Ph: (07) Fax: (07) Day, overnight and extended trips available. Rates available on request. Rates available from Backpackers to 5 star. Restaurant open 7 days for lunch and dinner. $ $ $19.00 $27.00 Tropical Travel & Accommodation (Formally Barrier Reef Dive Cruise & Travel) is centrally located in Townsville CBD Mall. The desk sells accommodation and tours in Townsville, Magnetic Island and also to travellers heading north to Cairns, Port Douglas, Mission Beach and Cooktown, and southwards to Airlie Beach, The Whitsundays & Fraser Island and all the towns and cities in-between. Even to the Great Barrier Reef. Tropical Travel & Accommodation has been established as a tourism booking agency in Townsville for 15 years. The experienced staff are available to assist you in all your travel questions and bookings Townsville Yacht club has a state of the art marina, as well as brand new bar restaurant, dining, function and conference facilities. The Club is one of the Palmer Street eating precinct s more hidden gems, but with its refurbished bar and extended waterside deck the secret will not be safe for long. Relax in the bar overlooking the marina with the bi-fold doors fully opened bringing the outside in. 2 Dives, own Gear tanks and weights only supplied 2 Dives - Gear inclusive price Reef tax and mooring fees

4 Mob: AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Cape Ferguson, Ph: Fax: HIDDEN VALLEY TOURS Pine Creek Road HIDDEN VALLEY QLD 4816 Ph / Fax chelsea@hiddenvalleytours.com.au HERVEYS RANGE QUAD BIKES 6 Thorntons Gap Road HERVEY RANGE Q 4817 Ph: fun@herveysrangequadbikes.com.au KOOKABURRA TOURS & CHARTERS P/L 29 Leeds St GULLIVER QLD 4812 Ph: kookaburratours@bigpond.com TOWNSVILLE HELICOPTERS Old Common Road BELGIAN GARDENS Q 4810 Ph: CASTLETOWN SHOPPINGWORLD Cnr Kings Road & Woolcock Street HYDE PARK QLD 4812 PO Box 92, Hyde Park Qld 4812 Telephone: Facsimile: $65.00 $ TOURS Contact for tour bookings and rates North Queensland Highlands Safari 2 days 3 nights Couple/twin share $499 pp Platypus Safari $20 pp Night Safari $20 pp Customised Tours $55 pp Tours available on Wednesday and weekends 9am and 1pm Contact for tour and price information. R44 Helicopter (10 min flight) 3 passengers - $110 per person 2 passengers - $165 per person 1 passenger - $330 R22 Helicopter 10 min flight - $ min flight - $165 SHOPPING CENTRES Specialty Stores Mon Wed, Fri 9am 5.30pm Thur 9am 9pm Sat 9am 4pm Sun 10am 4pm* * Selected specialty stores, see individual stores for actual trading hours. Supermarkets Mon Fri 8am 9pm Dorm bed inc breakfast Queen Room inc breakfast 1 day diving, 2 nite accomm Marine Science research institute situated in Bowling Green Bay, 50k from Townsville. Public tour includes DVD presentation in lecture theatre, info on research and guided tour around some facilities. The tour concentrates on the Institute s research, its achievements and facilities. Hidden Valley Tours is a young exciting and adventurous company that has created tours especially for the adventure, eco friendly and nature enthusiasts. This company has been created by travellers for travellers and is 100% Australian owned and family run. Hidden Valley Tours incorporates everything from wildlife, education on Flora and Fauna, adventure, hiking, fishing, swimming, sightseeing and most importantly relaxation. Ross McLennan and Chelsea Cox, seasoned travellers and founders of Hidden Valley Tours have tried to use their travelling adventures and extensive local knowledge to create these exciting tours. All Safaris with Hidden Valley Tours include ALL meals, transfers, accommodation, park entries and activities and much more... Don t miss out, experience it for yourself today. Hidden Valley Cabins & Tours are the 1st Carbon Neutral accommodation & tours company and run of renewable energy. A short 30 minute drive west from Townsville located at the top of Herveys Range opposite the multi-award winning historic Hervey's Range Heritage Tea Rooms, we operate two Quad Bike ATV Tours Weekends and every Wednesday, with tours departing at 9.00am and 1.00pm. Our guides are fully accredited to ensure that everyone from first time riders to the experienced enjoy this adventure. We are a locally owned and operated tour business based in Townsville, Tropical North Queensland. I am a born and bred local with over twenty years experience in the hospitality industry and I have a passion for the bush and our back yard. In establishing our business, I had a mission to introduce visitors from around the world to the amazing diversity of our Life in the Tropics, from World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics Rainforest, to tropical coastal living, to the Outback. Take a quick look at the layout of Townsville city and suburbs while enjoying the thrill of a helicopter ride. Departing from the city airport, you will get close up look at "the Saint" on Castle hill, out to the suburbs and Lavarack Barracks, back down the river and return to the airport low level via the Strand. If you dare to be different take off the doors for some extra excitement. Castletown Shoppingworld is predominantly on the corner of Woolcock Street and Kings Road, approx 3kms from the Townsville central business district. It is a modern centre providing variety, convenience and choice to our customers. You ll find everything you need from our 105 specialty stores which create a complete offer of electronics & technology, fashion, fresh

