Cape Pallarenda // Australia
We visit the historical structures at Cape Pallarenda in Townsville, North Queensland, which were once used as strategic defence during World War II. You can walk and ride the Cape Pallarenda Trails to see these structures on the Cape Pallarenda headland.
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Cape Pallarenda Townsville QLD July 2018
Under The Radar (DH to the Lagoon), Cape Pallarenda, Townsville.
Smedley's DH (Clockwise), Cape Pallarenda, Townsville.
Pallarenda's World War 2 Past
Don't procrastinate.
A little walk around the Pallarenda World War 2 Site,
and a brief dive into the history, with a touch of learnt lessons
and a bit of ranting.
Oh btw, there's and After Effects Glitch at the end, to late to fix, whoops.
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Smedley's Hill Track, Cape Pallarenda
A 6.7km intermediate-level mountain bike trail off the popular Under The Radar loop at Cape Pallarenda, Townsville. Huge thanks to Townsville Rockwheelers (rockwheelers.com.au).
JCU IERC Field Trip to Cape Pallarenda and Turtle Rock
During a field trip to Cape Pallarenda and Turtle Rock at Hervey’s Range, JCU students enrolled in Indigenous Studies learnt about bush medicine and an Aboriginal perspective from local elder Uncle Rusty.
Nudist Beach and more at Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park
We went for a walk today to the local Conservation PArk and nudist beach.
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Townsville Travel Guide - An Australian Exceptional Experience
Townsville Travel Guide - An Australian Exceptional Experience
Northern Queensland's often-overlooked major city is easy on the eye: at Townsville's heart is its handsome, endless esplanade, an ideal viewing platform to fabulous Magnetic Island, a mere ferry ride offshore. A better museum and aquarium you'll struggle to find in Queensland, and it's a pedestrian-friendly city, its grand, refurbished 19th-century buildings offering loads of landmarks. If in doubt, join the throngs of the fit and fabulous marching up bright red Castle Hill to gaze across the city's dry environs.
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast. Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China.
Popular attractions include The Strand, a long tropical beach and garden strip; Riverway, a riverfront parkland attraction located on the banks of Ross River; Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reef's native flora and fauna; the Museum of Tropical Queensland, built around a display of relics from the sunken British warship HMS Pandora; Castle Hill or as it was originally known Cootharinga, the most prominent landmark of the area and a popular place for exercise; The Townsville Sports Reserve; and Magnetic Island, a large neighbouring island, the vast majority of which is national park.
The historic waterfront on Ross Creek, site of the original wharves and port facilities, has some old buildings mixed with the later modern skyline. However, the central city is dominated by the mass of red granite of Castle Hill, 286 metres (938 ft) high. There is a lookout at the summit giving panoramic views of the city and its suburbs, including Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island. There are a number of parks scattered throughout the city, including three botanical gardens — Anderson Park, Queens Gardens and The Palmetum.
Townsville is characterised as a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Owing to a quirk of geographical location, Townsville's winter rainfall in particular is not as high as elsewhere in the eastern coastal tropics of Queensland, such as Cairns. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music is an international chamber music festival held over ten days each July in Townsville. The festival has been running since 1991, and attracts many acclaimed international and Australian musicians. Townsville also has its own orchestra, the Barrier Reef Orchestra.
Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year. It is an appealing place for locals and a great jumping off point for visitors, especially to Magnetic Island which is only 25-45 minutes by passenger or car ferry. A great spot for visitors wanting a taste of outback Australia while not venturing far from the coast. It offers a quiet cosmopolitan feel with its good choice of restaurants & bars but also has a relaxing siesta style during the hottest parts of the day in high summer. Townsville takes great pride in being the unofficial Capital of North Queensland.
