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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 and is unofficially considered its capital. Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental,community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state.
The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville,the largest city in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition,the National Rugby League (NRL).
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.
The Ross River is a river located in northern Queensland,Australia. The 49-kilometre (30 mi) long river flows through the city of Townsville and empties into the Coral Sea. It is the major waterway flowing through Townsville and the city's main source of drinking water.
Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland,and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and Palm Island.
The Diocese of North Queensland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia,founded in 1879. It is situated in the northern part of the state of Queensland,Australia. As part of the Province of Queensland,it covers the Torres Strait Islands in the north,the entire Cape York Peninsula and the cities of Mount Isa,Cairns,Townsville and Mackay. The diocesan cathedral is St James' Cathedral,Townsville. The Bishop of North Queensland is Keith Ronald Joseph,who was consecrated and installed on 31 March 2019.
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland,Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville,together with the surrounding rural areas,to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek,Woodstock and Reid River,and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma,and also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072,and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland.
Samuel Hoare is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a prop,he previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Townsville,Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011,the club was removed from the league due to financial instability. On 3 October 2012,the club officially re-formed after it was granted a licence to participate in the National Premier League Queensland. After rebranding themselves as "North Queensland United" in 2017,the club disbanded a second time at the end of the 2018 Football Queensland season. The club played their home fixtures at Townsville Sports Reserve.
Townsville State High School,also known as Town High,is a secondary school in Railway Estate,Townsville,Queensland,Australia.
Justin O'Neill is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL and Australia at international level.
David Frank Crisafulli is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017,representing the Gold Coast-based electorate of Broadwater for the Liberal National Party. He was previously member for the North Queensland-based electorate of Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015,and was initially Minister for Local Government,and then Minister for Local Government,Community Recovery and Resilience during the premiership of Campbell Newman,from 2012 to 2015. Since November 2020,he has been leader of the Liberal National Party and Leader of the Opposition.
Townsville East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1986 to 1992.
Townsville South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1986.
Townsville West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1972 to 1986.
The electoral district of Haughton was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland,Australia. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election,and existed until the 1960 state election.
The electoral district of Townsville North was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland,Australia.
The Townsville &Districts Blackhawks are an Australian semi-professional rugby league football club based in Townsville,Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition,the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in September 2014,first competing in the 2015 season. The side plays their home games at Jack Manski Oval.
Scott James Stewart is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since February 2015.
North Queensland Stadium,commercially known as Queensland Country Bank Stadium,is a multi-purpose stadium in South Townsville,Queensland,Australia,primarily used for rugby league.
References
- ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Townsville - Queensland Votes 2012". ABC News . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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