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Townsville 400 V8 Supercar Race

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Jamie Whincup (#1 TeamVodafone Commodore – 1st) “I’m pretty spent actually, it’s been a long week. We get a huge reception when we roll in on a Tuesday or a Wednesday, have a couple of intense days and then we get on track at this crazy circuit.” When my friend offered me the chance to …

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The Left Bank – Townsville Riverway – Fantastic Friday

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As with the recent Winter Sun – Townsville Riverway post, The Left Bank is all about the river –  The Left Bank of the Riverway Walking Circuit.  This post forms part of the Twitter Hash Tag campaign #TownsvilleShines an initiative by Townsville City Council with support from Townsville Enterprise promoting Townsville to visitors for the …

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Australia Day North Queensland Style

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This Australia Day we have planned our usual trip to Paradise Lagoon, about 45 mins. north of Townsville.   Even on the hottest day the water is cool – it really is paradise.  Townsville,  tends to be a dry place, in fact it has been known as Brownsville!  But, if the weather man has his …

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Best Mangoes in Australia for Christmas including Mango Chutney Recipe and Mango Salsa Recipe

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  Best Mangoes in Australia It is only when the smell of ripening mangoes filled my North Queensland kitchen that I knew Christmas had arrived. The Mango Season started well before Christmas and the precious remaining few were always saved for Christmas breakfast. After that the pickings were slim. In North Queensland Bowen Mangoes, also …

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ONE NIGHT IN BOWEN

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On our homebound dash north from Coolum Beach to Townsville, we made two stops.  The first at Rockhampton to visit our friends and the next at a beach outside of Bowen. I  was emphatic about wanting to visit Bowen as we always seem to bypass it in our hurry to get to other destinations.    Bill …

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COOLUM IS COOL

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Historically we are Peregian Beach holidayers but although we still have many wonderful memories of holidays spent there, we now agree that Coolum is Cool. At Peregian Beach, prime holiday properties cluster on the ocean side of David Low Way, the coastal highway which hugs the coastline from Bli Bli on the Maroochy River to Noosa in …

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Maryborough Queensland and the Mary Poppins Connection

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  Whenever a new stage show version of Mary Poppins is released, people remember the Australian town of Maryborough, because the author of the Mary Poppins books was born there. As a result, Maryborough has an unusual Queensland Attraction in the form of a life sized bronze statue of Mary, standing right in the middle …

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Swim with Turtles on Lady Musgrave Island Day Trip

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Some days are meant to be.  The day we took a Lady Musgrave Island Day Trip from the Town of 1770 in Australia, on the southern extremity of the Great Barrier Reef, was one of those days. We recommend reaching Lady Musgrave Island from 1770. Seventeen Seventy is a Queensland seaside town 128 km north …

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