A lot to see in Townsville such as :
Reef Headquarters Aquarium
The Strand, Townsville
Billabong Sanctuary
Museum of Tropical Queensland
Riverway Arts Centre
Castle Hill
The Strand
Reef HQ Aquarium
Jezzine Barracks
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
The Palmetum, Townsville
Anderson Park Botanical Gardens
Burdekin Dam
Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park
Queens Gardens
Sunday on Flinders. Cotters Market
Maritime Museum of Townsville
Castle Hill Lookout
Townsville Recreational Boating Park
Army Museum North Queensland
Mount Stuart
Strand Rockpool
Kissing Point Fortification
Sherriff Park
Rossiter Park
Jezzine PARK
ANZAC Park
Pallarenda Dog Beach
( Townsville - Australia ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Townsville . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Townsville - Australia
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Cape Pallarenda MTB - Townsville
A brief peek of the exceptional mountain bike trails available on Townsville's Cape Pallarenda. With rear-view cam segments.
Footage is from trails including Under the Radar and Smedley's.
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Crystal Creek Paluma
Day trip from Townsville to check out Big Crystal Creek, ended up walking 3km upstream and found a couple of cool little places to jump from ft. Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band
TOWNSVILLE Australia Travel Guide. Free Self-Guided Tours (Highlights, Attractions, Events)
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City Description:
Townsville is a coastal city in northeastern Queensland, Australia. The Strand esplanade, with its pier and water park, is popular. The Reef HQ Aquarium has marine life and coral from the Great Barrier Reef, plus a sea turtle hospital. Southeast of the city, the Billabong Sanctuary wildlife park is home to koalas, wombats and crocodiles. Offshore, Magnetic Island has coral reefs and a national park full of wildlife.In the town centre, the Museum of Tropical Queensland has natural history exhibits and relics from the British warship HMS Pandora. Also in town is Castle Hill, a giant pink-granite landmass with trails and lookout points across the water. To the southwest, the Palmetum botanical garden has hundreds of varieties of palm trees and water features attracting birds. Northwest of Townsville is Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park, with its abundant wildlife, disused quarantine station and Shelly Beach. In the southwest, the Riverway parkland has artificial lagoons for swimming and an arts centre.
Weather and Events:
Townsville has a tropical climate, with hot summers (Dec–Feb) and warm, dry winters (Jun–Sep). Wet season (Dec–Mar) has unpredictable rainfall with occasional severe thunderstorms. Marine stingers are generally present in Northern Queensland waters Oct–Jun and reach their peak during the summer and autumn months (Dec–May). Townsville has a number of stinger-netted beaches for safe swimming. A popular regional event is Full Moon Down Under, an outdoor music and arts festival staged monthly (most months) on Magnetic Island.
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Hervey Range Road Downhill
An Afternoon In Nature
Elephant Rock, Cape Cleveland.
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12km - Cape Pallaranda Trail Run - Townsville - 2017
The Cape Pallarenda trail run is the “signature” run in the Outer Limits trail running series. Colliers International Townsville put their signature on the 12km this year. Congratulations on the awesome effort!
Shelly Beach in Queensland
Townsville and The Ville Resort-Casino. Living it up in the tropics
Townsville, North Queensland is Australia's largest tropical city yet by world standards it is small. For visitors, it has much appeal because there are stunning beaches, watersports, a striking hill, great restaurants, a wonderful off-shore island, and a relaxing laid-back vibe. As a bonus, the central area is ideal for walking and there are parks and gardens, museums, a huge living coral aquarium, bars and nightclubs and more to explore. Iconic Magnetic Island is a short ferry or barge ride away and this provides many additional things to do such as reef snorkeling, kayaking, jet skiing, sailing, sunset cruising, beach horseback riding, and koala and wallaby viewing.
There is excellent accommodation choice with The Ville Resort and Casino being the stand-out venue.
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Magnetic Island rock running - Balding Bay to Horseshoe Bay
Pallarenda, Boxing Day 2016
A quick photography hike at Pallarenda out to Shelly Beach. A tour of one of my favourite photography places.