5 STOCKLAND TOWNSVILLE Ross River Road AITKENVALE QLD 4814 Ph: Fax: Sat 8am 5.30pm Sun 11am 6pm Department stores may trade extended hrs Open: Mon Wed 9am 5.30pm Thurs 9am 9pm Fri 9am 5.30pm Sat 9am 4pm Sun 11am 4pm Supermarkets 9.00am to 9pm Mon-Fri Sat 9.00am 6.00pm, Sun 9.00pm-5.00pm See major stores for extended trading hrs food, gifts, health & beauty, homewares, restaurants and takeaway food and services. Townsville's largest shopping centre with 135 specialty stores and 6 majors including Big W, Woolworths, Best and Less, Rebel Sport and Crazy Clarks. Disabled and parents with prams car parking, free mobility scooters and wheelchairs. Parent s room, Customer Care centre with centre wide gift vouchers and tickets to all Cowboys home games. THE CITY Flinders Square Ph Fax thecity.townsville@bigpond.com WILLOWS SHOPPINGTOWN Cnr Thuringowa Dr and Hervey Range Rd KIRWAN QLD 4817 Ph Open 9am 5pm Mon Fri Supermarkets til 9pm Open 9am 4pm Sat Open 11am 4pm Sun Cotters Markets 8am-1pm Sun Open: Mon Wed 8.30am 5.30pm Thurs 9am 9pm Fri 8.30am 5.30pm Sat 9am 4pm Sun 9am 6pm Supermarkets till 9pm Mon-Fri Sat 9.00am 6.00pm, Sun 11.00am 6.00pm Willows Rotary Markets Sun 7-11am The City has fashion stores, beauty suppliers, specialty shops, food outlets and entertainment venues, something for everyone. It s all here in The City. Centre has Woolworths and Target plus specialty stores. Has an excellent range of retail outlets including fashion, gifts and home wares, restaurants and services. ANDERSON GARDENS Gulliver St MUNDINGBURRA QLD 4812 enquiries@townsville.qld.gov.au CAPE PALLARENDA CONSERVATION PARK Cape Pallarenda DAN GLEESON MEMORIAL GARDENS Thuringowa Drive KIRWAN QLD 4817 PALMETUM University Rd DOUGLAS QLD 4814 enquiries@townsville.qld.gov.au RIVERWAY Upper Ross River Rd CONDON QLD 4815 Tel (07) Fax (07) PARKS & GARDENS Conservatory by appointment Open: 6.30am 6.30pm Heritage display- opens 10am-4pm weekdays. Info Centre open:10am-4pm Mon - Fri Gardens and rotunda can be booked for functions. On the banks of the Ross River. Several weirs maintain the water levels in the river. Botanic gardens with important tree collections, native flora, cycad garden and attractive conservatory. Disabled facilities and toilets. 5km CBD. The Park features an historic Quarantine Station established in 1915 to quarantine passengers on incoming ships. During World War II the American and Australian armies used this area. Camps were set up on nearby beached and the Quarantine Station was used as a hospital. Visitors can discover more about the station s history at the historic display. Features a range of native flora amongst large lawn parks and paved paths, artificial lake and soundshell. Botanic garden displaying one of the largest and most diverse public collections of palms in the world. Memorial to Black Hawk disaster. Visitor Kiosk. Disabled facilities and toilets. Riverway is a hub where the Thuringowa community, visitors and tourists can enjoy a multiplicity of activities sport, entertainment, swimming, performing arts, visual arts, and dining, shopping and passive recreation. QUEENS GARDENS Paxton St NORTH WARD QLD 4810 enquiries@townsville.qld.gov.au An inner city Botanic garden established in Featuring mature trees, lawns and gardens, and caged birds. Picnic, playground facilities and toilets. 1km CBD

6 TOWN COMMON CONSERVATION PARK Cape Pallarenda Open 6.30am 6.30pm daily. Excellent bird and wildlife viewing from the road and bird hides, walking tracks, no pets. 6.5km CBD. ARMY MUSEUM NORTH QUEENSLAND JEZZINE BARRICKS Kissing Point Tel/Fax (07) MARITIME MUSEUM OF TOWNSVILLE Palmer St SOUTH Tel (07) Fax (07) MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND Flinders St East, Tel (07) Fax (07) Info line (07) MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Opening times: 9.00am 1.00pm Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Entry by donation Open Weekdays 12 4pm Weekends 12-3pm Closed Xmas Day, New Years Day Adult $6.00 Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) $15 Conc. $5.00 Children $3. Open daily 9.30am-5pm (closed Xmas day, Good Friday, ANZAC day AM) Rates: Adults $15 Child (3-16) $8.80 Conc. $11.00 Famil $36.50 The Army Museum of North Queensland is located within Jezzine Barracks. The Museum collects and exhibits memorabilia associated with