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Tuesday in Townsville Strand Night Markets

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On the first Friday of the month from May to December things hot up at Strand Night Markets, Townsville.  Stall holders start setting up after lunch and the markets open to the public from 5 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. I, like a lot of my Baby Boomer sisters, am a market freak.  To be fair …

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Best Off-Leash Areas Townsville

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We love taking our dog for walks on Saunders Beach north of Townsville, however it is not an off-leash area. The Townsville City Council has designated OFF LEASH AREAS where your dog run free. View Larger Map Off-leash beach area close to Townsville. Pallarenda Off Leash Area. This area is closer to Townsville than Saunders Beach.  The …

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Tuesday in Townsville – Cape Cleveland

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The weather in our home town of TOWNSVILLE has not been that good this Winter.  Usually Townsville which sits inside Cape Cleveland in North Queensland has perfect blue skies, lovely warm days and cool nights.  The thought of Winter is cherished while we are melting away in the heat and humidity of summer.  When winter arrives …

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Tuesday in Townsville: Superboats

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New Zealand Superboat Profloors wiped the floor with the rest of the competitors over the course of the two day event in Townsville on the week-end.  A friend and I watched the race on Saturday from the C Bar on The Strand waterfront – the boats and the attendant helicopters providing a high octane accompaniment …

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Tuesday in Townsville: Boating and Clouds

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Two of my favourite activities in Townsville are Boating and Cloud Watching, and on Saturday I got to do both on a family fishing trip. B.H., Matt and I launched the boat while the sun was just a golden glow on the horizon, and motored slowly out of Ross Creek, through the breakwater and port …

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Tuesday in Townsville – The Starter’s Flag

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Winter has arrived in North Queensland, and something is in the (24 degree) air… Signs of change are appearing daily. Barriers and seats are appearing road side. The Flags are up. The city is getting ready to race, and from now until when the starter’s flag drops at the Townsville V8 Supercars Sucrogen 400 on 5th …

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Tuesday in Townsville: Strand Jetty

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The sun is still low in the sky, but fishermen are already setting up on the Strand Jetty, Townsville. Apart from the fishermen on the Strand Jetty, morning is the domain of Mums pushing strollers and leading dogs along Townsville’s 2.2km beach promenade, The Strand.  The odd traveller, pokes their head out of a campervan …

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Tuesday in Townsville When it rains at the beach

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Beach time in Sunny North Queensland and the sun is shining nowhere to be found. Grabbing budget dog, umbrella and camera, I seized the opportunity for a different kind of walk. In Townsville it hardly ever rains, so it is exciting when it does.  BTT is littered with tropical posts featuring BLUE SKIES but there …

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