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Eat Drink and have fun at City Lane Townsville

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City Lane Townsville City Lane Townsville opened in June 2014 and is labelled as Townsville’s first creative laneway project and a great place to eat, drink and have fun. Melbourne has the finest laneway culture in Australia and City Lane is meant to encapsulate that feeling. In the CBD to purchase some Yen for our …

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Tuesday in Townsville Taylors Beach Road Trip and Mini Break

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Just 137km north of Townsville on the banks of Victoria Creek the small community of Taylors Beach is perfect for a boating mini-break.  Home to the week-ender, holiday and retirees’ homes, community life revolves around fishing and crabbing. On a day such as the one in the photo below, the still waters of the creek blend …

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Tuesday in Townsville at the 2014 Glencore Greek Fest

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Last Saturday (11th October) we had a blast at the Glencore Greek Fest at Riverway Townsville.  Having missed the event last year, nothing was going to stop us attending this time around. The Greek Fest is a sponsored event and the facilities were as usual excellent.  We first noticed workmen erecting the huge marquees and …

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Relaxing Wongaling Beach Style in North Queensland Australia

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It is no secret that Marty and I lived in North Queensland, Townsville to be precise for 60 years, and that we love all things beachy – boating, fishing, swimming, sandcastles, picnics, beach-combing and relaxing Wongaling Beach Style. Wongaling Beach, near Mission Beach North Queensland [pinit] On a RECENT MINI-BREAK at Mission Wongaling Beach we enjoyed our favourite …

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Visit Townsville in Springtime

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Townsville has exploded into Spring. Yesterday I took my camera and my dog for a walk down by the Ross River. The native bottlebrush trees had shed their workaday demeanour and dressed themselves in flowers.  Some surrounded their new flowers with a flush of pale green Spring leaves. These same trees have proven abilities to …

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Tuesday in Townsville and a Mini Break at Mission Beach

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Townsville is well positioned to sample the delights of life in North Queensland. Just off-shore is our special Maggie, formally known as Magnetic Island; while driving an hour or so west leads to Charters Towers or Charlies Trousers an old gold mining town; and it’s only an hour south to our latest favourite fishing spot of Morris Creek. a mangrove …

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Boating Clouds and Sunsets at Morris Creek South of Townsville

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On Saturday we spent a relaxing day boating and fishing.  The winds are strong in August in Townsville, blowing the mango blossoms from the trees, and because of that we chose to launch our boat at Morris Creek about one hour south, rather than venturing out into the open ocean. Everyone we know refers to …

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Finding Nature on the edge of Surburbia

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Not even on the edge really.  We took a morning walk along the banks of Ross River which disects Townsville in North Queensland Australia.  We were on the town or more established side of the river where there is a walking path and wide open space between the last row of dwellings and the wildish …

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