past and current military units and personnel from North Queensland, including a geographic area between Rockhampton in the south, extending north to Torres Strait and west to the Northern Territory border. The Collection extends from the establishment of the first defences at Townsville and Thursday Island until the present day. Showcased within the Museum is a gallery displaying prefederation Army and a gallery showing more recent conflicts of Vietnam and Korea, and the history of Sir John Lavarack and Lavarack Barracks. A third gallery is planned for 2012 and will house World War I and World War II displays, including the Townsville Honour Boards from both these conflicts. Displays include: SS Yongala with video viewing, Women s War, Australian navy models and history, Port of Townsville history, Model boat room and Bay Rock lighthouse. Also has research library, plus souvenirs and books. BBQ area and function facilities Wheelchair accessible. Close to CBD. Coming soon ex-hmas Townsville. Discover the natural and social history of north Queensland, play and learn in the Tropical Science Centre, and be amazed at the story of HMS Pandora, sent to capture the Bounty mutineers and sank in NATIONAL TRUST HERITAGE CENTRE TOWNSVILLE 5 Castling St WEST END QLD 4810 Tel (07) Fax (07) PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY Flinders Street Ph: /perctucker/ PINNACLES GALLERY Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 Tel (07) Fax (07) council@thuringowa.qld.gov.au e/gallery/index PINNACLES GALLERY Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 Tel (07) Fax (07) council@thuringowa.qld.gov.au e/gallery/index Wednesdays 10am - 2pm Saturday and Sunday 1-4pm Adults $6.00 Children $2.00 Concession $4.00 Limited wheelchair access Admission is free Opening hours: 10am 5pm Monday to Friday 10am 2pm Saturday & Sunday Admission is free. Opening hours Wed Fri 11am to 7pm Sat 11am to 6pm Sun 11am 2pm Admission is free. Opening hours Wed Fri 11am to 7pm Sat 11am to 6pm Sun 11am 2pm The complex houses three typical North Queensland historic houses: a simple miners cottage built about 1884, a comfortable villa residence date 1888 and a farmhouse built about Each house is furnished in a style appropriate to it and with an emphasis on items made in North Queensland. Regional art gallery featuring local, national and international exhibitions. Artwork sales and gallery shop. Pinnacles Gallery is a contemporary art gallery showcasing innovative new work by local, national & international artists across a diverse range of media. Pinnacles Gallery is a contemporary art gallery showcasing innovative new work by local, national & international artists across a diverse range of media.

7 RAAF TOWNSVILLE MUSEUM RAAF Base Townsville Ingham Road, GARBUTT QLD 4810 Ph/Fax: (07) TOWNSVILLE MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY 231 Hugh Street, CURRAJONG QLD 4812 Ph: (07) AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Ph: NORTH QUEENSLAND TOYOTA COWBOYS Golf links Drive KIRWAN Q 4817 Ph: or TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre Sir Leslie Thiess Drive Ph: admin@crocodiles.com.au V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA Reid Park SOUTH Admission is free. Opening hours Tuesday 9am to 12pm Thursday 9am to 12pm Sunday 10am to 4pm Opening Hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am 3pm Sunday 1.30pm 3.30pm Visits outside these hours may be arranged by ringing FESTIVALS & EVENTS Annual 3 day event Come and Experience a nostalgic journey and discover the Military Aviation Heritage of North Queensland. The Townsville Museum and Historical Society is the only museum whose displays are solely dedicated to the history of Townsville. The Townsville Museum has two major display areas. Hall One is dedicated to the people of Townsville. Hall Two houses our largest exhibits, and traces our history from the time of European settlement. The Festival is held over nine days with approximately 25 to 30 chamber musicians appearing in over 25 concerts presented in a variety of venues around Townsville. As part of the Festival's commitment to regional Queenslanders, concerts and performances are also held in surrounding centres with past concerts taking place at Charters Towers, Mount Isa, Ayr, Karumba, Magnetic Island and Orpheus Island. Dairy Farmers Stadium rocks with fans each time our National Rugby League team takes to the field. Be part of the action and see why Townsville is known as a sport mad city. The Townsville McDonald s Crocodiles are the north s National Basketball League team with home games played at the Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre. The Crocodiles club is located on Stuart Drive, Wulguru. What better way to celebrate North Queensland as an iconic tourism destination - with 400 kms of unforgiving street racing and 2 nights of incredible music acts.